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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
1Real Madrid21154250203049
2Atletico MadridAtletico21136235142145
3Barcelona21133559243542
4Athletic Bilbao21117331181340
5Villarreal219753932734
6Rayo Vallecano228862624232
7Mallorca219391926-730
8GironaGirona218492929028
9Real Sociedad218491717028
10Real BetisBetis217772326-328
11Sevilla227782430-628
12Osasuna216962530-527
13Celta Vigo2174103033-325
14Getafe225981717024
15Las PalmasLas Palmas2165102634-823
16Leganes225891930-1123
17AlavesAlaves2156102533-821
18Espanyol2155112033-1320
19Valencia2137112036-1616
20Real ValladolidValladolid2143141442-2815


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