SPANISH LA LIGA BETTING PREVIEW - VALENCIA VS ATHLETIC BILBAO

Spanish La Liga

2025-05-18 - Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao

A Sports Betting Preview by ArmchairPunter

Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
Football : Spain: La Liga
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla
Sunday 18th May 2025, 1800hrs

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Valencia’s solid and impressive unbeaten run of 10 games in the Spanish La Liga finally came to an end after being beaten 1-0 away from home at Alaves but nevertheless, spirits and confidence will be high for this upcoming final home game of the season for Valencia.

Valencia had previously collected six wins and four draws within this previous 10-game sequence which included victories on home soil at their Estadio de Mestalla against the likes of Real Valladolid, Mallorca, Sevilla and Getafe respectively.

The wider picture shows Carlos Corberan’s side have been dealt just two losses within their previous 15 matches overall in La Liga which also includes picking up a total of eight wins in the process during this period.

The hosts have also made themselves a tough unit to beat at home, slipping to just one loss within their last nine games and collecting no fewer than seven wins.

Athletic Bilbao have also produced encouraging form towards the end of this season’s La Liga campaign as the visitors have suffered just one loss in their last 10 matches overall which came in the form of a 1-0 loss away from home at Real Madrid.

The visitors also registered five wins within this period along with keeping a total of seven clean sheets as well, so Ernesto Valverde’s side are expected to put up stubborn resistance at the Estadio de Mestalla on Sunday evening.

The bigger picture shows Athletic Bilbao have been dealt just two defeats in their previous 27 appearances in La Liga, both of which were away from home, but the visitors have also picked up 14 wins along with 11 draws as well, making them a potentially tricky opponent for Valencia.

The Betting Verdict

Both Valencia and Athletic Bilbao have produced stubborn results of late in La Liga so the handicap on the hosts looks a solid play.

The Pick :

Valencia 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

HANDICAP BETTING :

Take Valencia AH+0 at odds of 1.53 with Bet365