Villarreal CF
vs
Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
18:45 GMT
07 April 2017
The Villareal vs Athletic Bilbao match will be played on Friday, April 5, at the de la Ceramica Stadium, Villareal. Villareal is currently 5th on the table with 51 points, while Athletic Bilbao is 6th on the table with 50 points at the moment. The winner of this match will probably secure their top-six position and qualify for Europa League.
In their previous 10 meetings, Villareal recorded 2 victories, Athletic Bilbao had 5 wins, while 3 games ended in a draw. In 6 out of those 10 games we saw under 2.5 goals, but in other 4 matches, we saw at least 4 goals.
Villareal surprisingly lost two games in Primera, against Las Palmas away and Eibar at home. Therefore, we can say they lost all chances to finish in the top four, and they even jeopardized their top six finish. It seems they stabilized their defense in the match against Betis - they celebrated 1:0 victory in Seville, but they will have to be even better against Athletic Bilbao to record another win. Latest matches: Villarreal CF
04.04.2017
LaLi
Betis Sevilla
Villarreal CF
0:1
W
01.04.2017
LaLi
Villarreal CF
SD Eibar
2:3
L
17.03.2017
LaLi
Las Palmas UD
Villarreal CF
1:0
L
12.03.2017
LaLi
Celta de Vigo
Villarreal CF
0:1
W
04.03.2017
LaLi
Villarreal CF
Espanyol Barcelona
2:0
W
Athletic Bilbao is in a fine form currently, with 4 victories in their last 5 Primera clashes. The only match they lost was the one against Real Madrid at home, but even in that game, Athletic Bilbao missed many opportunities to score, to tie the result at least, or even win. They will certainly try to win the upcoming game. Latest matches: Athletic Bilbao
04.04.2017
LaLi
Athletic Bilbao
Espanyol Barcelona
2:0
W
01.04.2017
LaLi
CA Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
1:2
W
18.03.2017
LaLi
Athletic Bilbao
Real Madrid
1:2
L
12.03.2017
LaLi
Real Sociedad
Athletic Bilbao
0:2
W
05.03.2017
LaLi
Athletic Bilbao
Malaga CF
1:0
W
The match between Villareal and Athletic Bilbao is a derby of the round, and in derby games everything is possible. Villareal is a favorite to win, but we expected to see over 2.5 goals in this game.
07 April 2017 - 18:45 GMT
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