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Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

San Mamés, Bilbao

Marcelino García Toral leads his Villarreal charges to the San Mamés in the La Liga on Sunday night, with Ernesto Valverde Tejedor's Athletic Bilbao the opponent. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are included as well.

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Athletic Bilbao's next match is v Osasuna at 18:00 on Tuesday 21st April
Villarreal's next match is v Real Oviedo at 20:30 on Thursday 23rd April
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between A.Bilbao and Villarreal was on Sunday 12th April 2026
Spanish La Liga
April 12th 2026
A.Bilbao 1
2 Villarreal
 
G. Guruzeta Rodríguez 84'26' S. Cardona Bermúdez
45' A. González Martínez
 
ATH
VIL
Shots On
6
6
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
15
3
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
15
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
A.BilbaoVillarreal
 
U. Simón Mendibil
D. Vivian Moreno
O. Sancet Tirapu (A. Berenguer Remiro 66')
I. Williams Arthuer (N. Serrano Galdeano 82')
N. Williams Arthuer (R. Navarro Muñoz 66')
G. Guruzeta Rodríguezfootball icon
A. Laporte
Í. Lekue Martínez (A. Gorosabel Espinosa 46')
Y. Berchiche Izeta
I. Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria (A. Rego Mora 66')
M. Jauregizar Alboniga
L. Reis Júnior
(R. Marín Zamora 46') P. Navarro Badenes
R. Palma Veiga
S. Comesaña Veiga
G. Moreno Balaguero
(N. Pépé 69') football iconA. González Martínez
?. Mouriño González
(D. Parejo Muñoz 82') P. Gueye
football iconS. Cardona Bermúdez
(A. Moleiro González 78') T. Buchanan
(G. Mikautadze 69') T. Oluwaseyi

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of A.Bilbao and Villarreal delivering at least 2 goals in this La Liga tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.29.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think A.Bilbao are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A.Bilbao
41%
1/1
4%
70/1
Draw
26%
5/2
3%
17/2
Villarreal
33%
11/4
5%
1/18
Draw 1-1
12%
11/23/1
A.Bilbao 1-0
10%
13/29/2
A.Bilbao 2-1
9%
8/16/1
Villarreal 1-0
9%
10/1
5%
10/3
Villarreal 2-1
8%
12/1
10%
1/9
A.Bilbao 2-0
7%
17/215/2
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
9%
5/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/18/1
Villarreal 2-0
5%
18/18/13
A.Bilbao 3-1
4%
14/116/1
A.Bilbao 3-0
3%
16/114/1
Villarreal 3-1
3%
28/112/1
A.Bilbao 3-2
3%
25/180/1
Villarreal 3-2
2%
33/166/1
Villarreal 3-0
2%
40/111/2
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11
6%
23/20
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11
5%
13/20
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11
4%
4/5
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/10
3%
6/4
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
9%
5/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
3/4
2%
2/1
BTTS - No
46%
1/1
2%
7/20
BTTS - Home Win
20%
3/1
5%
60/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
8/1
BTTS - Away Win
16%
6/11/20
Home/draw
67%
1/415/2
Away/draw
59%
4/5
3%
1/500
Home/away
74%
2/7
1%
1/20
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7
3%
2/11
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4
7%
17/5
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
12/55/1
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/31/9
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/1
8%
40/1
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/8
1%
1/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1125/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16
1%
1/9
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
9%
5/1
Home DNB
59%
4/9
3%
55/1
Away DNB
51%
13/8
5%
1/200
A.Bilbao win to nil
22%
5/2-
Villarreal win to nil
17%
11/2
10%
-
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
25%
11/5
6%
50/1
A.Bilbao / Villarreal
3%
33/1100/1
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
12/190/1
Draw / A.Bilbao
16%
4/114/1
Draw / Villarreal
10%
7/122/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/216/1
Villarreal / A.Bilbao
4%
22/1
12%
19/4
Villarreal / Villarreal
14%
5/1
6%
3/4
Villarreal / Draw
6%
14/15/2
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

A.Bilbao have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 2 and won 3. A.Bilbao have conceded 23 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

A.Bilbao have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Villarreal lay in 3rd place on 58 points in the La Liga league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 18, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 52 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Villarreal have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Villarreal have played 15 away games, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
A.Bilbao
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3126145479 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
2
Real Madrid3122453670 
l
 
0-3A
May 24
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
3
Villarreal3119482061 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
4
A.Madrid3117681957 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
May 24
l
 
2-0A
5
Real Betis3111137746 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
6
Celta3111119444 
May 17
l
 
2-0A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
7
R.Sociedad3111911142 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
8
Getafe3012513-441 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
9
Osasuna3110912-139 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
10
Espanyol3110813-1138 
l
 
1-2F
May 13
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
11
A.Bilbao3111515-1238 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
12
Girona3191111-1238 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
5-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
R.Vallecano3181112-935 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
May 17
14
Valencia319814-1235 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
15
Mallorca319715-934 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1F
May 10
16
Sevilla319715-1234 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1F
May 13
w
 
1-2F
17
Alaves318914-1133 
l
 
0-1A
May 2
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
18
Elche3171113-832 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
19
Real Oviedo316916-2427 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 23
20
Levante306816-1626 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-2F
May 2
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
A.Bilbao 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
A.Bilbao0 - 1Barcelona
A.Bilbao2 - 1Elche
A.Bilbao4 - 2Levante
A.Bilbao1 - 1R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 0A.Madrid
A.Bilbao0 - 3Real Madrid
A.Bilbao1 - 0Real Oviedo
A.Bilbao0 - 1Getafe
A.Bilbao2 - 1Mallorca
A.Bilbao1 - 1Girona
A.Bilbao0 - 1Alaves
A.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao3 - 2Sevilla
A.Bilbao0 - 3Barcelona
A.Bilbao1 - 0Alaves
A.Bilbao1 - 0Las Palmas
A.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao0 - 0Osasuna
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Getafe
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
AA.Bilbao0 - 3Girona
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Barcelona
AA.Bilbao1 - 1R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Elche
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Oviedo
HA.Bilbao4 - 2Levante
HA.Bilbao1 - 1R.Sociedad
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Sevilla
AA.Bilbao2 - 3Mallorca
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Osasuna
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Celta
HA.Bilbao1 - 0A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao0 - 3Real Madrid
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Levante
AA.Bilbao0 - 4Barcelona
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Real Oviedo
AA.Bilbao2 - 3R.Sociedad
Villarreal 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Girona1 - 0Villarreal
Alaves1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona4 - 1Villarreal
Levante0 - 1Villarreal
Getafe2 - 1Villarreal
Osasuna2 - 2Villarreal
Real Betis2 - 0Villarreal
Elche1 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad2 - 3Villarreal
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Valencia0 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid3 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
A.Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
Celta1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona2 - 3Villarreal
Girona0 - 1Villarreal
Celta3 - 0Villarreal
Real Betis1 - 2Villarreal
Getafe1 - 2Villarreal
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal0 - 1Girona
HVillarreal3 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal1 - 1Alaves
HVillarreal2 - 1Elche
AVillarreal1 - 4Barcelona
HVillarreal2 - 1Valencia
AVillarreal1 - 0Levante
AVillarreal1 - 2Getafe
HVillarreal4 - 1Espanyol
AVillarreal2 - 2Osasuna
HVillarreal0 - 2Real Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 2Real Betis
HVillarreal3 - 1Alaves
AVillarreal3 - 1Elche
HVillarreal0 - 2Barcelona
HVillarreal2 - 0Getafe
AVillarreal3 - 2R.Sociedad
HVillarreal2 - 1Mallorca
AVillarreal2 - 0Espanyol
HVillarreal4 - 0R.Vallecano
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
A.Bilbao have not lost to Villarreal in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at A.Bilbao since 2015
A.Bilbao
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
9 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
2 / 11
ATH
6
D
4
VIL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
A.Bilbao2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
A.Bilbao1 - 0
A.Bilbao2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
A.Bilbao1 - 0
0 - 3Villarreal
Draw1 - 1Draw
A.Bilbao1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
A.Bilbao4 - 0
League games at Villarreal since 2015
Villarreal
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
20
12
Games: Scored
10 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
2 / 12
ATH
2
D
5
VIL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Villarreal1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3A.Bilbao
Villarreal5 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3A.Bilbao
Villarreal3 - 1
Villarreal3 - 1
Villarreal2 - 0
Goal Statistics
A.Bilbao 11th Villarreal 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that A.Bilbao will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Villarreal will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
A.Bilbao have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
+4
Villarreal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
A.Bilbao
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
ATH
VIL
35%
better
view stats
Games scored19
25
Failed to score11
5
Scored first12
19
Goals scored32
54
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.8
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
19
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
ATH
VIL
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
22
Clean sheets5
8
Conceded first17
11
Goals conceded43
35
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against18%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

A.Bilbao v Villarreal La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31749
U SimónG GuruzetaY BerchicheD Vivian
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK31
1
-
I Lekue DEF10
2
1
D Vivian DEF261
8
1
A Laporte DEF201
2
-
Y Berchiche DEF274
4
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID302
3
-
I Galarreta MID2811
9
-
I Williams MID2324
1
-
O Sancet MID243
4
1
N Williams MID2142
2
-
G Guruzeta FWD2871
4
1
Subs
?. Padilla Pérez GLK1
1
A Gorosabel DEF171
3
-
A Paredes DEF171
4
-
Y Álvarez DEF1
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF9
2
-
M Vesga MID20
-
U Gómez MID2011
1
1
R Navarro MID2551
1
-
A. Rego Mora MID221
5
-
N Serrano  FWD141
-
U. Iruretagoiena Lertxundi FWD11
2
-
Álex Berenguer FWD2623
4
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
289510
L JúniorA MoleiroS ComesañaS Mouriño
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Júnior GLK281
3
-
S Mouriño DEF2412
9
1
P. Navarro Badenes DEF19
4
-
R Veiga DEF27
3
1
S Cardona DEF2513
4
-
T Buchanan MID2961
8
-
S Comesaña MID2935
5
1
P Gueye MID2542
7
-
A González MID61
-
G Moreno FWD178
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD2422
1
-
Subs
A Tenas GLK3
-
A Pedraza DEF2312
7
-
A Freeman DEF5
-
R Marín DEF191
1
-
W. Kambwala DEF
-
D Parejo MID25
2
-
A Moleiro MID3094
3
-
A. Diatta MID
-
G Mikautadze FWD2695
1
-
N Pépé FWD3054
3
-
A Pérez FWD1823
3
-