LaLiga: Valencia vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 5 match between Valencia and Athletic Club and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Athletic Club go up against Valencia this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio Mestalla.

With nine points after four games, Athletic Club currently rank 4th in the LaLiga standings. Valencia play catch-up as they recorded four points in four matches, putting them up as 15th before their upcoming clash.

Team form: Valencia vs Athletic Club

Valencia Form

Valencia are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Osasuna by a 1-0 score, before winning 3-0 against Getafe. They were back on the losing side in a 6-0 defeat against Barcelona. Valencia won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded three goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-2 win against Real Betis. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Deportivo Alaves, before suffering another loss in a 0-2 match against Arsenal. Athletic Club managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding two times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Valencia and Athletic Club

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Valencia and Athletic Club. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Valencia vs Athletic Club

Having scored just once in six LaLiga matches, Mouctar Diakhaby hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Athletic Club hope to see Alex Berenguer adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six LaLiga outings.

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Full-time result

Valencia claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won three, drew zero and lost seven of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Valencia scored first in six of their last ten home games. Athletic Club got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Valencia probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Athletic Club managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Of the last ten games for Athletic Club, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.