Villarreal went head-to-head with Athletic Bilbao in La Liga of Spain on September 27. The match finished with Villarreal victorious, 1-0.
The deadlock was broken on the 77th minute when Alberto Moleiro found the net, handing Villarreal the advantage and locking in the win.
As Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao square off once more, the memory of the 0-0 tie in their La Liga face-off from 6 months ago still lingers. In impressive form, Villarreal recently defeated Sevilla and Osasuna, looking to add another win to their streak as they face Athletic Bilbao. Their winning form has come with a cost though, as their backline remains a concern, with goals conceded across five consecutive matches.
Athletic Bilbao prepare for this game after drawing with Girona last Tuesday. Their backline has lacked consistency, conceding goals in their last eight away matches in a row.
This La Liga clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao in this campaign. Villarreal’s Karl Etta Eyong and Nicolas Pepe have played important roles in ensuring their attack, shaped by Marcelino’s vision, remains effective. Buchanan has emerged as Villarreal’s leading scorer in La Liga this season, netting three goals, while Eyong has been their leading creator in the competition with two assists. Pape Gueye, Georges Mikautadze and Tani Oluwaseyi have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Villarreal’s attack.
Meanwhile, Nico Williams and Robert Navarro have been pivotal for Athletic Bilbao’s attack, with Ernesto Valverde at the helm, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Williams has already scored one goal in La Liga this season, while also leading the team in assists, having set up one goal this campaign. Adding further support are Maroan Sannadi Harrouch, Oihan Sancet and Aitor Paredes, who have combined to deliver key goals and assists for the team.
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Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for Villarreal–Athletic Bilbao; once underway, the AI tracks every minute and refreshes its forecast accordingly. As for this match-up, AI analysis ahead of kickoff correctly anticipated Villarreal's win. According to pre-match data, the model suggested that Villarreal’s victory had the strongest backing in the model, with 46%, while a draw was at 28% and Athletic Bilbao’s victory was at 26%.
We are updating team formations and line-ups for Villarreal - Athletic Bilbao in real time.
Villarreal kicked off the game with Luiz Junior, Sergi Cardona, Renato Veiga, Rafa Marin, Santiago Mourino, Manor Solomon who got substituted by Alberto Moleiro on the 72nd minute, Pape Gueye, Thomas Teye Partey who got substituted by Dani Parejo on the 72nd minute, Ilias Akhomach who got substituted by Tajon Buchanan on the 46th minute, Georges Mikautadze who got substituted by Tani Oluwaseyi on the 72nd minute and Nicolas Pepe who got substituted by Alfonso Pedraza on the 90th minute as starters, with Arnau Tenas, Diego Conde, Adria Altimira Reynaldos, Alfonso Pedraza, Jean Valou, Alberto Moleiro, Santi Comesana, Dani Parejo, Tajon Buchanan and Tani Oluwaseyi on the bench.
Athletic Bilbao's starting eleven were Unai Simon, Yuri Berchiche, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Vivian, Inigo Lekue, Mikel Jauregizar, Inigo Ruiz De Galarreta who got substituted by Mikel Vesga on the 67th minute, Unai Gomez Echevarria who got substituted by Robert Navarro on the 57th minute, Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams who got substituted by Maroan Sannadi Harrouch on the 75th minute and Gorka Guruzeta who got substituted by Jesus Areso on the 68th minute, with Alex Padilla, Adama Boiro, Aitor Paredes, Jesus Areso, Andoni Gorosabel, Robert Navarro, Nico Serrano, Alejandro Rego Mora, Mikel Vesga, Urko Izeta and Maroan Sannadi Harrouch on the bench.
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Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Tajon Buchanan and Dani Parejo were the ones to receive it.
The teams have met five times since May 2023. Villarreal have won once, Athletic Bilbao twice, with the other two encounters ending in stalemates. The last time these teams met was on April 6, 2025, in La Liga of Spain, concluding in a 0-0 draw. Villarreal have scored eight goals across these five encounters, while Athletic Bilbao have scored seven. As things stand, Athletic Bilbao have a superior head-to-head record against Villarreal in their recent encounters.
Villarreal have won five of their seven matches in La Liga this season, with one draw and one defeat, netting thirteen goals (1.86 per match) and conceding five (0.71 per match). In La Liga, Athletic Bilbao have played seven matches, winning three, drawing one and losing three, scoring seven goals at an average of 1.00 per match and conceding eight at a rate of 1.14 per match.
Villarreal are on a two-game winning streak, with victories against Sevilla and Osasuna in their last two matches, while Athletic Bilbao's most recent outing ended in a draw against Girona. Overall, Villarreal have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing six, while in their last twenty matches, Athletic Bilbao have recorded eight wins, eleven losses, and one draw.
As always, Spain La Liga's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Villarreal are currently 3rd in the table with sixteen points from seven matches, while Athletic Bilbao occupy 8th spot with ten points in seven matches.
We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao in real time. You can watch the goal by Alberto Moleiro as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Villarreal - Athletic Bilbao are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.