The action in La Liga begins on the 17th of March this weekend with a meeting between Real Valladolid and Athletic Bilbao.
The game will be played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla and the hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 28 points while the visitors are in 9th place on 33 points.
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Real Valladolid come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at Elche last week in La Liga. Real Valladolid opened the scoring early in the match but conceded a late equaliser.
There were two players sent off at the end of the game, both for Real Valladolid in what was a disappointing finish to the match.
The draw means Real Valladolid have won only 1 of their last 5 fixtures, all of which have come in La Liga. The win came at home against Espanyol but here have been defeats against Real Betis and Celta Vigo away plus a 0-0 draw at home with Osasuna.
Home form in the league shows Real Valladolid are undefeated in their last 3 matches, including wins over Valencia and Espanyol.
Real Valladolid are not easy to beat at home and they are undefeated in 7 of their 9 most recent home La Liga fixtures.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 home league games and Real Valladolid have kept 2 clean sheets in their last 3 home matches.
Athletic Bilbao make the trip to the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla having lost 1-0 at home against Barcelona last weekend in La Liga. The only goal of the game was scored at the end of the first half and Athletic Bilbao could not break down the visitors in the second period.
That result means Athletic Bilbao have failed to win any of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been defeats against Girona and Barcelona at home in La Liga, Atletico Madrid away in La Liga, and Osasuna away in the Copa del Rey.
Trends show Athletic Bilbao have recorded just 2 victories from their 11 most recent La Liga games. They have won just 1 of their last 10 league matches on the road and have lost 3 of their last 5 away trips. Athletic Bilbao have failed to score in 3 of their last 4 away La Liga games.
Team news and Real Valladolid are without the suspended duo of Roque Mesa Quevedo and Martin Hongla. Luis Pérez, Selim Amallah, Jordi Masip, and Kenedy are all injured.
Athletic Bilbao travel without the injured trio of Iñigo Lekue, Jon Morcillo, and Unai Simón. They also have doubts over the fitness of Ander Herrera.
Neither team are in good winning form but the fact Real Valladolid are tough to beat at home and Athletic Bilbao have such a poor away record means the hosts could come out on top. We do not expect to see many goals and one goal could be enough for Real Valladolid to win.