Huesca - Athletic Club: Small difference between teams in La Liga clash

It's no vacation for neither Huesca nor Athletic Club as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Huesca who should definitely be looking for some points here. Club are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Huesca form and stats

4 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Huesca have to build on here at Estadio El Alcoraz in the La Liga.

No payout for Huesca in their previous match, an away game at Cádiz that ended in defeat 1-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Real Sociedad in a game that was won 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Huesca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won one, drawn five and lost one.

The manager J. Rojo Martín will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Betis in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Huesca here at Estadio El Alcoraz in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games). 21 goals have been conceded.

Athletic Club form and stats

There's been little loot from Athletic Club's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games in the La Liga. Athletic Club only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws.

There were no winners in Athletic Club's previous match, a La Liga home game that ended 2-2 vs Osasuna (placed 12th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Sevilla with the score of 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Club in our archives, and the results are: one win for Athletic Club, five draws and four defeats.

A new game in only four days for Club, the La Liga home match versus Real Madrid. Busy days.

Club find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Athletic Club have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Athletic Club - Huesca 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Huesca zero wins, two draws and Athletic Club four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. Mir Vicente 13 goals

A. Berenguer Remiro 8 goals

I. Williams Arthuer 6 goals

Huesca missing players

Athletic Club missing players

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Atlético Madrid	35	23	8	4	61	22	17	13	3	1	37	9	18	10	5	3	24	13	39	77
2	Barcelona	35	23	6	6	80	33	18	11	5	2	43	18	17	12	1	4	37	15	47	75
3	Real Madrid	34	22	8	4	58	24	17	12	2	3	29	10	17	10	6	1	29	14	34	74
4	Sevilla	34	22	4	8	49	27	17	12	1	4	25	11	17	10	3	4	24	16	22	70
5	Real Sociedad	35	15	11	9	53	35	18	8	6	4	30	20	17	7	5	5	23	15	18	56
6	Villarreal	34	13	13	8	51	38	17	7	6	4	23	19	17	6	7	4	28	19	13	52
7	Real Betis	34	14	9	11	43	46	17	8	5	4	24	20	17	6	4	7	19	26	-3	51
8	Athletic Club	35	11	13	11	46	38	18	8	6	4	29	18	17	3	7	7	17	20	8	46
9	Granada	34	13	6	15	43	55	17	9	3	5	24	21	17	4	3	10	19	34	-12	45
10	Celta de Vigo	34	11	11	12	46	51	17	8	3	6	27	27	17	3	8	6	19	24	-5	44
11	Cádiz	35	11	10	14	31	50	18	5	5	8	16	27	17	6	5	6	15	23	-19	43
12	Osasuna	35	10	11	14	33	43	17	6	5	6	18	20	18	4	6	8	15	23	-10	41
13	Levante	35	9	12	14	40	50	17	5	7	5	22	25	18	4	5	9	18	25	-10	39
14	Valencia	34	8	12	14	43	51	17	6	7	4	27	22	17	2	5	10	16	29	-8	36
15	Getafe	34	8	10	16	26	40	17	5	6	6	13	11	17	3	4	10	13	29	-14	34
16	Deportivo Alavés	35	7	11	17	30	54	18	5	6	7	17	23	17	2	5	10	13	31	-24	32
17	Real Valladolid	34	5	16	13	32	46	17	3	7	7	18	26	17	2	9	6	14	20	-14	31
18	Huesca	35	6	12	17	33	52	17	4	6	7	16	21	18	2	6	10	17	31	-19	30
19	Elche	35	6	12	17	29	52	17	4	8	5	16	21	18	2	4	12	13	31	-23	30
20	Eibar	34	5	11	18	26	46	17	2	6	9	11	19	17	3	5	9	15	27	-20	26