Elche vs Ath Bilbao live score, H2H results, odds, standings and prediction

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• Elche host Athletic Bilbao on 2025-10-19 at 13:00 GMT, as part of week 9 of the 2025-2026's La Liga in Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Eder Sarabia and Ernesto Valverde.
• Elche have accumulated 13 points to lie 7th whereas Athletic Bilbao have 13 points to sit 8th.
• Elche are missing 3 players: D. Affengruber (Red Card), G. Diangana (Muscle Injury), H. Fort (Muscle Injury) while Athletic Bilbao are missing 7 players: Y. Alvarez (Doping), U. Egiluz (Knee Injury), B. Prados Diaz (Knee Injury), A. Berenguer (Toe Injury), O. Sancet (Hamstring Injury), M. Vesga (Muscle Injury), I. Williams (Injury).
• Our model projects Elche in a 3-defender setup (3-5-2), with Athletic Bilbao anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
• In their last outing, Elche's highest-rated performer was Rafa Mir (7.9), while Athletic Bilbao's standout was Gorka Guruzeta (8).
• Both teams are coming from different results: Elche fell 1-3 against Alaves, while Athletic Bilbao prevailed 2-1 over Mallorca.
• Form edge goes to Elche (2-2-1) against a faltering Athletic Bilbao (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
• Athletic Bilbao lead this rivalry - 4 wins from 11 matches versus Elche (who've won just 3 games), alongside 4 draws.
• We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Elche's 1.50 goals/game at home balance out Athletic Bilbao's 1.40 away scoring.

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