Valencia vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th October 2026

Mid-placed Athletic Club visit Valencia, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 9 match taking place at Estadio Mestalla on Saturday.

Valencia are placed 19th with five points after eight matches. Athletic Club occupy a position as tenth in the league on eight points.

While separated by just a few points in the rankings, Valencia have a tough job on hand. Athletic Club are favourites to at least maintain their lead on Valencia in the LaLiga table on Saturday.

Valencia are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Athletic Club travel to their next LaLiga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Valencia go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Athletic Club.

Valencia vs Athletic Club Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Deportivo Alaves 0-1. They were then defeated 2-3 against Real Sociedad, before drawing 2-2 against Racing Santander. Valencia only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadio Mestalla in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

A mid-table finish seemed likely for Valencia but in current form they could be dragged into a relegation battle.

Athletic Club Form

In their previous three outings, Athletic Club won by 3-0 against Atletico Madrid, drew 1-1 with Elche, before also drawing 0-0 against Deportivo Alaves. Athletic Club claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

Ambitions are high for Athletic Club, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

Athletic Club and Valencia are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet on Saturday.

Athletic Club won zero of their previous one outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed one points. They scored one and conceded one goals. Valencia have so far been able to win just once after eight LaLiga games played, in stead showing off two draws and five defeats. Athletic Club are looking at two wins, two draws and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Valencia vs Athletic Club Squads

Valencia Squad

The 67-year-old coach of the home team, Javier Aguirre, will select the lineup against Athletic Club from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Kayne van Oevelen (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/8), Aaron Mayol (1/2), Arnau Martinez (0/5), Cesar Tarrega (0/5), Dimitri Foulquier (0/0), Iker Cordoba (0/3), Jesus Vazquez (0/7), Jose Gaya (0/6), Mouctar Diakhaby (0/5), Pablo Maffeo (0/7), Aliou Dieng (0/6), Filip Ugrinic (0/8), Guido Rodriguez (0/5), Harvey Elliott (0/4), Javier Guerra (0/8), Justin De Haas (0/4), Pepelu (0/8), Ryunosuke Sato (0/5), Arnaut Danjuma (0/8), Daniel Raba (1/2), David Otorbi (1/7), Diego Lopez (0/0), Hugo Duro (0/8), Luis Rioja (1/4), Sergi Canos (0/0), Umar Sadiq (1/3).

Athletic Club Squad

Here is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The 43 year-old Edin Terzic will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/6), Aitor Paredes (1/4), Aymeric Laporte (0/6), Daniel Vivian (0/0), Hugo Rincon (0/2), Jesus Areso (0/5), Johaneko Louis-Jean (0/5), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/4), Yuri Berchiche (0/5), Alejandro Rego (0/0), Benat Gerenabarrena (0/5), Benat Prados (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/5), Mikel Jauregizar (0/5), Nico Williams (1/6), Oihan Sancet (1/6), Peio Canales (0/4), Robert Navarro (2/5), Alex Berenguer (1/6), Alvaro Djalo (0/1), Gorka Guruzeta (0/4), Inaki Williams (1/6), Maroan Sannadi (0/3), Nico Serrano (0/1).

Valencia vs Athletic Club Team News

Valencia vs Athletic Club Lineups

Valencia vs Athletic Club H2H

Valencia won the last two meetings against Athletic Club, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. Valencia enter the match against Athletic Club with a 3-3-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Valencia vs Athletic Club Results

Recent meetings between Valencia and visiting side Athletic Club might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies.

Valencia vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Umar Sadiq will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Athletic Club hope Robert Navarro can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.

Valencia claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Athletic Club claimed five wins without conceding a goal from their last 10 outings away from home. A number worth bearing in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Valencia and Athletic Club. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Valencia managing an average of 0.8 goals, and Athletic Club 0.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score one time in those matches.