Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia Prediction, 5/7/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/4/2022

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Game: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Athletic Bilbao (+190) Valencia (-147)

Inaki Williams and Athletic Bilbao (12-12-9, 8th in La Liga) host Valencia (10-12-11, 10th in La Liga) at San Mamés Stadium on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao and Jasper Cillessen for Valencia. Athletic Bilbao are priced +190 while the Ches are at -147. The over/under is set at 2.25.

Athletic Bilbao faced off with Atlético Madrid in their most recent match and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. Athletic Bilbao tried 10 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 3 of the tries for a rate of 30.0%. In the passing game, they had a 83.7% rate by connecting on 304 of the 363 pass attempts in their last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Athletic Bilbao finished the game at a 20.0% clip by putting 2 SoT of 10 total shots. Athletic Bilbao is averaging 1.12 goals per 90 (38 goals in total) and have accounted for 32 assists in all matches for the year.

Inaki Williams is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Athletic Bilbao. He has totaled 31 assists while earning 22 yellow card cautions in his career. Williams has been a starter in 224 outings during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.25 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Spain has tallied 53 goals in 19,404 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Iker Muniain, the forward born in Spain. Muniain has played 26,316 mins during 302 starting assignments and has earned himself 57 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 32 times thus far in his career while scoring 54 goals. He is averaging 0.18 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Athletic Bilbao will be Unai Simon. Simon has defended the goal for a total of 9,651 minutes and has 238 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.0 (111 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 71.6%. The keeper born in Spain has seen 338 shots attempted against him in 108 starting assignments. Simon (37-36-35 mark during his career) has recorded 31 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 28.7% clean sheet rate.

When they last took the field, Valencia went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Levante. Valencia ended the game with a 22.2% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 2 of the 9 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by converting 170 out of their 239 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 71.1%. Valencia converted 1 SoT out of their 6 shots attempted which gave them a 16.7% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 43 goals and 28 assists in all their contests, Valencia averages 1.26 goals and 0.82 assists per 90 minutes.

Carlos Soler will be counted on for Valencia. He is averaging 0.20 goals per 90 and has started 152 outings during his career. The midfielder hailing from Spain has been on the field for 13,483 minutes while scoring 30 goals. He has 32 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 24 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Goncalo Guedes, the forward born in Portugal. Guedes has been given 15 yellow card cautions in 12,268 mins played (141 starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.24. He has scored 33 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 34 different times.

Jasper Cillessen is expected to look after the net for Valencia. Cillessen has recorded 67 clean sheets while he has seen 810 shots against him in 17,025 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 76.8 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 35.4%. He has surrendered 1.06 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 97-55-40. So far in his career, Cillessen has allowed 201 goals and has earned 620 stops in 189 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Athletic Bilbao (+190)

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