Valencia v Athletic Bilbao

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Valencia will be seeking to collect a fourth league win on the trot in La Liga this Saturday evening following their recent 4-1 mauling of Cadiz away from home in last week's Spanish top flight action while Athletic Bilbao registered a fourth win on the trot in the domestic top flight following an impressive 2-1 home win against Real Sociedad.

Recent victories gained over the likes of Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal and Cadiz have helped Valencia up into the top half of the La Liga table where they currently occupy eighth place where they trail sixth placed Real Sociedad by only a three-point margin so the hosts will be well motivated to grab all three points here this Saturday.

However, results overall have produced a bit of a mixed bag for Valencia as the hosts have managed to pick up just these three wins from their previous eight games overall, while the bigger picture shows the hosts have managed to capture just five wins from their last 15 games in the Spanish top flight.

Results on home soil at their Estadio de Mestalla have been encouraging though as Valencia have lost just twice in their previous 13 games which includes picking up seven wins during this period.

Athletic Bilbao are also currently enjoying a purple patch of form in the domestic top flight as the visitors have chalked up four wins on the trot which has helped Ernesto Valverde's side up into third spot and contention for a possible Champions League berth for next season.

Recent victories against Atletico Madrid, Las Palmas, Sevilla and Real Sociedad will give Athletic Bilbao important winning momentum ahead of this upcoming trip to take on Valencia at the Estadio de Mestalla and having put together a solid and impressive 10-match unbeaten sequence in La Liga, the visitors look well placed to gain a positive result here this Saturday.

Seven wins within these last 10 games will also serve as a timely boost for Athletic Bilbao who have also put together a four-match unbeaten run on their travels in recent weeks as well, picking up points in draws at the league leaders, Girona as well as Granada along with recorded wins on the road at Villarreal and Sevilla as well.

The bigger picture shows Athletic Bilbao have lost just four of their last 17 away games as well in La Liga which gives the visitors a decent chance of further extending their solid unbeaten run in the Spanish top flight.

Valencia v Athletic Bilbao Verdict

Athletic Bilbao have also held the upper hand over Valencia in recent exchanges, winning three of the last four meetings, so the visitors look set to add to their points tally in this upcoming clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Athletic Bilbao win @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Athletic Bilbao win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 @ 7.00