Bilbao are one of the top-performing teams in the Spanish top flight, while Alaves have been usual suspects to finish in the bottom-most tier for the past few seasons. Moreover, the former also have the better h2h record over the years. Likely, expect a win for the Basque club this Friday.

Bilbao had finished 10th in the La Liga in 2020-21, missing out on a European ticket by just two spots. They have been determined to make up for that this time around, and have been unbeaten so far this campaign – barring their sole defeat against Vallecano.

Still, the team needs to build some momentum, and start converting some of their draws into wins. The squad needs a huge win to get their confidence back, and to get their campaign into track.

This upcoming encounter, against the struggling Alaves appears to be a great opportunity in that regards.

Alaves have been one of the worst in the Spanish top flight this season. They are placed 19th in a table of 20, and have a 100% losing record, barring a single win.

They have scored the least number of goals in the competition – two from six fixtures, and they have conceded just a single goal fewer than the worst record in the league.

By the looks of things, expect a hard-fought win for Athletic Bilbao this Friday.




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毕尔巴鄂是西班牙顶级联赛中表现最好的球队之一，而在过去的几个赛季里，阿拉维斯一直被怀疑会在联赛中垫底。此外，前者也有较好的h2h记录多年。很可能，巴斯克俱乐部会在周五获胜。

毕尔巴鄂在2020-21赛季西甲联赛中排名第十，仅以两个名额的差距错过了一张欧洲门票。他们已经下定决心在这一轮比赛中弥补这一点，并且在本赛季迄今为止一直保持不败——除了他们唯一一次输给巴列卡诺。

尽管如此，球队仍然需要建立一些动力，并开始将一些平局转化为胜利。球队需要一场巨大的胜利来找回他们的信心，让他们的比赛进入正轨。

在这方面，即将到来的对阵苦苦挣扎的Alaves队的比赛似乎是一个很好的机会。

阿拉维斯是本赛季西班牙顶级联赛中最差的球队之一。他们在20人的名单中排名第19位，除了一场胜利外，他们的战绩都是100%的失败。

他们在比赛中进球最少——六场比赛进了两球，他们只比联赛最差记录少丢了一个球。

从目前的情况来看，预计毕尔巴鄂竞技队将在周五艰难取胜。