Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th May 2023

We are zooming in on Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, as the duo face each other at Estadio de la Ceramica on Saturday in what surely will be an exciting La Liga clash.

Ranked as number five in the La Liga standings, Villarreal, have so far collected 54 points this season, while Athletic Bilbao collected 47 points. This puts them up as number eight after 33 rounds.

Villarreal are massive favourites with the bookmakers to knock out Athletic Bilbao of the cup. It will be a big surprise to see the latter advance from this stage on Saturday.

Villarreal scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 11 goals, an average of 1.1 and pulled off three clean sheets.

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

The last time the pair played each other, Athletic Bilbao came out the other side as 1-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 4-2 and 3-1 against Espanyol and Celta Vigo respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Valencia, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. Villarreal won four of their previous six La Liga games at the Estadio de la Ceramica. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 13 goals.

Athletic Bilbao Form

In their past three games, Athletic Bilbao lost 0-1 against Sevilla, drew 1-1 with Mallorca, and lost 0-1 against Real Betis. Athletic Bilbao won three of a possible six away matches in the La Liga, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight while also conceding five times.

Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atEstadio de la Ceramica

Villarreal won seven matches, scored 16 goals and conceded 12 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them 22 points. Athletic Bilbao took 12 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won three, scored ten goals and conceded 20. Villarreal are looking at a record of 16 wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Athletic Bilbao are looking at 13 wins, eight draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Squads

Villarreal Squad

Quique Setien will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Bilbao from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/1), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/18), Aissa Mandi (0/16), Alberto Moreno (0/20), Jorge Cuenca (0/8), Juan Foyth (1/21), Kiko (0/17), Pau Torres (1/30), Raul Albiol (0/25), Alejandro Baena (4/30), Daniel Parejo (3/33), Etienne Capoue (3/24), Francis Coquelin (1/16), Giovani Lo Celso (1/17), Johan Mojica (0/18), Manuel Trigueros (0/19), Ramon Terrats (1/20), Samuel Chukwueze (6/32), Alfonso Pedraza (0/23), Diego Collado (0/2), Fer Nino (0/3), Gerard Moreno (6/17), Javi Ontiveros (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (7/29), Nicolas Jackson (7/21), Yeremi Pino (3/31).

Athletic Bilbao Squad

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

Alex Padilla (0/0), Ander Iruarrizaga (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/7), Unai Simon (0/27), Aitor Paredes (0/11), Ander Capa (0/7), Daniel Vivian (1/25), Inigo Lekue (0/18), Inigo Martinez (1/15), Mikel Balenziaga (0/3), Oscar de Marcos (1/32), Yeray Alvarez (1/27), Yuri Berchiche (1/24), Ander Herrera (0/14), Dani Garcia (0/23), Mikel Vesga (3/31), Oier Zarraga (0/22), Oihan Sancet (8/31), Raul Garcia (2/31), Unai Vencedor (0/9), Alex Berenguer (3/32), Gorka Guruzeta (6/26), Iker Muniain (0/25), Inaki Williams (9/31), Jon Morcillo (0/10), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (6/32).

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

Villarreal just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Athletic Bilbao at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal are unable to field Giovani Lo Celso this coming Saturday against Athletic Bilbao, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Athletic Bilbao seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Estadio de la Ceramica to face Villarreal.

Inigo Martinez won't be travelling with Athletic Bilbao this time, as he nurses an injury.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Lineups

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

Athletic Bilbao ran out 1-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday. Villarreal enter the match against Athletic Bilbao with a 1-5-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 10%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 7/10.

Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

Inaki Williams look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, having hit the target four times in recent La Liga matches for Athletic Bilbao. His total for the season says nine goals scored in this La Liga campaign. With four goals lately for Villarreal in the La Liga, Nicolas Jackson is also a player worth mentioning.

Villarreal claimed five wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings. Athletic Bilbao won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three. Athletic Bilbao managed just two clean sheets in their last 10 away matches, while Villarreal pulled off one clean sheets in their last 10 matches Estadio de la Ceramica.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past ten encounters between Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal, whereas under 2.5 goals happened three times. Villarreal scored an average of 0.9 goals a game, with Athletic Bilbao averaging 1.1 goals in this run. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Athletic Bilbao, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.