Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd February 2025

Struggling Real Valladolid are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Athletic Club this coming Sunday at San Mames. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Athletic Club approach the next LaLiga round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 45 points this season so far. With 24 games behind them, Real Valladolid amassed 15 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Real Valladolid took a massive beating in their last encounter, and look to make amends on Sunday. Athletic Club should face a seriously motivated visiting team.

When it comes to goal-scoring Athletic Club could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded eight times. This is an average of 0.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Real Valladolid scored five goals, conceded 25 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

It finished all square on when Athletic Club last faced Real Valladolid. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 6/1.

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 2-2 with Real Betis, beating Girona 3-0 and drawing 1-1 with Espanyol. Athletic Club put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches at the San Mames. They drew twice while losing none, scored nine goals while conceding two.

Real Valladolid Form

Real Valladolid were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 5-1 by Villarreal. Next up, Rayo Vallecano won 1-0, before losing 0-4 against Sevilla. Real Valladolid didn't manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 15 and scored three goals themselves.

While we don't believe Real Valladolid are strong enough to prevent Athletic Club from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Athletic Club scored 21 goals and conceded ten in their last 13 games against teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. They collected 27 points and seven victories. Real Valladolid claimed zero wins and one points in their last nine games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded 29 goals. Athletic Club have a record of 12 wins, nine draws and three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Valladolid have a record of four wins, three draws and 17 defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Squads

Athletic Club Squad

Valverde will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Valladolid from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Julen Agirrezabala (0/14), Unai Simon (0/7), Aitor Paredes (3/14), Andoni Gorosabel (0/11), Daniel Vivian (3/21), Inigo Lekue (0/8), Oscar de Marcos (0/19), Unai Nunez (0/3), Yeray Alvarez (0/14), Yuri Berchiche (0/20), Benat Prados (1/19), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/16), Mikel Jauregizar (1/21), Mikel Vesga (0/17), Nico Williams (1/20), Oihan Sancet (12/20), Unai Gomez (1/20), Adama Boiro (0/11), Alex Berenguer (5/23), Alvaro Djalo (1/13), Gorka Guruzeta (5/23), Inaki Williams (4/23), Maroan Sannadi (0/2).

Real Valladolid Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Real Valladolid players that the manager Diego Cocca will choose from for the upcoming game:

Andre Ferreira (0/0), Karl Hein (0/24), Adam Aznou (0/2), Antonio Candela (0/2), Cenk Ozkacar (0/4), David Torres (0/15), Eray Coemert (0/16), Javi Sanchez (1/17), Joseph Aidoo (0/3), Luis Perez (0/23), Raul Chasco (0/2), Anuar (2/15), Chuki (0/7), Florian Grillitsch (0/2), Mario Martin (0/20), Selim Amallah (3/16), Stanko Juric (0/20), Tamas Nikitscher (0/3), Amath Ndiaye (0/9), Darwin Machis (0/9), Ivan Sanchez (1/20), Juanmi Latasa (0/17), Kenedy (0/2), Mamadou Sylla (2/17), Marcos de Sousa (1/16), Raul Moro (3/19).

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Team News

At the time of writing, Real Valladolid just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday. Selim Amallah and Anuar racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Real Valladolid travelling party for their next match.

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Lineups

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Athletic Club played Real Valladolid. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Athletic Club enter the match against Real Valladolid with a 4-4-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Athletic Club and Real Valladolid. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Athletic Club vs Real Valladolid Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Oihan Sancet so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Athletic Club hoping he delivers against Real Valladolid this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Athletic Club claimed a modest six 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 two. Real Valladolid won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Real Valladolid seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Athletic Club kept five clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams scored eight times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Club and Real Valladolid, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Athletic Club scored two goals on average, while Real Valladolid pulled 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Real Valladolid, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves.