📊 Form Guide

Valencia

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Valencia will be wanting a better result here following the 1-0 La Liga loss in their previous game against Alaves.

In that game, Valencia managed 58% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Alaves got 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. Joan Jordán (79') was the scorer for Alaves.

Carlos Corberán's Valencia have scored 9 times over their last 6 outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those games is 5.

Going into this contest, Valencia are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.

Athletic Bilbao

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Athletic Bilbao go into this clash following a 0-2 La Liga win over Getafe in their previous match.

In that match, Athletic Bilbao had 65% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For Athletic Bilbao, the scorers were Gorka Guruzeta (76') and Dani Vivian (89'). Getafe had 11 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Athletic Bilbao has been noticeable recently. Looking at their last 6 meetings shows that it has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal aggregate of 7 while Athletic Bilbao have scored 3. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, of course.

Going into this one, Athletic Bilbao are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 21/08/2022 shows us that Valencia have won 1 of these and Athletic Bilbao 4, with the number of draws standing at 1.

In all, 14 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 5 from Los Che and 9 being from Los Leones. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

📰 Team News: Valencia

There is just one fitness concern for the Valencia gaffer Carlos Corberán to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Thierry Correia (Cruciate ligament tear) is out of contention.

In all likelihood, Los Che look set to go for a 4-4-2 system for this game, utilising Giorgi Mamardashvili, Dimitri Foulquier, Cesar Tarrega, Mouctar Diakhaby, Jose Gaya, Luis Rioja, Javier Guerra, Enzo Barrenechea, Diego Lopez, Rafa Mir and Hugo Duro.

ℹ️ Team News: Athletic Bilbao

Owing to an otherwise available group of players, there is just a single fitness problem for the Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde to contend with. Álvaro Djaló (flu) won’t be playing here.

We believe Los Leones appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system using Unai Simon, Andoni Gorosabel, Unai Nunez, Aitor Paredes, Adama Boiro, Mikel Jauregizar, I. Ruiz de, Peio Canales, Oihan Sancet, Alex Berenguer and Gorka Guruzeta.

🧠 Prediction

We envisage that Athletic Bilbao and Valencia could both find goals hard to come by here.

A draw is a real possibility, as a clear-cut winner doesn’t appear to be obvious. We’re therefore tipping a close game with a 0-0 scoreline when all is said and done.

Victor Martins, 16:01 18/05/2025