Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th February 2023

Athletic Bilbao will visit Estadio Mestalla this coming Saturday for a La Liga fixture with home side Valencia.

With 29 points after 20 games, Athletic Bilbao currently rank seventh in the La Liga standings. Valencia play catch-up as they recorded 20 points in 20 matches, putting them up as 17th before their upcoming clash.

The season has so far not panned out the way Valencia would have hoped for beforehand. However, three points against Athletic Bilbao could help reignite a spark which appears lost.

Valencia are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 13 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Athletic Bilbao scored ten goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

The last time these two teams squared up, Athletic Bilbao ran out 1-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Estadio Mestalla.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Real Valladolid, before Real Madrid ran out 2-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Girona, who came out 1-0 winners. Valencia only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadio Mestalla in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Athletic Bilbao Form

Results have been up and down for Athletic Bilbao, who beat Valencia by 1-3. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Celta Vigo, before claiming three points in a 4-1 win against Cadiz. Athletic Bilbao came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to four.

Both Valencia and Athletic Bilbao are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 21, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.

Athletic Bilbao took four wins and 14 points in the previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the La Liga, as they scored 16 goals while also allowing six against. Valencia are looking at a record of five wins, five draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Athletic Bilbao are looking at eight wins, five draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

Valencia seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday.

Samuel Castillejo and Nico Gonzalez are all absent from the Valencia squad that faces Athletic Bilbao at Estadio Mestalla.

Athletic Bilbao just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla.

Inigo Martinez nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Athletic Bilbao.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Athletic Bilbao came away with a 1-0 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Estadio Mestalla. Valencia have a 20% win rate in the against Athletic Bilbao, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 2-6-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Results

Both teams scored four times in the last ten matches between Valencia and Athletic Bilbao.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Edinson Cavani will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Athletic Bilbao hope Oihan Sancet can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Valencia won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing six as well. Athletic Bilbao won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Valencia on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Athletic Bilbao in their last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals paid up nine times in the ten encounters most recent meetings between Athletic Bilbao and Valencia. Both teams to not score was a winning punt six times. Valencia managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Athletic Bilbao averaging 0.8 goals in these. Valencia saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Athletic Bilbao, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.