Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: Expect a Draw

Saturday's pool of the Spanish soccer championship will end with the match between Valencia and Athletic. This is a clash of status rivals, but with slightly different objectives this season. Despite the field factor, bookmakers are on the side of the Basques, which seems logical, given the recent results of the Levantines.

At the moment, the Levantians have a 4-match losing streak. After the departure from the Spanish Cup from Atletico Madrid, they lost to Valladolid, Real Madrid, and Girona. Such results saw Valencia drop to 17th place in the Spanish league table, with 20 points, only one point more than Cadiz, a team from the relegation zone. Valencia's home statistics are 14th in the division, with four wins, two draws, and four losses, on a goal difference of 17:10. In the case of a loss in the upcoming game, Valencia may fall into the bottom three.

There is no doubt that for Athletic, the priority tournament is the Spanish Cup, in which the Basques have already reached the semifinals. After defeating Valencia in the cup quarterfinals, Athletic lost on the road to Celta, and on their field, they crushed Cadiz, Valencia's rival, to retain their place in the elite. In addition to Athletic may well break into the Europa League by winning the Spanish Cup, the Basques can break into the European cups through the championship. Currently, Athletic is eighth in the table, three points behind fifth-placed Rayo and six points behind fourth-placed Atletico. On the road, Athletic has the 12th statistic, +2=3-4, 13:14 goal difference. At the same time, Athletic has four losses and only one draw in its last five away games.

We consider betting on current Valencia without the appointment of a head coach to be risky. However, even Athletic in away games within La Liga does not please, although the same Athletic dealt with Valencia quite well on January 26 at the Mestalla, with the score of 3:1, but in their favorite national cup. We doubt the upcoming match will be as productive as the recent Spanish Cup encounter. Valencia will try to cling to at least one point. Otherwise, they risk falling into the relegation zone. As for the outcome, we won't be surprised by a draw.