Football Previews
10th placed Alaves will hope to continue their good run with at least a point against this impressive Athletic Bilbao team.
Alaves have had a good season so far – they are currently 10th in the league table with 48 points from 35 games.
They trail 9th placed Espanyol by only 2 points and a win in this game could see them topple Espanyol.
They are currently unbeaten in their last 4 league games and they have lost only 3 of their last 10 league games.
They have won 3 of their last 6 home games, and took 4 points from their last 2 home games.
Athletic Bilbao are currently 6th in the league table with 62 points from 35 league games.
They are currently on a run of 4 straight league wins and they have lost only 2 of their last 10 games, winning the remaining 8.
Away from home, they have also been in good form – they have won 4 of their last 5 away games, and they have scored at least 1 goal in those 5 matches.
Bookmakers make Bilbao slight odds-on favourites to come out on top in this tie (1.85).
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Alavés last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/17 | (a)Real Betis | 1-4 | W |
| 27/04/17 | (h)Eibar | 0-0 | D |
| 23/04/17 | (a)Las Palmas | 1-1 | D |
| 17/04/17 | (h)Villarreal | 2-1 | W |
| 08/04/17 | (a)Espanyol | 1-0 | L |
| Athletic Bilbao last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/17 | (a)Celta Vigo | 0-3 | W |
| 27/04/17 | (h)Real Betis | 2-1 | W |
| 24/04/17 | (a)Eibar | 0-1 | W |
| 14/04/17 | (h)Las Palmas | 5-1 | W |
| 07/04/17 | (a)Villarreal | 3-1 | L |
Last time they met: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Alavés
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| February 22, 2019 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Huesca |
| February 23, 2019 | ||
| Getafe | 13:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Sevilla | 16:15 | Barcelona |
| Deportivo Alavés | 18:30 | Celta de Vigo |
| Athletic Bilbao | 20:45 | Eibar |
| February 24, 2019 | ||
| Leganés | 12:00 | Valencia |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Villarreal |
| Real Valladolid | 18:30 | Real Betis |
| Levante | 20:45 | Real Madrid |
| February 25, 2019 | ||
| Girona | 21:00 | Real Sociedad |
| March 1, 2019 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Girona |
| March 2, 2019 | ||
| Espanyol | 13:00 | Real Valladolid |
| Villarreal | 16:15 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Huesca | 18:30 | Sevilla |
| Real Madrid | 20:45 | Barcelona |
| March 3, 2019 | ||
| Eibar | 12:00 | Celta de Vigo |
| Real Betis | 16:15 | Getafe |
| Real Sociedad | 18:30 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Valencia | 20:45 | Athletic Bilbao |
| March 4, 2019 | ||
| Leganés | 21:00 | Levante |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 54 |
| 2 | Atlético de Madrid | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 45 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 |
| 5 | Getafe | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 36 |
| 6 | Deportivo Alavés | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 36 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Valencia | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 32 |
| 10 | Eibar | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Levante | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Leganés | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Girona | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Villarreal | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 23 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 23 |
| 20 | Huesca | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 18 |
Spanish Primera Results
| February 18, 2019 | ||
| Huesca | 0 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| February 17, 2019 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Villarreal | 3 - 0 | Sevilla |
| Valencia | 0 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Real Madrid | 1 - 2 | Girona |
| February 16, 2019 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| Real Sociedad | 3 - 0 | Leganés |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta de Vigo | 1 - 4 | Levante |
| February 15, 2019 | ||
| Eibar | 2 - 2 | Getafe |
| February 11, 2019 | ||
| Deportivo Alavés | 2 - 0 | Levante |
| February 10, 2019 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 0 - 0 | Barcelona |
| Sevilla | 2 - 2 | Eibar |
| Valencia | 0 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Leganés | 3 - 0 | Real Betis |
| February 9, 2019 | ||
| Girona | 0 - 2 | Huesca |
| Espanyol | 2 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 3 | Real Madrid |
| Getafe | 3 - 1 | Celta de Vigo |
| February 8, 2019 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 0 - 0 | Villarreal |
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