Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the La Liga round 11 game between Athletic Bilbao and Valencia and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Athletic Bilbao take on visitors Valencia at San Mames Barria in a La Liga tie this coming Sunday.
Placed sixth in the La Liga table, Athletic Bilbao have amassed 17 points after ten matches. On 14 points, Valencia rank eighth with ten matches played this season.
Form: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia
Athletic Bilbao Form
It is all or nothing with Athletic Bilbao presently. They first went down 3-0 in an encounter with Real Sociedad, to which they replied by beating Almeria3-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 1-0 against Barcelona. Athletic Bilbao claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded seven goals.
Valencia Form
Valencia collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 3-0 against Real Betis. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Mallorca, before winning 2-0 against Cadiz. Valencia claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by nine goals to six.
Betting facts for Athletic Bilbao and Valencia
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Athletic Bilbao and Valencia played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Athletic Bilbao home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Bilbao matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Athletic Bilbao home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Athletic Bilbao have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Athletic Bilbao have not lost 7 of the last 9 matches
- In 17 of the last 19 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have conceded in 17 of the last 19 away matches
- Valencia have not won 6 of the last 7 matches
- Valencia have not won the last 4 away matches in a row
Players under the radar: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Inaki Williams brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Athletic Bilbao will start him against Valencia, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Hugo Duro, who notched up three goals in his past six games.
Popular betting markets: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia
Full-time result
Athletic Bilbao won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments while drawing two and losing four as well. Valencia won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Athletic Bilbao have not lost to Valencia in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Athletic Bilbao scored first in six of their last ten home games. Valencia scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Valencia managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
In Athletic Bilbao’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Valencia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.
Betting suggestion: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia
The match between Athletic Bilbao and Valencia should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.
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