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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
1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97


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