Comments and predictions for Athletic Bilbao vs Girona: The away team is in a difficult position.

Latest Athletic Bilbao vs Girona squad information

Athletic Bilbao have concerns over the fitness of Nico Williams, Nico Serrano and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, with all three players set to be assessed ahead of the weekend.

Valverde is unlikely to make many changes to the starting XI that played against Real Betis, but there could be an adjustment in attack, with Gorka Guruzeta brought on to play up front.

This could leave Unai Gomez on the bench, while Inaki Williams and Alex Berenguer continue to play on the flanks.

On Girona's side, Oriol Romeu and Daley Blind were absent from the match against Las Palmas, and both remain doubtful for the next match.

Abel Ruiz scored in the previous game and is expected to continue at centre-forward for Michel this weekend, with Donny van de Beek also likely to retain the No.10 role.

Yaser Asprilla is the player who is fighting the hardest to get a starting spot. However, after securing three important points in the previous match, coach Michel is likely to stick with the same Girona lineup on Saturday.

Latest predicted lineup Athletic Bilbao vs Girona

Athletic Bilbao:

Simon; Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; I Williams, Jauregizar, Vesga, Berenguer; Sancet; Guruzeta

Girona:

Gazzaniga; A Martinez, Juanpe, Krejci, Gutierrez; Herrera, Martin; Tsygankov, Van de Beek, Gil; Ruiz

Latest football commentary Athletic Bilbao vs Girona

Athletic Bilbao are having an impressive season in the Spanish top flight, with 11 wins, 8 draws and just 3 defeats after 22 games. This achievement has helped them firmly hold fourth place in the rankings with 41 points.

Ernesto Valverde's side are just four points behind Barcelona in the race for third place and four ahead of Villarreal in the race for a Champions League spot next season. They are also in the Europa League knockout stages.

The Lions have won just two of their last five La Liga games, drawing their last two against Leganes and Real Betis. However, they are on a 13-game unbeaten run in the league, dating back to the start of October.

Ironically, Girona were the last team to beat Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, winning 2-1 at home. However, the Basque side have the third-best home record this season, with 22 points from 11 games.

In the 2023-24 season, Athletic Bilbao beat Girona 3-2 in the return match. However, they have won only 1 of their last 5 matches against the Catalan club.

Girona ended a run of four consecutive defeats with a 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Monday night. The result moved the Catalans up to seventh in the table, just one point behind Rayo Vallecano.

Michel's side enjoyed a historic third-place finish in 2023-24, but repeating that feat in the current campaign is no easy task.

Girona are only in their sixth season at the top level of Spanish football, so finishing in the top six would be a huge achievement. It seems like a realistic target for the team in the final months of the season.

The White and Reds' weakness is their lack of consistency away from home, with just 12 points from 11 games. They will face an Athletic Bilbao side that have lost just one home game in the league this season.

Girona have enough talent to make things difficult for their opponents, though. As mentioned, their recent record against Athletic is impressive, including a 3-2 win at San Mames in the 2022-23 La Liga season.

Latest Athletic Bilbao vs Girona score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Athletic Bilbao vs Gironaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Girona

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

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