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La Liga | Gameweek 21
Feb 11, 2023 at 8pm UK
Estadio de Mestalla
Athletic Bilbao logo

Valencia
1 - 2
Athletic Bilbao

Castillejo (17')
Duro (21'), Castillejo (60')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Williams (30'), Sancet (72')
Williams (41'), de Marcos (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Girona 1-0 Valencia
Sunday, February 5 at 3.15pm in La Liga

We said: Valencia 2-2 Athletic Bilbao

This has all of the makings of an open and entertaining match this weekend. Four of the last five La Liga matches between these two sides have finished level, including a 2-2 at Mestalla in December 2020, and we are backing the same scoreline to occur on Saturday night. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Valencia win with a probability of 36.99%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 35.5% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Valencia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.98%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 (10.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
ValenciaDrawAthletic Bilbao
36.99% (-0.012 -0.01) 27.51% (0.012 0.01) 35.5% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Both teams to score 49.3% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.62% (-0.047000000000004 -0.05)56.38% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.6% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)77.4% (0.037000000000006 0.04)
Valencia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.67% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)29.33% (0.032 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.7% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)65.3% (0.037999999999997 0.04)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.76% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)30.24% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.59% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)66.41% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Valencia 36.98%
    Athletic Bilbao 35.5%
    Draw 27.5%
ValenciaDrawAthletic Bilbao
1-0 @ 10.87% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 7.98% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 6.67% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 3.26% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 2.73% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
3-2 @ 1.95% (-0.004 -0)
4-1 @ 1% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 36.98%
1-1 @ 13.01% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 8.87% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.77% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 27.5%
0-1 @ 10.6% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 7.78% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 6.34% (0.0029999999999992 0)
1-3 @ 3.1% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 2.53% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.9% (-0.004 -0)
1-4 @ 0.93% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 35.5%

How you voted: Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao

Valencia
31.0%
Draw
29.0%
Athletic Bilbao
40.0%
100
Head to Head
Jan 26, 2023 7pm
Quarter-Finals
Valencia
1-3
Athletic Bilbao
De Marcos (43' og.)
Diakhaby (28'), Musah (45+2'), Comert (73'), Moriba (90+7')
Muniain (35'), Williams (45'), Vesga (74' pen.)
Vivian (32'), Agirrezabala (78'), Sancet (88')
Aug 21, 2022 4.30pm
Athletic Bilbao
1-0
Valencia
Berenguer (42')
Vivian (12'), Muniain (68'), Simon (79'), Berchiche (86'), Alvarez (88')

Musah (23'), Diakhaby (74')
May 7, 2022 3.15pm
Athletic Bilbao
0-0
Valencia

Alvarez (8'), Williams (77'), de Marcos (90'), Simon (90+9')

Diakhaby (26'), Moriba (53'), Guillamon (72')
Guillamon (90+8')
Mar 2, 2022 8.30pm
Semi-Finals
Valencia
1-0
Athletic Bilbao
Guedes (43')
Paulista (26'), Alderete (73'), Diakhaby (90+2')

Martinez (60'), Zarraga (90+5')
Feb 10, 2022 8.30pm
Semi-Finals
Athletic Bilbao
1-1
Valencia
Garcia (37')
Garcia (63')
Duro (65')
Foulquier (43'), Diakhaby (80'), Duro (90')
Gomez (45+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona26183571254657
2Real Madrid27176457263157
3Atletico MadridAtletico27168344182656
4Athletic Bilbao271310445242149
5Villarreal26128648361244
6Real BetisBetis2711883533241
7Mallorca27107102633-737
8Rayo Vallecano279992929036
9Celta Vigo27106114041-136
10Sevilla279993236-436
11Real Sociedad27104132328-534
12Getafe2789102322133
13GironaGirona2796123540-533
14Osasuna2671273237-533
15Espanyol2677122537-1228
16Valencia2769123045-1527
17Leganes2769122440-1627
18AlavesAlaves2768133040-1026
19Las PalmasLas Palmas2766153045-1524
20Real ValladolidValladolid2744191862-4416


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