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Head to head · season 2026/27 · laliga

Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Sunday 10 January at 18:00, Italian time.

Athletic Bilbao10th in laligavsVillarreal9th in laliga
8Points8
2-2-2Won-drawn-lost2-2-3
1.3Points per match1.1
7Goals for13
6Goals against12
3Clean sheets0
DDWWLFormWWLLL
2 draws in a rowCurrent run2 wins in a row
1-2-1 · 5 ptsAt home (W-D-L)1-0-2 · 3 pts
1-0-1 · 3 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-1 · 5 pts
9.8 in 6Expected goals for (xG)16.3 in 7
8.2Expected goals against (xG)11.1
6.84Average player rating6.68
—Top scorerPape Gueye (3)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Sunday 10 January.
Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal, Sunday 10 January at 18:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal on Sunday 10 January
Athletic Bilbao v VillarrealArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Athletic Bilbao 43%draw 24%Villarreal 33%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver58% over · 42% under
Both teams to scoreYes61% yes
Goals the model expects1.64 – 1.39Athletic Bilbao – Villarreal

Poisson model on 6 matches for Athletic Bilbao and 7 for Villarreal, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
5Athletic Bilbao wins
7draws
3Villarreal wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Athletic Bilbao 16, Villarreal 16 · 2.1 per match

  1. 12 Apr 2026Athletic Bilbao1-2VillarrealLaLiga
  2. 27 Sept 2025Villarreal1-0Athletic BilbaoLaLiga
  3. 6 Apr 2025Villarreal0-0Athletic BilbaoLaLiga
  4. 8 Dec 2024Athletic Bilbao2-0VillarrealLaLiga
  5. 14 Apr 2024Athletic Bilbao1-1VillarrealLaLiga
  6. 5 Nov 2023Villarreal2-3Athletic BilbaoLaLiga
  7. 13 May 2023Villarreal5-1Athletic BilbaoLaLiga
  8. 30 Oct 2022Athletic Bilbao1-0VillarrealLaLiga
  9. 9 Apr 2022Villarreal1-1Athletic BilbaoLaLiga
  10. 23 Oct 2021Athletic Bilbao2-1VillarrealLaLiga
  11. 21 Feb 2021Athletic Bilbao1-1VillarrealLaLiga
  12. 22 Dec 2020Villarreal1-1Athletic BilbaoLaLiga

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.