La Liga

La Liga | Gameweek 16

Dec 8, 2024 at 3.15pm UK

San Mames Barria

Athletic Bilbao
2 - 0
Villarreal

Paredes (15'), Williams (69')
Sancet (55'), Prados (68')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Comesana (35')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Athletic Bilbao

All competitions

La Liga

Last Game: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Madrid
Wednesday, December 4 at 8pm in La Liga

Goals
for

Villarreal

All competitions

La Liga

Last Game: Pontevedra 1-0 Villarreal
Wednesday, December 4 at 8pm in Copa del Rey

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 42.68%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 30.4% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (7.86%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 0-1 (9.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Athletic Bilbao would win this match.

Result
Athletic Bilbao	Draw	Villarreal
42.68% ( 0.03)	26.93% ( -0)	30.4% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 49.8% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.83% (

0.01)

55.17% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.59% (

0.01)

76.41% (

-0.01)

Athletic Bilbao Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.41% (

0.02)

25.58% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.54% (

0.02)

60.46% (

-0.03)

Villarreal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.91% (

-0.01)

33.08% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.32% (

-0.01)

69.67% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Athletic Bilbao 42.67%

Villarreal 30.4%

Draw 26.92%

Athletic Bilbao	Draw	Villarreal
1-0 @ 11.53% 2-1 @ 8.7% ( 0) 2-0 @ 7.86% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.95% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.57% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.19% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.35% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.22% ( 0) Other @ 2.3% Total : 42.67%	1-1 @ 12.76% 0-0 @ 8.46% ( -0) 2-2 @ 4.81% ( 0) Other @ 0.89% Total : 26.92%	0-1 @ 9.36% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 7.06% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.18% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 2.6% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.91% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.77% ( -0) Other @ 2.51% Total : 30.4%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal

Athletic Bilbao

69.5%

Draw

24.8%

Villarreal

5.7%

Head to Head

Apr 14, 2024 5.30pm

Gameweek 31

Athletic Bilbao

1-1

Villarreal

Sancet (66')
Prados (10'), Williams (31'), Berchiche (90+4')

Parejo (90+5' pen.)
Albiol (34'), Comesana (35')
Comesana (46')

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Nov 5, 2023 5.30pm

Gameweek 12

Villarreal

2-3

Athletic Bilbao

Moreno (86'), Sorloth (87')
Gabbia (19'), Albiol (72'), Mandi (74'), Femenia (76')

Ruiz de Galarreta (2'), Williams (22'), Williams (30')
Williams (41'), de Marcos (44'), Garcia (89'), Ruiz de Galarreta (90+2')

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May 13, 2023 5.30pm

Gameweek 34

Villarreal

5-1

Athletic Bilbao

Baena (24', 90'), Jackson (37', 50'), Paredes (61' og.)
Capoue (1'), Parejo (45'), Torres (45+3'), Pedraza (58')

Sancet (45+3' pen.)
Paredes (54'), Herrera (54'), Williams (68')

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Oct 30, 2022 5.30pm

Gameweek 12

Athletic Bilbao

1-0

Villarreal

Williams (59')

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Apr 9, 2022 5.30pm

Gameweek 31

Villarreal

1-1

Athletic Bilbao

Pedraza (60')
Pedraza (50'), Mandi (81')

Garcia (43')
Petxarroman (85'), Garcia (90'), Sancet (90+1')

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Form Guide

Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Madrid

Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Elfsborg

Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Real Sociedad

Valladolid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

Ludogorets 1-2 Athletic Bilbao

Pontevedra 1-0 Villarreal

Villarreal 2-2 Girona

Osasuna 2-2 Villarreal

Villarreal 3-0 Alaves

Poblense 1-6 Villarreal

Valladolid 1-2 Villarreal

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Barcelona	38	28	4	6	102	39	63	88
2	Real Madrid	38	26	6	6	78	38	40	84
3	Atletico Madrid Atletico	38	22	10	6	68	30	38	76
4	Athletic Bilbao	38	19	13	6	54	29	25	70
5	Villarreal	38	20	10	8	71	51	20	70
6	Real Betis Betis	38	16	12	10	57	50	7	60
7	Celta Vigo	38	16	7	15	59	57	2	55
8	Osasuna	38	12	16	10	48	52	-4	52
9	Rayo Vallecano	38	13	13	12	41	45	-4	52
10	Mallorca	38	13	9	16	35	44	-9	48
11	Valencia	38	11	13	14	44	54	-10	46
12	Real Sociedad	38	13	7	18	35	46	-11	46
13	Getafe	38	11	9	18	34	39	-5	42
14	Alaves Alaves	38	10	12	16	38	48	-10	42
15	Espanyol	38	11	9	18	40	51	-11	42
16	Sevilla	38	10	11	17	42	55	-13	41
17	Girona Girona	38	11	8	19	44	60	-16	41
18	Leganes	38	9	13	16	39	56	-17	40
R	Las Palmas Las Palmas	38	8	8	22	40	61	-21	32
R	Real Valladolid Valladolid	38	4	4	30	26	90	-64	16
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