ATHLETIC - ALAVES

Athletic Bilbao is one of the best teams in the league at the moment (and during the whole season). They have been among the best 4 teams in the league during all the season, performing really well. Suffered only 5 defeats (two less than Atletico, for example), and are playing brilliant football.

Are really focused on their target, which is to reach the TOP4 for the first time since the 2013-14 season. And they have real chances to do it because: Atletico is in really poor form, they have UCL ¼ finals (which surely will affect their league results) and are only 2 points below.

The main strength of Athletic this season is their attack, as they have several periods during the games of high pressure, lot of intensity, and attacks from everywhere: from the wings with centers to the area, with their fast wingers dribbling and generating chances, but also with individual actions from some of their players, because all the team is in great form.

At home is where they are especially strong, as they play with a lot of intensity and fans support, and have suffered only 1 defeat in the whole season which came against Real Madrid in August. In their last home game they achieved a draw against Barcelona.

On the other hand, Alaves is a very weak team but is performing well in La Liga. Having a small budget, a weak squad, are newly promoted but this season has been a success for them because they are 10 points above the safe zone with only 10 rounds remaining till the end. They’ll need just 3-6 points more, which are easily possible at home, where they are stronger. Playing away they have won only 2 games and 11 points in 14 rounds.

They don't have pressure because the distance with the relegation is big enough, so I don’t expect them to play at 100% here. In their last game they achieved an important victory against Rayo which was the end of a terrible run of 5 games winless. Playing away this season they have lost against all top teams in the league: 3:0 Girona, 2:1 Atletico, 2:1 Barcelona.

Previously this season both teams played in the Cup, where Athletic won 2:0. The same result was made in La Liga at Alaves’ stadium (0:2). In both games, Athletic dominated the game and achieved deserved victories.

For this fixture, with Athletic in their best moment of the season and playing at home, with a lot of confidence and motivation, I can’t find any reason to think that we’ll see a different result than another victory for Athletic.

VISSEL KOBE - SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA

Vissel Kobe is one of the best teams in the league and the current league Champions. They started the season with two victories and one unexpected defeat against Kashiwa, one of the worst teams in the league.

However, last weekend made a good performance against Tokyo, winning 1:2 coming from behind, but deservedly after all. I don’t expect Vissel Kobe to lose more than 7-8 games this season (last season they lost 5) and this season they showed again their credentials as title contenders in the last game against Tokyo, a team which will be difficult to beat.

Their main striker and topscorer Yuya Osako (league’s topscorer last season with 22 goals and 8 assists) will be an important player this season again. He started well with one goal and one assist already.

For this team will also be very important a solid defense, whilst in attack I expect them to score a lot of goals and generate many chances in their games, as they have a lot of quality upfront.

On the other hand, Hiroshima is another title contender. They finished 3rd last season and this year started well with two victories and one defeat, having conceded just one goal and scoring 7. Precisely the goal conceded and the draw came against Tokyo (1:1). 4 of the 7 goals scored came last weekend against Sagan Tosu (4:0)

They have quality, good forwards and a good defense, so are a very similar team to Vissel Kobe. Last season they were the second best defense in the league with only 28 goals conceded.

Last season Hiroshima won 2:0 at home and Vissel Kobe did the same (2:0). Both teams are at similar level, have similar quality and can’t pick any favorite here. That’s why I see a good value in the home team, who has proved to have more quality upfront and will be very difficult to beat, especially at home.

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运动-阿拉维斯

毕尔巴鄂竞技队是目前(以及整个赛季)联赛中最好的球队之一。他们整个赛季都是联盟最好的4支球队之一，表现非常好。只输了5场(比如比马竞少两场)，踢得很出色。

他们真的很专注于自己的目标，那就是自2013-14赛季以来首次进入TOP4。他们真的有机会做到这一点，因为:马竞的状态真的很糟糕，他们有欧冠决赛(这肯定会影响他们的联赛成绩)，而且只落后2分。

本赛季竞技的主要优势是他们的进攻，因为他们在比赛中有几个时期压力很大，强度很大，到处都有进攻:从有中锋的边路到禁区，他们的快速边锋带球并创造机会，但也有一些球员的个人行动，因为整个球队的状态都很好。

主场是他们最强大的地方，因为他们踢得很激烈，有球迷的支持，整个赛季只输过一场，那就是8月份对皇马的比赛。在上一场主场比赛中，他们战平了巴塞罗那队。

另一方面，阿拉维斯是一支非常弱的球队，但在西甲表现不错。预算少，阵容弱，他们刚刚升班马，但本赛季他们已经取得了成功，因为他们在距离结束只剩下10轮的情况下，比安全地带高出了10分。他们只需要再多得3-6分，这在主场是很容易做到的，因为他们在主场更强。在客场比赛中，他们在14轮比赛中只赢了2场比赛，拿到了11分。

他们没有压力，因为离降级的距离已经足够大了，所以我不指望他们在这里100%发挥。在上一场比赛中，他们对雷诺取得了一场重要的胜利，结束了5场不败的糟糕局面。本赛季在客场比赛中，他们输掉了联赛中所有的强队:3:0赫罗纳，2:1马竞，2:1巴萨。

本赛季之前，两支球队都参加了足总杯比赛，竞技队以2:0获胜。同样的结果也出现在了西甲的阿拉维斯球场(0:2)。在这两场比赛中，竞技队占据了主导地位，取得了应得的胜利。

对于这场比赛，竞技在他们本赛季最好的时刻，在主场比赛，充满信心和动力，我找不到任何理由认为我们会看到一个不同的结果，而不是竞技的另一场胜利。

神户-广岛

科比是联盟中最好的球队之一，也是目前的联赛冠军。他们在赛季开始时取得了两场胜利，但意外地输给了联盟中最差的球队之一柏华队。

然而，上周末在对阵东京的比赛中表现不错，1:2后来居上，但毕竟是实至名归。我不希望科比本赛季输掉超过7-8场比赛(上赛季他们输了5场)，本赛季他们在最后一场对阵东京的比赛中再次展示了他们作为冠军竞争者的资格，这支球队很难被击败。

他们的主力前锋和最佳射手大坂佑也(上个赛季以22球和8次助攻获得联赛最佳射手)将再次成为本赛季的重要球员。他开局不错，已经有一个进球和一个助攻。

对于这支球队来说，坚实的防守也是非常重要的，而在进攻端，我希望他们能在比赛中进球并创造更多的机会，因为他们有很多高质量的前场。

另一方面，广岛是另一个冠军竞争者。他们上赛季排名第三，今年开局不错，两胜一负，只丢了1球，进了7球。正是这个失球导致了对东京(1:1)的平局。7个进球中有4个来自上周末对阵萨根托苏(4:0)的比赛。

他们有实力，优秀的前锋和防守，所以他们是一支和科比非常相似的球队。上赛季他们的防守在联赛中排名第二，只丢了28个球。

上个赛季广岛主场2:0取胜，科比主场2:0取胜。这两支球队的水平差不多，实力也差不多，在这里我们不能挑出最喜欢的球队。这就是为什么我认为主队很有价值，他们已经证明了他们的前场实力更强，很难被击败，尤其是在主场。

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