Athletic Club vs Villarreal Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Athletic Club vs Villarreal Intro
We’re past the halfway point of the season and both Athletic Club and Villarreal will be looking to continue their early season form. Athletic Club, in particular, have impressed and sit amongst the league leaders. Villarreal lag slightly behind, but that could all change depending on the result at San Mames. Kick off is on Sunday April 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM. It’s matchweek 31, and Ernesto Valverde’s home team are 5th having taken 56 points, whereas Marcelino Garcia’s visitors sit in the 10th place in the LaLiga table on 38 points. We approach the latter stages of the LaLiga campaign and there’s a 18 points gap between Athletic Club and Villarreal, mirroring the difference of 5 positions in the table.
Athletic Club vs Villarreal Form
The loss for Athletic Club against Real Madrid kept them at 7 points from the last five games. That being said, Villarreal lost to Atletico Madrid in the last round but had won four straight before that to pick up 12 points. Athletic Club have been in superb form at home in recent weeks, winning a near perfect 13 points in their last five matches at their San Mames. With 10 points from last five games away from home, Villarreal are looking very strong.
Athletic Club vs Villarreal H2H
This has been a well loved fixture down through the years, with Athletic Club and Villarreal meeting 49 times before. There have been plenty of meetings between these two sides but Villarreal holds an advantage when it comes to games won. They have 18 victories compared to Athletic Club’s 16 and 15 draws. With 2 more wins in the last six games between the two, Athletic Club has enjoyed this fixture. But it us Villarreal that has historically done better in this match up.
Athletic Club vs Villarreal Analysis
Athletic Club lost their last game. Ernesto Valverde’s men were facing Real Madrid. The game ended with a score of 0-2. Now Ernesto Valverde’s men are fully focusing on facing Villarreal. Against Real Madrid, Athletic Club claimed 42% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Athletic Club struck a total of 7 shots in attack while in defence conceding 9 shots. Meanwhile, Villarreal lost its previous game. Marcelino Garcia’s team played Atletico Madrid. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 1-2. During their latest meetup with Atletico Madrid, Villarreal took 52% possession. Looking at shots on goal, Villarreal has those following stats: 11 shots in attack and 14 shots conceded.
Athletic Club vs Villarreal Odds
Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Athletic Club and Villarreal is Athletic Club.
