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.

STATS

• Villareal recorded 2 defeats in a row before their midweek victory over Betis in Seville. They failed to score only once in their last 9 games in all competitions.
• Athletic Bilbao recorded 4 victories and only one defeat in their last 5 matches in Primera. That loss came against the leader on the table, Real Madrid. In 3 out of those 4 wins, Athletic also recorded a clean sheet.

HEAD TO HEAD

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 NEWS

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 NEWS

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

SUMMING UP!

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.