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Match info:
Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – San Mames
Date: 6th October 2013
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT+1
5th place Athletic Bilbao host 6th position Valencia at the San Mamés Stadium this Sunday evening in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Recent form:
Athletic Bilbao – L W L W L W W
Belgrano – W W W W L L L
Both sides have won 4 of their last 7 games.
The Spanish Primera currently looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 40 times in recent years and Valencia have come out on top most often (Athletic Bilbao 11 wins, Valencia 20 win, 9 draws).
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:0, 2:3, 0:3, 1:1 and 1:2.
Bookmakers Athletic Bilbao slight favourites for this game.
Odds: Bilbao (11/10) Draw (5/2) Valencia (23/10)Gamingtips Prediction – Athletic Bilbao 1:3 Valencia
Athletic Bilbao finished 12th in the Spanish Primera last season where they scored 44 goals in 38 games and conceded 65. Valencia finished 5th. They scored 67 goals in 38 games and conceded 54. Athletic Bilbao had the 4th worst record in the Spanish Primera last season and if they are to be competitive in this game, they will need to shut down a Valencia attack that scored on average over 1.5 goals per game last season. So far this season, both sides have the exact same record with 4 wins and 3 losses. Valencia travelled to Russia on Thurday to face Kuban’ Krasnodar in the Europa League and that trip may affect their performance this evening. From a betting perspective, over 3.5 goals at odds of 7/4 is reasonable given the amount of goals scored and conceded by these two sides. 
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