Comments and predictions for Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe: Can't stop Nico Williams
The match between Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe in La Liga takes place at 0:00 on August 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the performance, makes football comments, and predicts the score of this match.
The 2024-25 La Liga season kicks off with Athletic Bilbao taking on Getafe at San Mames on Thursday night. Last season, the Basque side qualified for the Europa League in fifth place, while Getafe finished 12th in 2023-24.
Latest Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe squad information
Athletic will be without Unai Simon, Alvaro Djalo, Oscar De Marcos and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta. Julen Agirrezabala, Nico Serrano and Adu Ares need to be assessed ahead of the opening game. Alex Padilla, the 20-year-old goalkeeper, could make his La Liga debut in place of Simon and Agirrezabala.
Getafe are unsure whether Borja Mayoral will play due to a knee injury, and Djene could still feature despite being close to a move to the Saudi Pro League. Peter, Sola and Perez could make their debuts for Getafe, while Rico is expected to make his second appearance.
Latest expected lineup Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe
Athletic Bilbao: Padilla; Gorosabel, Alvarez, Paredes, Berchiche; Vesga, Prados; I. Williams, Sancet, N. Williams; Guruzeta
Getafe: Soria; Iglesias, Aberdin, Alderete, Rico; Milla, Arambarri, Santiago; Sola, Peter, Perez
Latest football commentary Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe
The 2023-24 season saw Athletic Bilbao return to the Copa del Rey after 40 years, thanks to a penalty shootout win over Mallorca. They also finished fifth in La Liga, and entered the new season hoping to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2013-14.
Ernesto Valverde has bolstered his squad with Andoni Gorosabel and Alvaro Djalo, while keeping Nico Williams, who has been linked with Barcelona. Despite not playing in pre-season, Athletic have three wins and four losses in seven friendlies.
Getafe finished last season in 12th place with 43 points, ending a three-season streak of finishing 15th. They lost several key players and added Jiri Letacek, Alex Sola, Peter Federico, Chrisantus Uche, and Carles Perez, along with re-signing Diego Rico.
Getafe’s new recruits have not produced positive results in the pre-season, with one win, two draws and three defeats in six friendlies. They have also struggled against Athletic, failing to win in their last eight games (H6, L2). Athletic were strong at San Mames last season, with 12 wins, six draws and one defeat in 19 games.
Score prediction Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Athletic Bilbao vs Getafeas follows:
- Sportsmole:Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Getafe
- WhoScore:Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Getafe
- Our newspaper predicts:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Getafe
When and where to watch Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe live?
To watch the live match Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe in La Liga taking place at 0:00 on August 16, viewers can watch on K+ Sport or online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.
