{"id":276610,"date":"2025-05-17T07:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/valencia-vs-athletic-bilbao-prediction-and-betting-tips\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:26","slug":"valencia-vs-athletic-bilbao-prediction-and-betting-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/valencia-vs-athletic-bilbao-prediction-and-betting-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction and Betting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4920428\" data-slug-id=\"2521580\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2024-25 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/la-liga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">La Liga<\/a> is back in action with another set of matches this weekend as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/valencia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Valencia<\/a> take on Ernesto Valverde&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/athletic-bilbao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Athletic Bilbao<\/a> side in an important encounter at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday. The two teams have experienced contrasting fortunes this season and will want to win this game.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><strong>Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Valencia are currently in 11th place in the La Liga standings and have flattered to deceive so far this season. Los Che slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Deportivo Alaves in their previous game and will need to bounce back this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand, are in fourth place in the league table at the moment and have stepped up to the plate this season. The Basque outfit eased past Getafe by a 2-0 margin and will be confident ahead of this fixture.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><strong>Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Head-to-Head and Key Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Valencia have a good historical record against Athletic Bilbao and have won 75 out of the 196 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Athletic Bilbao&#8217;s 72 victories.<\/li>\n<li>Valencia have won only one of their last five matches at home against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, with their previous such victory coming by a 1-0 margin in January last year.<\/li>\n<li>Athletic Bilbao have won three of their last five matches against Valencia in La Liga &#8211; they had won only one of the 11 such games preceding this run.<\/li>\n<li>Athletic Bilbao won the reverse fixture by a 1-0 margin last year and could complete a La Liga double over Valencia for the fourth time in the last 40 years.<\/li>\n<li>Athletic Bilbao have managed to keep four clean sheets in their last four matches in La Liga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><strong>Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Athletic Bilbao have sealed their place in the top five of the La Liga standings and have come into their own this season. Alex Berenguer and Oihan Sancet can be lethal on their day and will look to make their mark this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia have blown hot and cold this season and will need to play out of their skins on Sunday. Athletic Bilbao are the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Valencia 1-2 Athletic Bilbao<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><strong>Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tip 1: Result &#8211; Athletic Bilbao to win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals &#8211; Yes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip 3: Valencia to score first &#8211; Yes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/273644-1715844790-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Aditya Hosangadi&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nAditya is a European and international football writer at Sportskeeda, covering previews, news, post-match articles and live blogs for 5 years. 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