Analysis and prediction for Athletic Bilbao vs Girona: Home team to win easily.

Latest team news for Athletic Bilbao vs Girona

Athletic are without Benat Prados and Unai Egiluz due to injury, Alex Padilla is serving a three-match suspension, and Yeray Alvarez is serving a 10-month doping ban.

Aymeric Laporte is likely to make his first start since returning, given that Vivian is suspended after receiving a direct red card in the match against Valencia.

Nico Williams is unlikely to feature in Tuesday's home game as he is still recovering from a groin injury.

On Girona's side, they are without Juan Carlos, David Lopez, Ricard Artero, and Thomas Lemar; while Joel Roca is with the Spanish U20 team at the World Cup.

The medical team will have to assess the condition of Viktor Tsygankov, who has missed the last three games due to a thigh injury.

Witsel and Reis are suspended for the midweek away game after both received red cards in the heavy defeat against Levante.

Latest predicted lineups for Athletic Bilbao vs Girona

Athletic Bilbao:

Simon; Gorosabel, Paredes, Laporte, Berchiche; Vesga, Jauregizar; I. Williams, Gomez, Berenguer; Guruzeta

Girona:

Gazzaniga; Martinez, Frances, Blind, Moreno; Martin, Solis, Ounahi; Asprilla, Gil, Vanat

Latest football match prediction: Athletic Bilbao vs Girona

After finishing fourth last season, Athletic started the new season with great enthusiasm, securing three consecutive victories against Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, and Real Betis.

However, Nico Williams' injury coincided with a slump in form, leading Athletic to lose three consecutive matches without scoring a single goal.

Los Leones suffered a 0-1 defeat against Basque opponents Alaves, and then lost 0-2 in their Champions League opening match against Arsenal.

The clash with Valencia last Saturday was still tied 0-0 when Dani Vivian was sent off shortly after regular time, a turning point that allowed Los Che to score two goals in the final 20 minutes and seal a 2-0 victory.

Despite their recent slump, Athletic are still considered the favorites in their match against Girona – a struggling team – especially given that they have won four of their five home encounters in La Liga, including a 3-0 victory at San Mames last season.

During that run of matches, Athletic scored at least two goals in four games and kept three clean sheets.

After finishing just one point above the relegation zone last season, Girona continue to face a difficult prospect in La Liga, having lost four of their opening five matches.

The Catalan team lost their first three matches with a combined score of 1-10, before being held to a 1-1 draw by Celta Vigo at Balaidos after conceding a penalty in injury time.

While the draw in Galicia offered some positive signs, the heavy defeat against newly promoted Levante on Saturday was a significant blow to morale.

Axel Witsel and Vitor Reis were sent off, sandwiched between a goal by Etta Eyong, before nine Girona players conceded three more goals in the second half and suffered a 0-4 defeat.

A disastrous start has seen Girona drop to the bottom of the table, one of four teams yet to win a game this season, putting immense pressure on coach Michel to quickly turn things around.

The manager will be hoping his players can replicate Girona's only La Liga victory at the San Mames stadium in February 2023, when two own goals and a goal from Aleix Garcia secured a 3-2 win.

Latest Athletic Bilbao vs Girona score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Athletic Bilbao vs Gironaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Girona

• WhoScore:Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Girona
• Our newspaper predicts:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Girona

When and where can I watch Athletic Bilbao vs Girona live?

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