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Villarreal vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
Friends of the Spanish LaLiga can enjoy themselves this weekend almost throughout with live football. The twelfth matchday is on Saturday and Sunday on the program, while the ten games are kicked off at nine different kick-off times.
The top teams are mostly already in action on Saturday. On Sunday, however, there are still exciting games, such as the duel of the table neighbors between Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao!
Both teams are currently in the diversified midfield of the table. There are just three points between seventh-placed CF Villarreal and 13th, currently Real Valladolid. The winner of this duel could therefore also sustainable in the top group of the LaLiga set.
The review of the previous English week on both sides makes for a laughing and a crying eye – a victory faces each defeat. However, thanks to the home advantage, Villarreal are clearly in favor of Athletic Bilbao, according to current odds. The start of the day at the Estadio de la Ceramica is at 13 pm on early Sunday afternoon.
Villarreal:
Villarreal head coach Javier Calleja had to accept charges in the social media on Thursday evening that he has lost his way. As in the game against CA Osasuna was vigorously durchrotiert and many regular players were spared at the same time. For example, players like top scorer Gerard Moreno or Santi Cazorla found themselves on the bench against the Basques from Eibar.
Against the high pressing of the Basque Villarreal did very hard and the fast wingers like Samu Chukwueze could not put their stamp on the game. It showed once again that Villarreal acts against a high pressing relatively unimaginative and can not handle the early pressure.
Second-half substitute Gerard Moreno’s (8-goal) goal seemed to give the visitors a point in the 88th minute, but the Calleja team continued to play forward and were penalized for a 95th-minute win. With a victory, the team could have pushed into the top four. Now is the fourth defeat in the sixth away game to book.
In the Estadio de la Ceramica Stadium, the team has been without defeat for a long time. At the beginning of March there was a bankruptcy last. Villarreal have remained unbeaten in ten league home games (six wins, four draws) since beating Deportivo Alaves 2-1.
The home games are a guarantee for peat festivals this season. In five games the fans were offered 25 hits (17: 8).
Athletic Bilbao:
Not in vain are the Basques of head coach Gaizka Garitano in the current table of LaLiga directly behind the yellow submarine. The season so far offers some parallels. Unusually, both teams are not allowed to play any international matches this season, and the Basques are acting as home strong as Villarreal (4-1-1 record at San Mames Stadium).
Another parallel is the services on a different place. Off the beaten track, the Basques had to accept some setbacks this season. In five away games only two points could be earned. Most recently, Madrid suffered defeats by suburban club Leganes (0-1) and top club Atletico Madrid (0-2).
The defeat against the Champions League starter last Saturday was for the Garitano team already the fifth league game without full success. The negative trend, however, could be stopped on Wednesday evening. Thanks to a brace from captain Iker Muniain, the Basques returned to winning ways – Bilbao celebrated a 3-0 success at home to Espanyol.
This success was a first for the Basques this season. With a goal difference of 11: 7, the games of Bilbao are not necessarily recommended for lovers of offensive football.
The Basques are certainly considered a strong team. However, with only two goals scored in the past, Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao have a low risk of predicting the two teams’ goals.
Villarreal vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
20.01.19 LL Villarreal Ath Bilbao 1 : 1
26.09.18 LL Ath Bilbao Villarreal 0 : 3
09.04.18 LL Villarreal Ath Bilbao 1 : 3
19.11.17 LL Ath Bilbao Villarreal 1 : 1
07.04.17 LL Villarreal Ath Bilbao 3 : 1