Athletic Club vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th December 2024

Villarreal go up against Athletic Club on Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at San Mames.

Placed fourth in the table Athletic Club have amassed 29 points after 16 matches. On 26 points, Villarreal rank fiveth with 16 matches played this season.

Villarreal could be facing Athletic Club at the wrong time, since the latter go into their next assignment at San Mames with three wins in a row.

Athletic Club step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing nine goals against. That is an average of 0.9 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Villarreal travel to their next away match this coming Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 16 goals against. An average of 1.6 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

It finished all square on when Athletic Club last faced Villarreal. 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 5/2.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-0 win against Elfsborg. They went on to beat Rayo Vallecano by 1-2, before also getting the better of Real Madrid in a 2-1 victory. 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 12 goals while conceding five.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 2-2 against Osasuna, followed by another draw. This time it ended 2-2 against Girona, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Pontevedra. Villarreal won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding eight.

Both Athletic Club and Villarreal have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Athletic Club earned four points from their last four matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following three goals scored while also conceding four. In the last four games against teams in the top six, Villarreal claimed one wins and four points. They scored five and conceded ten goals. Athletic Club claimed eight wins, five draws as well as three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal have a record of seven wins, five draws and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal Squads

Athletic Club Squad

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

Alex Padilla (0/5), Julen Agirrezabala (0/13), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (1/9), Andoni Gorosabel (0/6), Daniel Vivian (2/13), Inigo Lekue (0/7), Oscar de Marcos (0/12), Unai Nunez (0/3), Yeray Alvarez (0/9), Yuri Berchiche (0/13), Ander Herrera (0/8), Benat Prados (1/13), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/12), Mikel Jauregizar (1/13), Mikel Vesga (0/9), Nico Williams (1/14), Oihan Sancet (7/13), Unai Gomez (0/15), Adama Boiro (0/6), Alex Berenguer (3/15), Alvaro Djalo (1/11), Gorka Guruzeta (4/15), Inaki Williams (3/15), Javier Marton (0/3), Nico Serrano (0/2).

Villarreal Squad

Below is the full team squad of Villarreal. The manager Garcia will pick his starting XI against Athletic Club from these players:

Diego Conde (0/14), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/8), Juan Bernat (0/7), Juan Foyth (0/0), Kiko (0/13), Logan Costa (1/11), Raul Albiol (0/12), Sergi Cardona (1/14), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alejandro Baena (3/13), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/14), Denis Suarez (0/5), Pape Gueye (0/12), Ramon Terrats (0/10), Santi Comesana (2/14), Ayoze Perez (7/9), Gerard Moreno (1/4), Ilias Akhomach (1/11), Nicolas Pepe (1/11), Thierno Barry (4/13), Yeremi Pino (0/12).

Athletic Club vs Villarreal Team News

Villarreal are juggling with five absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Athletic Club. Alfonso Pedraza, Sergi Cardona, Daniel Parejo and Pape Gueye sit this one out for Villarreal, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Athletic Club.

Denis Suarez is too injured to face Villarreal.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal Lineups

Athletic Club vs Villarreal H2H

Athletic Club and Villarreal had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Athletic Club have a 40% win rate against Villarreal, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 4-5-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Athletic Club took on Villarreal. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Santi Comesana shows decent form right now for Villarreal, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Athletic Club, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Oihan Sancet also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

In their last 10 matches at San Mames across all tournaments Athletic Club won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Villarreal claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Villarreal seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Athletic Club kept four clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet three times. Athletic Club managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Villarreal averaging 1.2 goals. Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 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 2.1 times goals per game themselves.