Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction and Betting Tips 

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[{"selector":"#anim-da5d4734-2f91-41ce-8504-e03b8040aec0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d4a03e0-8d04-4e3f-a5e0-ca8e566b2382","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-025dacf0-911d-4e4b-b194-64334d92af6a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(113.08412%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Villarreal will face Ernesto Valverde's Athletic Bilbao team in a crucial match at the Estadio el Madrigal on Saturday as the 2022–23 season of La Liga resumes with a new round of games.

After a promising start to the season, Athletic Bilbao has fallen to ninth position in the La Liga rankings.

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The Basque team will need to win this game after losing by a slim margin of 1-0 to Real Betis the previous week.

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On the other side, Villarreal is currently in fifth position in the league standings and has had a decent year thus far.

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The Yellow Submarine must step it up this weekend after Valencia held them to a 1-1 draw in their last match.

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Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao have recently played each other 47 times, with Villarreal winning 17 and Athletic Bilbao winning 15, respectively.

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Villarreal's winless streak against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga has reached its lowest point in the club's history with eight games remaining.

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Athletic Bilbao have gone undefeated in their past five La Liga road games after a stretch of 10 losses in 12 games versus Villarreal.

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In their previous four meetings against Villarreal in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao has played to draws; only Real Madrid has a longer streak of this nature in the league.

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In their previous eight La Liga home games, Villarreal have lost three times, matching the number of losses they had in the 23 games before this run.

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