Previews
SÁB 28.01.2017
Team News:
- Athletic Club: Sabin Merino, Ager Aketxe and Kepa Arrizabalaga (all injured).
- R. Sporting: Douglas Pereira and Jorge Mere (both injured).
Match Facts:
Athletic (8th, 29 pts)
- After having been held to three straight draws, Ernesto Valverde's troops will be keen to get back to winning ways in their bid to keep in touch with the European places.
- Los Leones are undefeated in their last nine league outings at San Mames (six wins and three draws). This sequence represents the Basques' best run of home form since February 2014, when their 12-game unbeaten streak was brought to an end.
Sporting (18th, 13 pts)
- The Gijon-based outfit have failed to emerge victorious in any of their last five outings and need to start putting some wins on the board if they're to claw themselves out of the dreaded drop zone.
- Speaking in the build-up, Sporting boss Rubi pinpointed where the hosts' strengths lie: "They've got players who are capable of playing the ball out from the back, but as a team, their biggest assets are their power and the threat they pose from set pieces."
Getting to San Mames
Address: Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, 48013 Bilbao (Vizcaya).
Metro: Lines 1 and 2.
Bus: 26, 38, 56, 62 and 80.
Stadium location here.
Time: 18:30 CET
Stadium: San Mames
Referee: Clos Gomez, Carlos
TV: Watch the game in your country.
Hashtag: #AthleticSporting
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