Villarreal-Athletic Bilbao is a match of the thirty-fourth day of La Liga and is played Saturday at 6:30pm: likely lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
There are five games to go in La Liga, and Villarreal occupies fifth place in the standings – seven points behind Real Sociedad – while Athletib Bilbao is currently in eighth place, out of the European zone. But it is tied on points with Girona, so its chances of getting back in, plenty.
This match, also because of the situations that have arisen, therefore puts some very heavy points up for grabs for both the hosts, who start with what are the favors of the prediction, and the visiting team: the goal is in common, that is, to end the season in those positions that are needed to stamp the passport for next year as well.
Villarreal is better off in terms of fitness: the yellow submarine comes to this match on the strength of three useful results in a row. Valverde’s team, on the other hand, has not won for three sides, and moreover has lost two in that time. And it has complicated its own plans, about which there is little argument. So, as mentioned earlier, it is the home team that could really be thinking about the breakthrough, perhaps getting closer to that band that is in fourth place. It would still remain difficult to make it back for the Champions League, of course. But at least the Europa League would be secured.
Nico Williams (Lapresse)
The prediction
The match at least three total goals should give them away. And at least one goal per team as well. Now, as mentioned, it is Villarreal who starts with the favor of prediction but Bilbao is definitely not an opponent to be taken lightly. But in the end the hosts, the three points, should also manage to win them.
The probable lineups of Villarreal-Athletic Bilbao
- VILLARREAL (4-3-3): Reina; Foyth, Albiol, P Torres, Pedraza; Capoue, Parejo, Baena; Chukwueze, G Moreno, Jackson.
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Simon; De Marcos, Balenziaga, Paredes, Yuri; Herrera, Vesga; I Williams, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
