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La Liga | Gameweek 34
May 13, 2023 at 5.30pm UK
Estadio de la Cerámica
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Villarreal
5 - 1
Athletic Bilbao

Baena (24', 90'), Jackson (37', 50'), Paredes (61' og.)
Capoue (1'), Torres (45+3'), Parejo (45'), Pedraza (58')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Sancet (45+3' pen.)
Paredes (54'), Herrera (54'), Williams (68')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Valencia 1-1 Villarreal
Wednesday, May 3 at 6.30pm in La Liga

We said: Villarreal 2-1 Athletic Bilbao

This is a big match in Spain's top flight, as both teams have ambitions of securing European football for next season. Athletic are capable of pulling off a positive result, but their defensive absentees have led to us siding with Villarreal, who have won 10 of their 16 home league games this term. 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 Villarreal win with a probability of 37.35%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 36.07% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 (9.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Villarreal would win this match.

Result
VillarrealDrawAthletic Bilbao
37.35%26.57%36.07% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Both teams to score 52.3% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.38% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)52.62% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.73% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)74.27% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.7% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)27.3% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.25% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)62.74% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.94% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)28.05%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.29% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)63.71% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    Villarreal 37.35%
    Athletic Bilbao 36.07%
    Draw 26.56%
VillarrealDrawAthletic Bilbao
1-0 @ 9.94% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-1 @ 8.2%
2-0 @ 6.45%
3-1 @ 3.55% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 2.79%
3-2 @ 2.26% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 1.15%
4-0 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 37.35%
1-1 @ 12.63%
0-0 @ 7.66%
2-2 @ 5.21%
3-3 @ 0.96%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.56%
0-1 @ 9.74% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 8.03%
0-2 @ 6.19%
1-3 @ 3.4%
0-3 @ 2.62%
2-3 @ 2.21%
1-4 @ 1.08%
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 36.07%

How you voted: Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao

Villarreal
71.8%
Draw
15.5%
Athletic Bilbao
12.7%
71
Head to Head
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gameweek 31
Villarreal
1-1
Athletic Bilbao
Pedraza (60')
Pedraza (50'), Mandi (81')
Garcia (43')
Petxarroman (85'), Garcia (90'), Sancet (90+1')
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Athletic Bilbao
2-1
Villarreal
Garcia (14'), Muniain (77' pen.)
Coquelin (32')
Foyth (55'), Moreno (76'), Estupinan (80')
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Athletic Bilbao
1-1
Villarreal
Berenguer (44')
Garcia (53'), Lopez (86')
Moreno (16')
Capoue (40'), Foyth (55')
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Villarreal
1-1
Athletic Bilbao
Pino (74')
Moreno (36')
Williams (19')
Berenguer (71')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
2Barcelona19122551222938
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Mallorca199371921-230
6Villarreal177642928127
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Osasuna186752327-425
10Celta Vigo187382728-124
11Real BetisBetis176652021-124
12Sevilla176471823-522
13Rayo Vallecano175661920-121
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1743101629-1315
19Valencia172691626-1012
20Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512


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