Jan 26th features a match where Valencia will play host to Athletic Club in a meeting of these two Copa Del Rey teams. The game day is forecasted to be 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, Valencia recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Sporting Gijón. Edinson Cavani struck first for Valencia in the 10th minute, then Justin Kluivert added another in the 21st minute In the end, Sporting Gijón couldn’t muster any offence and Valencia ran away with the shutout win. Valencia is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Athletic Club recorded a 0-2 loss against Real Madrid. Karim Benzema struck first for Real Madrid in the 24th minute, then Toni Kroos added another in the 90th minute In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Real Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Athletic Club should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Mar 2nd, Valencia hosted Athletic Club at the Estadio De Mestalla in their last match together. Valencia was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Gonçalo Guedes struck first for Valencia in the 43rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Athletic Club couldn’t muster any offence and Valencia ran away with the shutout win.
Athletic Club’s most prolific scorer has been Alex Berenguer. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Edinson Cavani has been the most prolific scorer on Valencia in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.