The Union visits the Lezama Facilities this Saturday to face Athletic in its ninth round of the First RFEF, which will begin at 5:00 p.m.
The Bilbao Ath. they are looking forward to recovering positive feelings in the match that corresponds to matchday 9 after losing the last match against Valladolid B by a score of 3-1. Since the start of the season, the hosts have won two of the eight games played to date and have managed to score 10 goals for and 12 against.
Regarding the visiting squad, Real Unión de Irún won their last two matches of the competition against Calahorra away from home and Deportivo at home, by 2-4 and 2-1 respectively, so they hope to repeat the result, this time in the fiefdom of Bilbao Ath. Of the eight games it has played in this season of the First RFEF, the Real Unión de Irún has won four of them with a balance of 12 goals scored against 12 conceded.
Focusing on performance as a local team, Bilbao Ath. they have won once, lost twice and drawn once in four games played so far, figures that show the weakness of the team in home games and which in turn give hope to the visitors. At home, Real Unión de Irún has a balance of two victories and two defeats in four games it has played so far, which means that both teams will have to do their best to win.
Currently, between Bilbao Ath. and the Real Unión de Irún there is a difference of four points in the classification. Joseba Etxeberria’s team arrives at the match in fifteenth position and with eight points before the match. For its part, the visiting team is tenth with 12 points.