Athletic Club vs Villarreal prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 10 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Athletic Club vs Villarreal
La Liga · Sunday 10 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
Athletic Club vs Villarreal preview
The La Liga fixture between Athletic Club and Villarreal is scheduled for Sunday 10 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at San Mamés Barria in Bilbao. Athletic Club go into the round 7th, on 15 points from 10 games, while Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11.
Athletic Club come into the game with a W-W-L-D-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Villarreal's recent sequence reads L-W-D-L-W. Over their last 6, Athletic Club have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Villarreal average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Athletic Club have 4 wins to Villarreal's 3 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 12 Apr 2026, ended Athletic Club 1-2 Villarreal.
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Form and table
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W W
- VillarrealLast five: W L D W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 15 | DDLWW |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | WLDWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club expected line-up (4-4-2)
Unai Simón, Yuri Berchiche, Hugo Rincón, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Berenguer, Peio Canales Urtasun, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
Villarreal expected line-up (4-4-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Pau Navarro, Alberto Moleiro, Pape Gueye, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Ilias Akhomach
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