Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao – Preview, Tips and Odds

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Villarreal

Full Time

2:3

Ath Bilbao

Highlights and Stats

Estadio de la Cerámica will be the venue of the game between Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao that will unfold on Sunday, as part of the 12th round of the La Liga. The home side in the pending showdown sits in 12th spot in the standings after collecting 12 points. Their opponents from Athletic Bilbao are occupying 6th place with 18 points.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/05/13	Last 20 Games
Villarreal	win	? Whome Laway Dhome Laway Daway Dhome Laway Dhome Dhome Waway Lhome Daway Whome Laway Daway Lhome Laway Whome Laway Whome
Ath Bilbao	loss	? Laway Whome Daway Whome Dhome Daway Whome Daway Daway Lhome Waway Dhome Laway Whome Dhome Waway Whome Laway Whome Laway

Worth Mentioning

The most recent time when Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao locked horns, the game finished with the score of 5:1 to Villarreal. The two teams took on each other on 13th of May 2023. Up until the most recent clash, Villarreal failed to win any of the previous eight meetings with Athletic Bilbao, recording 5 draws and 3 losses. Playing at home has been a great advantage during the last 10 encounters, with the hosting side recording 4 wins and avoiding any losses in 9 out of 10 matches. The last few clashes between the two teams resulted in a draw, with that being the case in 5 of the most recent 10 matches. As many as four of the previous five games saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and two finished with over 2.5 goals. Villarreal failed to keep a clean sheet during this period, whereas Athletic Bilbao prevented their opponents from scoring in one of the clashes. The latest five matches ended with 2.80 goals on average.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

VillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1.25

  1.20

• Fouls

  12.65

  11.00

• Corners

  4.55

  5.85

• Offsides

  2.25

  2.35

• Cards

  3.45

  2.35

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2023/05/13 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  5

  1

• Fouls

  11

  13

• Corners

  7

  5

• Offsides

  3

  3

• Cards

  4

  3

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2022/10/30 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  10

  12

• Corners

  2

  6

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2022/04/09 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  17

  15

• Corners

  7

  2

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2021/10/23 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  12

  7

• Corners

  2

  9

• Offsides

  4

  3

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2021/02/21 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  12

  12

• Corners

  0

  6

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2020/12/22 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  10

  18

• Corners

  6

  4

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2020/03/01 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  13

  11

• Corners

  6

  5

• Offsides

  0

  6

• Cards

  6

  6

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2019/11/03 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  10

  8

• Corners

  8

  10

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  2

  0

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2019/01/20 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  17

  13

• Corners

  1

  3

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2018/09/26 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  14

  3

• Corners

  4

  6

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  34%

  66%

2018/04/09 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  17

  11

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  1

  5

• Cards

  7

  5

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2017/11/19 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  16

  10

• Corners

  7

  9

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2017/04/07 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  16

  16

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  4

  2

• Cards

  8

  3

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2016/11/20 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  17

  13

• Corners

  5

  6

• Offsides

  1

  4

• Cards

  2

  0

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2016/02/06 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  3

  5

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  8

  8

• Posession

  40%

  60%

2016/01/13 Cup

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  15

  21

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  3

  3

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2016/01/06 Cup

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  26

  13

• Corners

  0

  13

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  5

  2

• Posession

  45%

  55%

2015/09/20 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  9

  4

• Offsides

  6

  0

• Cards

  4

  4

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2015/05/23 Primera

VillarrealHAth Bilbao

• Goals

  0

  4

• Fouls

  6

  13

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2015/01/17 Primera

HVillarrealAth Bilbao

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  14

  11

• Corners

  9

  6

• Offsides

  5

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Villarreal Form

Villarreal registered a 2:3 win when visiting Granada in La Liga on October 30. The club has not experienced a defeat in two consecutive matches, with a total of 1 triumph and 1 draw. During the most recent 10 encounters of Villarreal, the teams involved were not really affected by playing at home or away, as they ended in a total of 4 triumphs for the hosts and 3 wins for the visitors. Across their previous five games, two produced over 2.5 goals and three saw both sides netting goals. Villarreal succeeded in keeping two clean sheets during these matches, while they proved unsuccessful in scoring in only one. Judging by the numbers, the team’s preceding 5 encounters saw an average of 2.20 goals.

• Goals
  1.50
• Fouls
  14.00
• Corners
  5.22
• Offsides
  2.44
• Cards
  4.00
• Posession
  54%

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao previously faced Rubí on Wednesday and the final score was a 1:2 victory away from home. The team is on a run of two games without losing, boasting one win and one draw. The clubs in Athletic Bilbao’s latest ten clashes benefited from playing at their own stadium, as proven by the five home wins compared to two home losses. When we take a look at the last five encounters of the team, we see that all but one ended with more than 2.5 goals, with two having the two involved sides scoring. Athletic Bilbao managed to keep one clean sheet and was unable to score in two. The total of netted goals by the sides involved across the club’s last five meetings amounts to 14.

• Goals
  1.80
• Fouls
  13.00
• Corners
  6.00
• Offsides
  2.44
• Cards
  2.78
• Posession
  54%

Formations and Lineups

Villarreal

Formation:4-4-2

• G13Filip Jörgensen
• D26Adrià Altimira
• D3Raúl Albiol
• D2Matteo Gabbia
• D37Carlos Romero
• M27Ilias Akhomach
• M6Étienne Capoue
• M10Dani Parejo
• M16Alejandro Baena
• F7Gerard Moreno
• F11Alexander Sørloth

13 Filip Jörgensen 26 Adrià Altimira 3 Raúl Albiol 2 Matteo Gabbia 37 Carlos Romero 27 Ilias Akhomach 6 Étienne Capoue 10 Dani Parejo 16 Alejandro Baena 7 Gerard Moreno 11 Alexander Sørloth

Ath Bilbao

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Unai Simón
• D18Óscar de Marcos
• D3Daniel Vivian
• D4Aitor Paredes
• D15Íñigo Lekue
• M6Mikel Vesga
• M16Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
• M9Iñaki Williams
• M8Oihan Sancet
• M11Nico Williams
• F12Gorka Guruzeta

1 Unai Simón 18 Óscar de Marcos 3 Daniel Vivian 4 Aitor Paredes 15 Íñigo Lekue 6 Mikel Vesga 16 Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 9 Iñaki Williams 8 Oihan Sancet 11 Nico Williams 12 Gorka Guruzeta

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 Villarreal	Last Ath Bilbao	Probability	Value Odds Over
Villarreal WIN	2/10	4/10	-	27.36%	3.66
DRAW	5/10	3/10	3/10	35.85%	2.79
Ath Bilbao WIN	3/10	-	5/10	36.79%	2.72
Over 2.5 Goals	3/10	5/10	7/10	48.00%	2.08
BTTS	6/10	6/10	4/10	54.00%	1.85
Over 4.5 Cards	4/10	8/9	4/9	56.00%	1.79
Over 10.5 Corners	4/10	3/9	3/9	36.00%	2.78
Villarreal over 1.5 Goals	2/10	3/10	-	24.50%	4.08
Ath Bilbao over 1.5 Goals	1/10	-	7/10	37.00%	2.70

Match Details

VillarrealvsAth Bilbao

• 90+5`
  I. Ruiz de GalarretaUnsportsmanlike conduct
• 89`
  D. GarciaRoughing
• 87`
  A. SorlothG. Moreno

  2 - 3
• 86`
  G. MorenoE. Capoue

  1 - 3
• 86`
  (in) A. Villalibre(out) I. Williams
• 86`
  (in) I. Muniain(out) O. Sancet
• 77`
  (in) J. Pascual(out) I. Akhomach
• 76`
  (in) U. Gomez(out) N. Williams
• 76`
  (in) D. Garcia(out) I. Ruiz de Galarreta
• 76`
  KikoHolding
• 74`
  A. MandiRoughing
• 72`
  R. AlbiolFoul
• 67`
  (in) A. Berenguer(out) G. Guruzeta
• 65`
  (in) Kiko(out) A. Altimira
• 64`
  (in) R. Terrats(out) D. Parejo
• 46`
  (in) A. Mandi(out) M. Gabbia
• 46`
  (in) A. Moreno(out) C. Romero
• 44`
  O. de MarcosRoughing
• 41`
  N. WilliamsTripping
• 30`
  0 - 3

  I. WilliamsO. Sancet
• 22`
  0 - 2

  N. WilliamsO. Sancet
• 19`
  M. GabbiaRoughing
• 2`
  0 - 1

  I. Ruiz de GalarretaN. Williams

Players Ratings

VillarrealvsAth Bilbao

• 7Gerard Moreno

  9.9 / 10
• 6Étienne Capoue

  7.3 / 10
• 10Dani Parejo

  7.2 / 10
• 16Alejandro Baena

  7.2 / 10
• 3Raúl Albiol

  7 / 10
• 18Alberto Moreno

  7 / 10
• 13Filip Jörgensen

  6.7 / 10
• 26Adrià Altimira

  6.6 / 10
• 11Alexander Sørloth

  6.6 / 10
• 23Aïssa Mandi

  6.6 / 10
• 30Jorge Pascual

  6.6 / 10
• 20Ramón Terrats

  6.3 / 10
• 17Kiko Femenía

  6.3 / 10
• 2Matteo Gabbia

  6.2 / 10
• 27Ilias Akhomach

  6.2 / 10
• 37Carlos Romero

  6 / 10

• 9Iñaki Williams

  8.5 / 10
• 8Oihan Sancet

  8 / 10
• 16Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

  7.7 / 10
• 11Nico Williams

  7.5 / 10
• 6Mikel Vesga

  7.2 / 10
• 1Unai Simón

  6.9 / 10
• 7Álex Berenguer

  6.9 / 10
• 18Óscar de Marcos

  6.7 / 10
• 3Daniel Vivian

  6.7 / 10
• 4Aitor Paredes

  6.7 / 10
• 15Íñigo Lekue

  6.6 / 10
• 12Gorka Guruzeta

  6.3 / 10
• 30Unai Gómez

  6.3 / 10
• 14Dani García

  6.3 / 10