Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi. (Photo : Reuters)
Struggling squad Athletic Bilbao (1-4-1, 4 points) will play Valencia (2-1-3, 9 points) at the San Mamés Stadium on October 4, Sunday as both teams try to improve their positions in the 2015-2016 La Liga table.
Los Leones settled for a goalless draw against lowly club Real Sociedad during their Sunday encounter at the Anoeta Stadium as Ernesto Valverde's boys failed to register a score against a flimsy Royals defense, via BBC Sport.
Bilbao lost four of five games before that match and are in danger of being relegated next season if they continue to play lackadaisically in their next several outings.
Meanwhile, Els Taronges are doing a little bit better with a 1-0 win over cellar-dwelling team Granada at their home turf of Mestalla Stadium last Friday.
German center back Shkodran Mustafi scored the winner in the middle of the first half with a header from the center box, as per SkySports.
So far, it was only the second victory of the season for Valencia and fans have called for the sacking of manager Nuno Espírito Santo prior to it.
The fans' frustrations might be temporarily doused off by the triumph and Espírito Santo would like to keep on winning to completely take out the calls for his resignation. This game against a reeling team like Bilbao is perfect for Valencianistes to go on a winning run.
The predicted result is a 2-0 win by Valencia.
Athletic Bilbao starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Iraizoz; de Marcos, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga; San Jose, Benat; del Moral, Garcia, Merino; Aduriz
Valencia starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Jaume; Cancelo, Mustafi, Vezo, Orban; Feghouli, Parejo, Perez, Bakkali; Negredo, Alcacer
