Villarreal vs Athletic Club prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 11 April 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Villarreal vs Athletic Club
La Liga · Sunday 11 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal vs Athletic Club preview
Villarreal welcome Athletic Club at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal on Sunday 11 April 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11, while Athletic Club sit 7th on 15 points after 10 matches.
Villarreal have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Athletic Club have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Villarreal have scored 1.3 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Athletic Club average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
Head to head, Villarreal have 3 wins to Athletic Club's 4 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
- VillarrealLast five: D L W L L
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W W
| # | 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
Villarreal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Péter Gulácsi, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Alex Freeman, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Ayoze Pérez
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
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