Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia predictions for Sunday’s La Liga match at Estadio San Mames. Valencia travel to Bilbao in search of a win to secure themselves from relegation. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Athletic Bilbao looking for their third home win in a row
Bilbao will look to bounce back from their last defeat at the hands of Barcelona 2-1. The Lions are sitting at 11th place with 24 points five points away from the relegation zone and they must win in order to stay away from the relegation danger.
New boss Marcelino has helped the team improve their game. The boss will see this match as a perfect opportunity to go back to winning ways and maybe climb the table by two spots. 14 total goals have been scored in their last three matches, we can see a good reason to bet on goals scored here.
Valencia to build on their last win
Valencia with 23 points at 14th place are also close to the relegation zone. Los Che need to improve their game if they want to stay in the top flight and build on their win against Elche in the last round.
Valencia have scored under 1.5 goals in seven straight games. That record can be repeated in this match as ten matches between Valencia and Bilbao have finished in 1-1 scoreline.
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Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia Predictions
This match can be very important for both teams in terms of surviving in the La Liga next season. Although they are not in the relegation zone but a defeat here can see teams behind them pass them on points as just five points separate from 18th to 11th position.
Given the stats for both teams we think both teams are capable of scoring in this match but we predict the total goals scored will be under 2.5 goals.