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La Liga | Gameweek 31
Apr 13, 2025 at 8pm UK
San Mames Barria
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Athletic Bilbao
3 - 1
Rayo Vallecano

Sancet (58' pen., 90+4'), Williams (80')
Djalo (12'), Vivian (36'), Boiro Boiro (84'), Williams (87')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ciss (37')
Diaz (50'), Espino (57'), Lopez (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Thursday, April 10 at 8pm in Europa League
Last Game: Rayo Vallecano 0-4 Espanyol
Friday, April 4 at 8pm in La Liga

We said: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

Athletic have found it difficult to win matches of late, and the same can also be said for Rayo, so we are expecting a tight match in terms of the scoreline; Athletic can call upon the greater quality, though, and with home advantage, we are backing Valverde's side to put an important three points on the board. 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 Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 61.42%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 16.33%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.76%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.55%), while for a Rayo Vallecano win it was 0-1 (5.73%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Athletic Bilbao would win this match.

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawRayo Vallecano
61.42% (-0.13200000000001 -0.13) 22.25% (0.053000000000001 0.05) 16.33% (0.075000000000003 0.08)
Both teams to score 47.33% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.88% (-0.088000000000001 -0.09)50.12% (0.083999999999996 0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.91% (-0.077999999999999 -0.08)72.09% (0.072999999999993 0.07)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.16% (-0.075999999999993 -0.08)15.84% (0.071 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.97% (-0.13500000000001 -0.14)45.03% (0.131 0.13)
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.24% (0.042999999999999 0.04)43.76% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.07% (0.036999999999999 0.04)79.93% (-0.040999999999997 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 61.41%
    Rayo Vallecano 16.33%
    Draw 22.25%
Athletic BilbaoDrawRayo Vallecano
1-0 @ 12.77% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 11.76% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.73% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-0 @ 7.23% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-1 @ 5.97% (-0.015 -0.01)
4-0 @ 3.33% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.75% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.47% (-0.004 -0)
5-0 @ 1.23% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.14% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-1 @ 1.01% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 61.41%
1-1 @ 10.55% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
0-0 @ 6.93% (0.024 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.02% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 22.25%
0-1 @ 5.73% (0.027 0.03)
1-2 @ 4.36% (0.016 0.02)
0-2 @ 2.37% (0.014 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.2% (0.006 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.11% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.56%
Total : 16.33%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano

Athletic Bilbao
86.2%
Draw
10.3%
Rayo Vallecano
3.4%
87
Head to Head
Dec 1, 2024 5.30pm
Gameweek 15
Rayo Vallecano
1-2
Athletic Bilbao
Nteka (14')
Ciss (69'), Gumbau (76'), Garcia (90+5')
Sancet (65', 78')
May 25, 2024 5.30pm
Dec 2, 2023 3.15pm
Gameweek 15
Athletic Bilbao
4-0
Rayo Vallecano
Guruzeta (23'), Espino (47' og.), Williams (64'), Williams (68')
Vivian (6')

Espino (32'), Falcao (87')
Mar 5, 2023 5.30pm
Sep 17, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 6
Athletic Bilbao
3-2
Rayo Vallecano
Williams (14'), Sancet (28'), Williams (33')
Trejo (5'), Falcao (80')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona33244589325776
2Real Madrid33226566313572
3Atletico MadridAtletico33199556272966
4Athletic Bilbao331612550262460
5Villarreal331510856451155
6Real BetisBetis3315995041954
7Celta Vigo33137135049146
8Osasuna33101494046-644
9Mallorca33128133138-744
10Real Sociedad33126153237-542
11Rayo Vallecano331011123542-741
12Getafe33109143130139
13Espanyol33109143542-739
14Valencia33912123749-1239
15Sevilla33910143544-937
16GironaGirona3398164052-1235
17AlavesAlaves33810153546-1134
18Las PalmasLas Palmas3388173853-1532
19Leganes33612153049-1930
20Real ValladolidValladolid3344252481-5716


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