In this week 20 match, on Fri Feb 3rd, Athletic Club will host Cádiz at San Mamés Barria in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Athletic Club recorded a 0-1 loss against Celta de Vigo. Iago Aspas scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the 71st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Athletic Club couldn’t muster any offence and Celta de Vigo ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Cádiz is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Mallorca. Theo Bongonda struck first for Cádiz in the 10th minute, then Alejandro Fernandez Iglesias added another in the 38th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Mallorca was frustrated by Cádiz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cádiz ended the match with the shutout victory. Cádiz is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 29th, Athletic Club took the match by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over 17000 dissapointed spectators. Williams struck first for Athletic Club in the 24th minute, then Gorka Guruzeta added another in the 56th minute In the end, Cádiz couldn’t muster any offence and Athletic Club ran away with the shutout win.
Lucas Pérez and Rubén Alcaraz are the top scorers for Cádiz in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Oihan Sancet and De Marcos are the top scorers for Athletic Club in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s Athletic Club squad will be without Íñigo Martínez and Yeray, while Cádiz will be without Zaldúa, Martin-Bejarano Serrano, Torres Ruiz, Jimenez Jarque, Víctor Chust and Gil Mohedano.