LaLiga: Athletic Club vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Athletic Club and Villarreal who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Athletic Club enjoy home advantage, when visitors Villarreal swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Villarreal claimed 58 points from 30 rounds, while Athletic Club amassed 38 points. They now rank as number 11 in the LaLiga standings.

Team form: Athletic Club vs Villarreal

Athletic Club Form

Showing inconsistent form, Athletic Club lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-0 against Girona, before beating Real Betis 2-1. The joy was short-lived, as Getafe proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat. Athletic Club claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Alaves, before they won a game against Real Sociedad with a 3-1 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Girona. Villarreal only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Athletic Club and Villarreal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Athletic Club and Villarreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Athletic Club vs Villarreal

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Gorka Guruzeta, who is performing well for Athletic Club. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Villarreal.The visitors will be looking to Nicolas Pepe to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Villarreal in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Athletic Club vs Villarreal

Full-time result

Athletic Club claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Villarreal won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Villarreal conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Athletic Club have not lost to Villarreal in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored first in six of their last ten home games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Athletic Club managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Athletic Club have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Villarreal.

Total goals

Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Athletic Club failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches. Villarreal conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.