Ath Bilbao vs Getafe Prediction & Betting Tips (15 August)

And here we go again for a new La Liga season for Athletic Bilbao which was a flamboyant candidate last season for the Champions League but, a defeat against Atlético at the end of the season was the end of its hopes qualification for the queens of European competitions. This season, the Basques will play in the Europa League following their coronation in the Copa del Rey but also thanks to their 5th place in the championship. Like many teams in the country or in Europe, Athletic will have played several preparation matches and got off to a very bad start against a D2, Burgos defeated 2-1. Opposite, we find Getafe who were highly anticipated to play for maintenance last season, but who ultimately surprised everyone under the leadership of Mayoral and Greenwood 12th.

Obviously, in the future, the project of the club from the Madrid suburbs will be to play the first half of the table but rare are the valiant players who stay at the club for very long. Like Bilbao, El Geta took part in a number of warm-up matches and started their campaign with a goalless draw against Championship club Coventry 0-0.

The hot issue of the summer is that of Nico Williams (5 goals, 11 assists in La Liga last season) who took on another dimension following his ultra-successful Euro with Spain. Barcelona and PSG are in the mix, for the moment, the little brother of Inaki Williams (12 goals, 3 assists in La Liga) is still at the club. Note that the starting goalkeeper, Unai Simon, European champion with La Roja will be OUT for 5 to 6 months (wrist surgery) and his replacement goalkeeper, Agirrezabala is OUT for five weeks (fracture of the vertebrae). Legend Iker Muniain retired at the end of the previous season, while defender Imanol Garcia (9 appearances in La Liga last year) joined Sparta Prague. Sad news also for fans who saw Alex Berenguer (7 goals, 3 assists in La Liga) not extend his contract. Villalibre (8 goals, 3 assists with Bilbao and Alaves last year) was permanently sent to Alaves and Dani Garcia (17 caps in La Liga last year) joined the C4 champion, Olympiakos. In terms of arrivals, let's talk about Djalo, author of a great season at Braga (8 goals, 5 assists) as well as that of the defender who passed through Sociedad, Gorosabel (free from Alaves). For his redemption after more than a year without playing, Greenwood opted for Getafe and suffice to say that his season was a success (8 goals, 6 assists in the league).

The latter did not continue, generating good odds on the market, the Englishman headed to Marseille to continue his career. Finishing the last campaign seriously injured, Mayoral (15 pawns) obviously made his return to the field during the pre-season period. Note that Jaime Mata (5 goals in La Liga) chose to leave the club freely for Las Palmas in the same way as the Serbian international, Maksimovic (4 goals, Panathinaikos). Carmona (end of loan) returned to Sevilla, the same for Latasa (Real Madrid), and for Ilaix Moriba (RB Leipzig). Enes Ünal (Bournemouth, free), Diego Rico (Real Sociedad, return from loan) are also no longer at the club. In terms of arrivals, Getafe grabbed Peter Federico (Real Madrid) and a young goalkeeper, Letacek (Ostrava). David Soria therefore has nothing to worry about for his starting spot in the bars.