Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao – Preview, Tips and Odds

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Valencia

Full Time

1:2

Ath Bilbao

Highlights and Stats

Estadio de Mestalla will welcome the teams of Valencia and Athletic Bilbao on Saturday for their meeting of the 21st round of La Liga. Valencia are currently occupying 17th place in the standings with 20 points, while Athletic Bilbao are sitting in the 8th place with 29 points.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/01/26	Last 20 Games
Valencia	loss	? Lhome Laway Daway Whome Daway Dhome Daway Dhome Lhome Waway Whome Daway Daway Whome Whome Laway Whome Laway Lhome Laway
Ath Bilbao	win	? Waway Whome Dhome Laway Dhome Daway Dhome Daway Waway Lhome Laway Dhome Dhome Laway Laway Whome Laway Whome Waway Whome

Worth Mentioning

The previous clash between the teams ended with the score of 1:3 to Athletic Bilbao. It was held back on 26th of January 2023. Athletic Bilbao are enjoying a streak of two back-to-back wins in the H2H clashes, and have not experienced a defeat in three clashes. In the last 10 encounters, being the host has been of almost no significance, with outcomes showing 2 home wins and 3 away wins. Most of the recent meetings between the two teams resulted in a draw, with that being the end result in 5 of the previous 10 matches. Two of the last five clashes saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and one featured more than two and a half goals. Valencia did not concede in two of those meetings, and Athletic Bilbao kept a clean sheet on two occasions. Those encounters finished with 8 goals scored in total.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

ValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1.00

  1.20

• Fouls

  13.05

  12.00

• Corners

  3.60

  5.70

• Offsides

  2.50

  2.50

• Cards

  3.15

  2.20

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2023/01/26 Cup

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  19

  15

• Corners

  1

  3

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  4

  3

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2022/08/21 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  15

  11

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  0

  6

• Cards

  2

  5

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2022/05/07 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  22

  13

• Corners

  2

  4

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  6

  4

• Posession

  41%

  59%

2022/03/02 Cup

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  15

  18

• Corners

  3

  4

• Offsides

  0

  4

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  36%

  64%

2022/02/10 Cup

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  22

  13

• Corners

  8

  5

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  5

  1

• Posession

  43%

  57%

2021/09/25 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  14

  17

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  7

  2

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2021/02/07 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  8

  10

• Corners

  6

  6

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2020/12/12 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  19

  16

• Corners

  0

  10

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  2

  6

• Posession

  39%

  61%

2020/07/01 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  9

  12

• Corners

  3

  5

• Offsides

  6

  1

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2019/09/28 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  12

  14

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  5

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/03/03 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  12

  13

• Corners

  6

  2

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2018/10/27 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  22

  25

• Corners

  2

  5

• Offsides

  5

  0

• Cards

  5

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2018/02/28 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  16

  16

• Corners

  1

  6

• Offsides

  6

  5

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2017/10/01 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  18

  16

• Corners

  2

  8

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  3

  4

• Posession

  39%

  61%

2017/02/19 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  18

  11

• Corners

  3

  1

• Offsides

  6

  2

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2016/09/18 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  20

  20

• Corners

  1

  7

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  4

  4

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2016/03/17 UEFA Europa League

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  6

  2

• Offsides

  5

  0

• Cards

  4

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2016/03/10 UEFA Europa League

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  3

  11

• Offsides

  1

  7

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2016/02/28 Primera

HValenciaAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  4

  0

• Cards

  2

  0

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2015/10/04 Primera

ValenciaHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  4

  10

• Offsides

  3

  3

• Cards

  4

  0

• Posession

  51%

  49%

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Valencia Form

On February 5th Valencia ended in a 0:1 defeat to Girona away from home in a La Liga encounter. At the present moment, the club is on a streak of four consecutive losses, failing to cement a single victory during the preceding five games. It appears location has little to no impact on how Valencia’s previous 10 encounters unfolded. These ended in 4 home victories and 4 wins for the visiting sides. Just 2 of the last 10 games of the club ended in a draw. Across their previous five games, two produced over 2.5 goals and two saw both sides netting goals. Valencia failed to retain a clean sheet during these matches, while they proved unsuccessful in scoring in three. When looking at statistics, we notice that the average number of goals scored during the team’s most recent 5 clashes is 2.40.

• Goals
  1.30
• Fouls
  13.56
• Corners
  5.00
• Offsides
  2.22
• Cards
  2.67
• Posession
  50%

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao previously faced Cadiz on Friday and the final score was a 4:1 victory at home. Playing at your own stadium had no significant role in the latest ten clashes for Athletic Bilbao, as the teams involved enjoyed 4 home wins and 4 away wins. Just two of those last 10 clashes were draws. Looking at the team’s previous five encounters, it becomes apparent that two featured over 2.5 goals and two witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout these, Athletic Bilbao’s efforts paid off as the team managed to prevent goals in their net one timeand failed to score on their own in two encounters. The total goals scored across the team’s last five encounters amounted to 13.

• Goals
  1.80
• Fouls
  14.70
• Corners
  7.30
• Offsides
  3.10
• Cards
  2.40
• Posession
  50%

Formations and Lineups

Valencia

Formation:4-3-3

• G25Giorgi Mamardashvili
• D20Dimitri Foulquier
• D24Eray Cömert
• D12Mouctar Diakhaby
• D14José Luis Gayà
• M4Yunus Musah
• M18André Almeida
• M8Ilaix Moriba
• F11Samu Castillejo
• F7Edinson Cavani
• F16Samuel Lino

25 Giorgi Mamardashvili 20 Dimitri Foulquier 24 Eray Cömert 12 Mouctar Diakhaby 14 José Luis Gayà 4 Yunus Musah 18 André Almeida 8 Ilaix Moriba 11 Samu Castillejo 7 Edinson Cavani 16 Samuel Lino

Ath Bilbao

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Unai Simón
• D18Óscar de Marcos
• D3Daniel Vivian
• D5Yeray Álvarez
• D15Íñigo Lekue
• M8Oihan Sancet
• M6Mikel Vesga
• M11Nico Williams
• M10Iker Muniain
• M7Álex Berenguer
• F22Raúl García

1 Unai Simón 18 Óscar de Marcos 3 Daniel Vivian 5 Yeray Álvarez 15 Íñigo Lekue 8 Oihan Sancet 6 Mikel Vesga 11 Nico Williams 10 Iker Muniain 7 Álex Berenguer 22 Raúl García

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Valencia	Last Ath Bilbao	Probability	Value Odds Over
Valencia WIN	2/10	3/10	-	26.49%	3.78
DRAW	5/10	1/10	2/10	31.35%	3.19
Ath Bilbao WIN	3/10	-	5/10	42.16%	2.37
Over 2.5 Goals	2/10	5/10	5/10	38.00%	2.63
BTTS	5/10	2/10	4/10	38.00%	2.63
Over 4.5 Cards	8/10	6/9	6/10	70.00%	1.43
Over 10.5 Corners	3/10	5/9	5/10	43.67%	2.29
Valencia over 1.5 Goals	1/10	4/10	-	23.50%	4.26
Ath Bilbao over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	4/10	34.50%	2.90

Match Details

ValenciavsAth Bilbao

• 89`
  

  (in) A. Paredes(out) O. de Marcos
• 87`
  (in) F. Perez(out) S. Lino

  
• 80`
  

  (in) D. Garcia(out) N. Williams
• 80`
  

  (in) G. Guruzeta(out) I. Muniain
• 72`
  1 - 2

  

  O. SancetI. Williams
• 69`
  (in) J. Kluivert(out) S. Castillejo

  
• 69`
  (in) T. Lato(out) Y. Musah

  
• 61`
  S. CastillejoUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 60`
  

  (in) I. Williams(out) R. Garcia
• 57`
  

  O. de MarcosTripping
• 46`
  

  (in) O. Zarraga(out) A. Berenguer
• 41`
  

  N. Williams
• 30`
  1 - 1

  

  N. WilliamsO. de Marcos
• 21`
  H. DuroHolding

  
• 17`
  S. CastillejoI. Moriba

  

  1 - 0
• 16`
  (in) H. Duro(out) E. Cavani

  

Players Ratings

ValenciavsAth Bilbao

• 

  14José Luis Gayà

  7.9 / 10

• 

  11Samu Castillejo

  7.3 / 10

• 

  16Samuel Lino

  7.3 / 10

• 

  8Ilaix Moriba

  7.2 / 10

• 

  19Hugo Duro

  7 / 10

• 

  20Dimitri Foulquier

  6.9 / 10

• 

  4Yunus Musah

  6.9 / 10

• 

  18André Almeida

  6.9 / 10

• 

  7Edinson Cavani

  6.7 / 10

• 

  29Francisco Pérez

  6.7 / 10

• 

  9Justin Kluivert

  6.6 / 10

• 

  24Eray Cömert

  6.5 / 10

• 

  12Mouctar Diakhaby

  6.5 / 10

• 

  3Toni Lato

  6.3 / 10

• 

  25Giorgi Mamardashvili

  6.2 / 10

• 

  1Unai Simón

  7.6 / 10

• 

  8Oihan Sancet

  7.3 / 10

• 

  5Yeray Álvarez

  7.2 / 10

• 

  10Iker Muniain

  7.2 / 10

• 

  9Iñaki Williams

  7.2 / 10

• 

  3Daniel Vivian

  7 / 10

• 

  6Mikel Vesga

  7 / 10

• 

  19Oier Zarraga

  7 / 10

• 

  15Íñigo Lekue

  6.9 / 10

• 

  14Dani García

  6.9 / 10

• 

  22Raúl García

  6.7 / 10

• 

  12Gorka Guruzeta

  6.7 / 10

• 

  18Óscar de Marcos

  6.5 / 10

• 

  11Nico Williams

  6.5 / 10

• 

  7Álex Berenguer

  6.2 / 10