Athletic Bilbao vs Valladolid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 26/04/2021, 00:10  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 26/04/2021 at 00:15 in LaLiga Predictions

Athletic Bilbao have risen from their two Copa Del Rey finals losses with an important win over Atletico Madrid, which will for sure shake up the La Liga title race. Placed 10th with 41 points in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao will be gunning for a second straight win when they play host to 18th placed Real Valladolid, who have 29 points. Before their win over Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao had failed to score in their earlier three matches and going to this clash they’ll hope to build on it. They also had five straight draws in the league before the Atletico game. Actually, in their last 10 league matches, Athletic Bilbao have managed one loss, two wins and seven draws. They don’t score a lot of goals, but also don’t concede much. In their last 15 league matches, Athletic Bilbao have conceded more than a goal in three, and scored more than one in four while they have kept four clean sheets. In their last seven home matches in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten, but both sides have scored in six of them.

Real Valladolid are taking to this game a run of six winless matches in La Liga and just one win in the last 15. They are a point below the safe zone though with a game in hand on the 17th placed Elche and 19th placed Huesca. Even as they battle to avoid the drop, Valladolid’s fate is in their hands – with a win here, they can rise to 16th place. That will call on a lot of improvement though, especially in attack, having scored more than a goal in just three of the last 15 league matches. Defensively, they also have work to do, after registering only one clean sheet in the last 15 league matches, though they’ve conceded more than one goal in only four of the 15. Nine of their last 15 league matches have produced under 2.5 goals and they’ve scored a goal each in four of their last five league matches. Valladolid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in their November meeting and will hope to improve on an away run that has seven winless matches and one clean sheet, to complete a double. The seven away matches have yielded five draws.