This year Athletic failed to retain the title of the owner of the Spanish Super Cup, which they lost in the decisive battle to Real Madrid. In the Spanish Cup tournament Bilbao has traditionally been considered a favorite, which they proved with victories over Madrid and Barcelona. Unfortunately, this year the Basques clearly underestimated Valencia, which left the Lions out of this tournament. In the La Liga championship there are ten wins and draws on account of Marcelino’s wards after 28 rounds, which brought 40 points and eighth position in the standings. The defensive line looks good, conceding less than one goal per game on average. In the last three rounds the “red-whites” lost ground. The team suffered two defeats and beat Levante (3:1). Today Garcia and Martinez, who has a hip injury, will not be able to enter the field.
Newcastle got off to a poor start in the League Cup and FA Cup, where the Magpies were knocked out in the first stage after losing to modest Cambridge United (0:1). The situation in the Premier League has improved a bit. The team left the relegation zone and today is nine points ahead of representatives from the danger zone. After defeating Southampton (2:1), today’s guests lost to Chelsea (1:0). It is impossible not to note the weak performance of the team in the defensive line, which conceded 48 times. Lewis, Trippier, Wilson, Hayden, Joelinton and Fernandez, who has a sprain, will not be able to play today. More soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
