Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: The guests will be closer to victory

Prediction for the La Liga match which will take place on January 20. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The team left the Spanish Cup last midweek with a 1:3 loss to Celta on home soil. It was a surprising result, given that they had not lost in five previous meetings in two tournaments, including a point against Barcelona, the reigning Spanish champions. After the departure from the Cup, we can state the fact that Valencia is now fully focused on the national championship, and before the start of the reporting round, the future hosts are in 8th place with 29 points, which is three points less than Real Sociedad, which is in the European Cup competition. Valencia's home statistics are 10th in the division, +5=2-2-2, 12:5 goal difference.

Athletic also has a midweek Spanish Cup match against Alaves, but unlike Valencia, the Basques won 2:0. Overall, Atletico has a 6-match winning streak and a 14-match unbeaten streak. In the Spanish league standings, Athletic is in third place with 41 points, eight points less than the league-leading Girona and three points more than Atletico, which is in fifth. Atletico's away statistics are 4th in the division, +4=3-2, 11:8 goal difference.

We believe that bookmakers slightly underestimate Valencia. The Levantines lost the cup match to modest Celta. Still, this failure only motivates the Orange even more for the matches of the Spanish championship because now the only possibility for the Levantines to break into the European Cup is to get into the top six-seven of La Liga. At the same time, Athletic is having a strong season and performing well in away games. We believe Valencia will not lose in Saturday's game, but we are not sure they will win. As for the outcome, we won't be surprised by a draw, and as for the total, we don't expect a high performance from the match.