Villarreal vs Athletic Club Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Line Could be Covered by Athletic

When Athletic Club clash against Villarreal, we will take the former at 1.95 on the Asian Handicap +0.25. With our stake divided between 0 and +0.5, the visitors look as though they can land a return by swerving defeat.

Athletic Won 2-0 When Teams Last Met

Villarreal won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. It was on their travels against Getafe at Coliseum. El Submarino Amarillo had 44% of possession and three shots on target, while Ayoze Perez and Thierno Barry scored one goal each.

Athletic Club played Osasuna at home in their previous game. It was a 0-0 draw at San Mames. Ernesto Valverde's team had five shots on goal and recorded 61% possession.

Athletic haven’t lost to Villarreal in their past three games. In their last encounter, Athletic banked a 2-0 home win at San Mames. The previous 10 H2H meetings have ended in five Athletic victories, four draws and one Villarreal win.

La Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
4	Athletic Club	33	16	12	5	50	26	24	50:26	60
6	Villarreal	32	14	10	8	55	45	10	55:45	52

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5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 13.7 attempts. Villarreal have had 48.6% possession, 407.1 passes and 5.4 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.9 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts, while being awarded 4.1 corners.

Top scorer Ayoze Perez has found the net 4 times, with Thierno Barry, Pape Gueye and Alejandro Baena getting 2 each. Sergi Cardona has the most assists with 5, while goalkeepers Diego Conde and Luiz Junior have recorded 2 clean sheets between them.

Athletic have 4 victories, 1 defeat and 5 draws, with an average of 1.7 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 15.7 attempts. There’s been an average of 52.5% possession, 431.0 passes, 6.3 corners taken and 3.2 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.7 goals from 2.8 shots on goal and 7.5 attempts.

Oihan Sancet is the leading scorer with 6 goals, followed by Nico Williams on 3, with Yeray Alvarez and two others bagging 1. Alex Berenguer and Inaki Williams have been top assists providers with 3, while Unai Simon has kept 4 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Villarreal confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Luiz Junior (GK), Kiko, Juan Foyth, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesana, Daniel Parejo, Alejandro Baena, Ayoze Perez, Thierno Barry.

Athletic Club confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Unai Simon (GK), Andoni Gorosabel, Daniel Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Mikel Jauregizar, Benat Prados, Inaki Williams, Unai Gomez, Nico Williams, Gorka Guruzeta.

Expert La Liga Analysis

We’re keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the best stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Villarreal vs Athletic Club league stats:

• The +0.25 line has been covered by Athletic in 19 of their last 20 games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Athletic in 9 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Athletic in 3 consecutive games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Villarreal in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Villarreal in 12 of their last 20 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Villarreal in 2 consecutive games at home.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Villarreal in 3 consecutive games against Athletic.

Villarreal vs Athletic Club Prediction

If you echo our view that Athletic can swerve defeat in this La Liga encounter, then you can take them with a +0.25 goal start at 1.95. There are strong reasons to back the visitors.

If you want to back Athletic without taking them on the Asian Handicap, there’s the alternative to go for a Winning Margin wager instead. There are lots of different options here.

Athletic +0.25 Probability

The bookies are estimating that there is a 51.3% likelihood of this pick landing a return. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Villarreal 0 - 1 Athletic

Let’s take a chance on the 10.00 available that Athletic secure a 1-0 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners 2.00

We’ve seen an average 11.60 corners in the past five Villarreal home games. The Total Corners line is on the low side and we’re looking to go over this number at odds of 2.00.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Villarreal

Total

9.50 5.40 4.10

Home

9.80 5.20 4.60

Away

8.10 5.20 2.90

Athletic

Total

9.50 6.30 3.20

Home

9.00 6.00 3.00

Away

9.10 6.00 3.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

2.00

Under 9.5

1.73

Villarreal Corners

Over 4.5

1.83

Under 4.5

1.83

Athletic Corners

Over 4.5

2.00

Under 4.5

1.73

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Villarreal vs Athletic Club Odds

Villarreal are the shortest price to win this La Liga game according to the bookies, with the gambling operators giving them a 42% probability due to their 2.38 betting odds. At 3.00, Athletic Club are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at 1.70.

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