Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal, taking place on Sunday, 14 April 2024, at The Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao.
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Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormThe 2-0 away defeat to Real Madrid will not have sat easily with the Athletic Bilbao squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. In that game they had 42% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Real Madrid who had 9 attempts and 4 on target.
Ernesto Valverde will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 7 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, and this season they have notched up 8 clean sheets in 15 games at The Estadio San Mamés.
Their strong run of form at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 14 games in a row.
Goalscorer Gorka Guruzeta will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Athletic Bilbao.
Villarreal, Recent FormThe Villarreal players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their home fixture against Atletico Madrid recently, that ended in a 2-1 defeat. In that game they recorded 52 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 14 shots on goal.
Their boss Marcelino García Toral has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 14 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 7 goals conceded across those matches. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, away from home this season, they have scored in 12 of their 14 games played.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
With 6 goals scored in Villarreal's last 6 outings in the league, Alexander Sørloth has shown a great run of form in finding the back of the net.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Athletic Bilbao that came out on top with a 2-3 win.
Athletic will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against El Submarino Amarillo, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 8 meetings between the two.
Villarreal have lost the last 2 times they've have visited Athletic in the league and have failed to win any of their last 4 encounters at The Estadio San Mamés.
Athletic man Raúl García will be confident about extending his scoring record against Villarreal, having hit the netting 3 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
There is only really one injury concern for the Athletic manager Ernesto Valverde ahead of this clash, with Nico Williams (Muscle) missing out, which gives Valverde a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral with Eric Bailly (Muscle), Juan Foyth (Thigh), Pepe Reina (Foot), Denis Suárez (Hamstring) and Ramón Terrats (Meniscus) all unavailable for selection, and Yeremy Pino (Cruciate ligament) out for the rest of the season.
Athletic Bilbao Playing at home | Villarreal Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 32' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 3.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 5-3 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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