Getafe and Athletic Club meet at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, in a match for the 31st round of the First Division. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 25-11-2018, the two teams tied (1-1). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 01-19-2018, for the First Division, which ended in a draw by (2-2). Jorge Molina (21 ‘) and Ángel (74’) scored the goals of the game, for Getafe, and Iñaki Williams (13 ‘) and Raúl García (48′), for Athletic Club.
Getafe:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 12 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against CD Leganés, by (0-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Espanyol, by (1-1). For the championship, Getafe won 21 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 14 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Getafe comes to this game with a draw, 1-1, in the move to the Espanyol arena, thus adding the third consecutive game without beating in this competition: Angel Rodriguez was the author of the team’s only goal. In this season the players guided by Pepe Bordalás exhibit great competition in their style of play, especially in the air game, completion and maintenance of possession of the ball. Jaime Mata is the player who deserves prominence in the local team, being the best score, with 13 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Diedhiou, a player recovering from injury.
Athletic Club:
The away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 43 points won, after 10 wins, 13 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Girona, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Levante, by (3-2). For the championship, Athletic Club won 11 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
Athletic Bilbao arrives in this match with a 3-2 victory in the Levante reception, recording an excellent series of three consecutive wins in this competition: the goals of the three points were scored by Berchice, Iker Muniain and Aitor Fernández (in own). Normally the trainer Gaizka Garitano plays in 4-2-3-1, privileging the organization, possession of ball and positional attacks. The striker Iñaki Williams is the best score of Athletic Bilbao, with 9 goals scored. We highlight the quality of the visitors in the passing game, defensive balls and counterattacks. For this game the coach can not count on Muniain, suspended, in addition to Aduriz and Ander, these with physical problems.
