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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
CReal Madrid34276174225287
2GironaGirona34235673423174
3Barcelona34227570432773
4Atletico MadridAtletico34214963392467
5Athletic Bilbao341710755332261
6Real Sociedad341412848351354
7Real BetisBetis34131384339452
8Valencia34138133739-247
9Villarreal34129135658-245
10Getafe341013114147-643
11AlavesAlaves34118153238-641
12Sevilla341011134546-141
13Osasuna34116173751-1439
14Las PalmasLas Palmas34107173043-1337
15Celta Vigo34810164052-1234
16Rayo Vallecano34713142743-1634
17Mallorca34614142740-1332
18CadizCadiz34414162349-2626
19Granada3449213664-2821
RAlmeria34211213367-3417


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