Athletic Bilbao vs Deportivo Alavés Prediction 16 January 2024
Added on 14 January, 2024
In another confrontation of the Spanish Cup round of 16, the lot was drawn between Athletic and Alaves!
Third place in La Liga is a sign of Athletic's incredible progress under Ernesto Valverde. In the previous three matches of the league season, the Lions crushed Las Palmas 1:0, Sevilla 2:0 and Real Sociedad 2:1, while in the Cup they suffered from UE Rubi (2:1), Cayon (3:0) and Eibar (3:0).
Alaves turned out to be stronger not only than the no-names from Deportivo Murcia (10:0) and Terrassa (1:0), but also the permanent European Cup fighters Betis (1:0). It should be noted that on the national stage the Foxes hold a good thirteenth position, where they rose after a spectacular 3:2 win against Sevilla.
Athletic are a cup team in itself, but here they face a completely passable opponent. We are sure that with the active support of the home crowd, the hosts will decide on advancing to the next round of the tournament during regular time.
Athletic to win 1.62