Athletic Bilbao and Alavés go head-to-head this Saturday

Athletic Bilbao host Alavés this Saturday at the San Mamés (La Catedral) for matchday 29 of the La Liga. Currently, Ernesto Valverde's team are 5th in the table with 53 points, while Luis García's team are 13th with 32 points. The match will be broadcast live at 16:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Athletic Bilbao head into this game after a 0-2 win against Las Palmas (La Liga 2023/24), whilst Alavés surpassed Rayo Vallecano with a 1-0 victory (La Liga 2023/24). Digging back into the archives highlights that Ernesto Valverde's team and Luis García's team have faced each other sixty-two times, with Athletic Bilbao holding the advantage: 35 victories, against 13 victories of Alavés. Specifically in the San Mamés (La Catedral), Ernesto Valverde's team has the advantage in the duels against Luis García's team: 22 wins in 31 games, while Alavés have 2 wins.

In the La Liga, thirty-five games were played between the two teams, with 22 wins for Athletic Bilbao, 7 draws and 6 wins for Alavés.

Considering the Liga EA Sports 23/24, from Athletic Bilbao's most influential players, Unai Simón is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2520 min). Gorka Guruzeta is their current best scorer with 11 goals. As for Alavés, Luis Rioja has entered the field 28 times, and Antonio Sivera has played the most minutes (2520). Samu Omorodion has scored 8 goals, the most across Alavés's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Athletic Bilbao winning 2-0. Ernesto Valverde's team is given the favouritism to win this match.