Alcoyano vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds and Predictions

Alcoyano vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds and Predictions – Copa del Rey 2021

Will Alcoyano succeed in the next miracle?

⚽️ Competition: Copa del Rey
🔺 Date: 28.01.2021
🔻 Betting Prediction: Handicap: Victory away -1.5
🔺 Betting Odds: 3.05
🔻 Stake: 5/10

In Spanish football, January is traditionally marked by the Copa del Rey. In the meantime, the model has been adapted from the first and second leg to only one play-off, but there is hardly any breather in the King’s Cup. The round of 16 is already on the program this week, with Real Madrid conqueror Alcoyano facing Athletic Bilbao.

The success of the third division team was the big surprise in the last 32 and so the next highlight awaits the underdog. With Athletic Bilbao, Alcoy is a team that has never been relegated from LaLiga and also became Supercopa winners a few days ago.

The Basques have been warned about the home side’s recent success and will by no means take the game lightly. The betting base odds comparison provides between Alcoyano and Athletic Bilbao betting odds of 1.70 for the prediction of the victory of the favourite. The game at El Collao Stadium starts on Thursday evening.

Alcoyano – Statistics & Current Form

Until a few days ago, the CD Alcoyano club was probably not known to any German-speaking football fan, but this changed suddenly on January 20th. The blatant underdog from the third division caused the biggest sensation in many years in the Spanish Royal Cup and eliminated the Real Madrid royal.

Winning goal outnumbered

Zinedine Zidane described the embarrassing end as “no shame”. Regardless of any rotation, it was definitely a disgrace that the third division team earned with a lot of commitment and fighting spirit. Despite the deficit, the team from the Valencia region saved themselves in extra time and even had to act outnumbered from the 110th minute due to a yellow-red card.

But CD Alcoyano did not want to save himself in the penalty shootout. Thanks to a goal from midfielder Juanan Casanova in minute 115, the big sensation was fixed. The success against the reigning Spanish champions is considered to be one of the biggest surprises in Spanish football in recent years. For the first time in the club’s history, the team is in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.

Strong season of the climber

Not only in the cup, things are going according to plan for head coach Vicente Parras’ team, but also in the championship. After Alcoyano was an only fourth class in 2019/20, the newcomer is also absolutely competitive one floor up. After eleven league games, the team is in third place but is already ten points behind the almost flawless UD Ibiza (who were the last opponents of Athletic Bilbao’s cup).

Experience is the trump card for the team from Valencia, some players in the squad have already played higher up, but are at the end of their careers. With captain Jony Niguez there is even a sonorous name to be found, the 35-year-old is the brother of Atletico star Saul Niguez.

“Tener más moral que el Alcoyano” (More morality than Alcoyano) is a phrase that is often used in Spain at the moment, which can be traced back to the great belief in the past despite the hopeless situation. The duel with the Basques also seems hopeless, because once again the underdog is not underestimated. In this regard, the tip on the home side is not recommended at Alcoyano against Athletic Bilbao.

Probable lineup of Alcoyano:
➤ Figueras – Carbonell, Ferriz, Gonzalez, Sanchez – Lopez, Niguez, Casanova, Rubio – Jona, El Ghezouani

Last matches from Alcoyano:

Segunda B Grp. III – Grp. B
⚽️ 01/24 2021 Alcoyano 2 – 0 Orihuela
Copa del Rey
⚽️ 01/20 2021 Alcoyano 2 – 1 Real Madrid
Segunda B Grp. III – Grp. B
⚽️ 01/17 2021 Hercules 0 – 0 Alcoyano
⚽️ 01/10 2021 Valencia B 1 – 2 Alcoyano
Copa del Rey
⚽️ 01/07 2021 Alcoyano 2 – 1 SD Huesca

Athletic Bilbao – Statistics & Current Form

The year 2021 began for the Basques with a coach dismissal, head coach Gaizka Garitano had to vacate his place after two years in office (89 games, an average of 1.55 points). With Marcelino, the La Liga veteran presented a promising solution the next day. At both Villarreal and Valencia, the now 55-year-old impressed with great performances.

Marcelino leads Bilbao to the Supercopa

The start of his commitment to the tradition-conscious is like a success story. The debut in the catch-up game against Barcelona was unfortunately lost, but then Athletic Bilbao celebrated four competitive wins in a row.

At the Supercopa del Rey, which was held as a Final Four tournament, champions Real Madrid could first be eliminated before there was revenge against Barcelona in the final. After just two weeks in office, Marcelino has already secured his first title win.

The soaring then continued both in the cup and in the league. At UD Ibiza, Bilbao struggled, but thanks to a last-minute goal they won 2-1. Ibiza is the team that absolutely dominates the league in which Alyocano is located and is to be rated higher than the opponent on Thursday.

Victory against Getafe

Last weekend, the Basques achieved the hoped-for liberation in the domestic championship. Although Bilbao conceded a goal in the first minute, victory was never an issue in the end. Bilbao underlined the excellent condition and finally celebrated a 5-1 home win against Getafe. Thanks to the three points, Bilbao ranks ninth in the current table and is slowly but surely catching up with the extended top group.

After Bilbao showed upright football under Garitano, the team is now much more attractive, lively and fun to play. In particular, the offensive was able to convince several times recently, with Alcoyano against Athletic Bilbao the tip on over 2.5 goals is definitely recommended.

Probable lineup of Athletic Bilbao:
➤ Ezkieta – Balenziaga, Nunez, Alvarez, Lekue – Vencedor, Vesga – Morcillo, Sancet, Berenguer – Villalibre

Last matches from Athletic Bilbao:

LaLiga
⚽️ 01/25 2021 Athletic Bilbao 5 – 1 Getafe
Copa del Rey
⚽️ 01/21 2021 UD Ibiza 1 – 2 Athletic Bilbao
Super cup
⚽️ 01/17 2021 Barcelona 2 – 3 Athletic Bilbao
⚽️ 01/14 2021 Real Madrid 1 – 2 Athletic Bilbao
LaLiga
⚽️ 01/06 2021 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 3 Barcelona

Alcoyano vs Athletic Bilbao – Direct comparison / H2H balance

The unequal duel in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey will not be the first meeting of the two teams. In fact, there was a time when Alcoyano was in the highest Spanish league. After the Second World War, there were eight duels in the Primera Division (two wins for Alcoayno, six for Bilbao).

In addition, this duel already took place in the 1984/85 and 2014/15 Cup – both times the Basques lived up to their role as favourites.

Alcoyano vs Athletic Bilbao betting odds in comparison

🔻 Betting Prediction: Alcoyano
🔺 Betting Odds: 5.75
🔻 Betting Prediction: Draw
🔺 Betting Odds: 3.8
🔻 Betting Prediction: Athletic Bilbao
🔺 Betting Odds: 1.57

The underdog’s performance against Real Madrid cannot be credited enough, but it is also clear that Los Blancos massively underestimated the opponent. The third division will no longer have this advantage on Thursday evening. For this reason, it is surprising that the best bookmakers at Alcoyano against Athletic Bilbao offer such high odds on a victory for the favorite.

Key facts – Alcoyano vs Athletic Bilbao tips

🔺 Sensation successful – Alcoyano defeated Real Madrid
🔺 The last time this duel was in the Cup was 2014/15 – Bilbao won with a total score of 2-1
🔺 The Supercoppa winner in impressive form – four competitive game wins in a row

Due to the high load these days, Marcelino will certainly give players like Captain Muniain & Co a break again, but another sensation should be ruled out.

Rather, in the unequal duel between Alcoyano and Athletic Bilbao, the prediction of the handicap success of the guests seems lucrative.

	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	36	26	5	5	+60	83
2	Manchester City	35	25	7	3	+54	82
3	Liverpool	36	23	9	4	+43	78
4	Aston Villa	36	20	7	9	+20	67
5	Tottenham	35	18	6	11	+11	60
6	Newcastle	35	17	5	13	+22	56
7	Chelsea	35	15	9	11	+11	54
8	Manchester Utd	34	16	6	12	+1	54
9	West Ham	36	13	10	13	-14	49
10	Bournemouth	36	13	9	14	-11	48
11	Brighton	35	12	11	12	-4	47
12	Wolves	36	13	7	16	-11	46
13	Fulham	36	12	8	16	-4	44
14	Crystal Palace	35	10	10	15	-12	40
15	Everton	36	12	9	15	-11	37
16	Brentford	36	9	9	18	-8	36
17	Nottingham	36	8	9	19	-18	29
18	Luton	36	6	8	22	-29	26
19	Burnley	36	5	9	22	-35	24
20	Sheffield Utd	36	3	7	26	-65	16

	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Real Madrid	34	27	6	1	+52	87
2	Girona	34	23	5	6	+31	74
3	Barcelona	34	22	7	5	+27	73
4	Atl. Madrid	34	21	4	9	+24	67
5	Ath Bilbao	34	17	10	7	+22	61
6	Real Sociedad	34	14	12	8	+13	54
7	Betis	34	13	13	8	+4	52
8	Valencia	34	13	8	13	-2	47
9	Villarreal	34	12	9	13	-2	45
10	Getafe	34	10	13	11	-6	43
11	Alaves	34	11	8	15	-6	41
12	Sevilla	34	10	11	13	-1	41
13	Osasuna	34	11	6	17	-14	39
14	Las Palmas	34	10	7	17	-13	37
15	Celta Vigo	34	8	10	16	-12	34
16	Rayo Vallecano	34	7	13	14	-16	34
17	Mallorca	34	6	14	14	-13	32
18	Cadiz CF	34	4	14	16	-26	26
19	Granada CF	34	4	9	21	-28	21
20	Almeria	34	2	11	21	-34	17

	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	PSG	31	20	10	1	+47	70
2	Monaco	32	18	7	7	+20	61
3	Brest	32	16	9	7	+16	57
4	Lille	31	15	10	6	+18	55
5	Nice	31	14	9	8	+11	51
6	Lens	32	14	7	11	+8	49
7	Rennes	32	12	9	11	+8	45
8	Marseille	31	11	11	9	+9	44
9	Lyon	31	13	5	13	-9	44
10	Montpellier	32	10	11	11	-3	40
11	Toulouse	32	10	10	12	-3	40
12	Reims	31	11	7	13	-7	40
13	Strasbourg	32	9	9	14	-12	36
14	Nantes	32	9	6	17	-20	33
15	Le Havre	32	7	11	14	-9	32
16	Metz	32	8	5	19	-20	29
17	Lorient	32	6	8	18	-26	26
18	Clermont	32	5	10	17	-28	25

	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Bayer Leverkusen	32	26	6	0	+59	84
2	Bayern Munich	32	22	3	7	+49	69
3	Stuttgart	32	21	4	7	+34	67
4	RB Leipzig	32	19	6	7	+38	63
5	Dortmund	32	17	9	6	+24	60
6	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	11	12	9	+1	45
7	Freiburg	32	11	8	13	-12	41
8	Hoffenheim	32	11	7	14	-8	40
9	Augsburg	32	10	9	13	-8	39
10	Heidenheim	32	9	11	12	-8	38
11	Werder Bremen	32	10	8	14	-9	38
12	Wolfsburg	32	10	7	15	-11	37
13	B. Monchengladbach	32	7	12	13	-7	33
14	Bochum	32	7	12	13	-24	33
15	Union Berlin	32	8	6	18	-25	30
16	Mainz	32	5	14	13	-17	29
17	FC Koln	32	4	12	16	-30	24
18	Darmstadt	32	3	8	21	-46	17

	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Inter	35	28	5	2	+62	89
2	AC Milan	35	21	8	6	+25	71
3	Juventus	35	18	12	5	+21	66
4	Bologna	35	17	13	5	+22	64
5	AS Roma	35	17	9	9	+20	60
6	Atalanta	33	17	6	10	+24	57
7	Lazio	35	17	5	13	+8	56
8	Fiorentina	34	14	8	12	+12	50
9	Napoli	34	13	11	10	+9	50
10	Torino	35	11	14	10	+0	47
11	Monza	35	11	12	12	-8	45
12	Genoa	35	10	13	12	-2	43
13	Lecce	35	8	13	14	-18	37
14	Verona	35	8	10	17	-13	34
15	Cagliari	35	7	12	16	-23	33
16	Frosinone	35	7	11	17	-20	32
17	Empoli	35	8	8	19	-24	32
18	Udinese	34	4	17	13	-19	29
19	Sassuolo	35	7	8	20	-29	29
20	Salernitana	34	2	9	23	-47	15