Valencia and Athletic go head-to-head at the Mestalla this Thursday in the Copa del Rey.
After facing Almería in La Liga, Valencia turn their attention to the Copa del Rey where they challenge Athletic. On the other hand, Ernesto Valverde's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past four, in the Copa Rey 22/23. A look back at the history books shows that Gennaro Gattuso's team and Athletic have faced each other one hundred ninety-one times, with Valencia holding the advantage: 74 victories, against 69 victories of Ernesto Valverde's team. Specifically in the Mestalla, Gennaro Gattuso's team has the advantage in the duels against Athletic: 57 wins in 95 games. Ernesto Valverde's team has 13 wins.
In the Copa del Rey, fourteen games were played between the two teams, with 6 wins for Valencia, 3 draws and 5 wins for Athletic.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Athletic winning 1x0. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.
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