Athletic Club vs Valencia Prediction, 5/10/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/9/2026

Game: Athletic Club vs Valencia

Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026

Location: San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain

TV: ESPN Deportes

San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain is the site where Valencia (10-9-15) will go up against Athletic Club (13-5-16) on Sunday. Athletic Club are priced at -145 while the Ches are at +125. The betting total comes in at 3. The men protecting the net will be Unai Simon for Athletic Club and Stole Dimitrievski for Valencia.

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The Lions are ranked 8th when talking about xG with 21.2, and the team's xGA are at 20.5. Athletic Club has given up 50 goals while relinquishing 1.47 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs are sitting with 136 shots on target against them. Their goal differential is at -10 by 40 goals compiled as well as 50 goals surrendered. They have recorded 6 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 17.6% for the season. Athletic Club has a total of 91 SVs and they also have a save rate of 63.2% over the course of the season. Athletic Club has tallied 75 yellow card warnings on the season in addition to 7 red cards. So far this season, this team is sitting with an average of 1.29 points per fixture (44 pts) and also rank 11th among Big 5 teams with 27 assists.

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This season, Valencia CF has a save percentage of 63.8% (138 SoTA), and sit at 13th in Big 5 soccer with 39 points. The Ches hold an average of 1.1 points per match while amassing 26 assists and 2 red cards. Valencia has recorded 37 goals and their xG this year is 21.7. Valencia CF has a clean sheet rate of 23.5% for the season and also 64 yellow card warnings. The club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.47 with 94 saves, and they have accumulated 8 clean sheets. Valencia sits at 11th in relation to goals against having 50, and the squad's goal difference sits at -13.

The guy protecting the net for Athletic Club is Unai Simon. Simon has seen the pitch for a total of 20,888 minutes and is sitting with 549 saves in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.06 (247 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 69.9%. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 785 shots attempted against him in 234 starts. Simon (92-67-75 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 74 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 31.9%% clean sheet percentage.

Stole Dimitrievski will be looking after the net for Valencia. In his career, Dimitrievski has allowed 195 goals and has 393 stops in 146 starting assignments. He has given up 1.33 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 45-40-61. He sports a save % of 67.5% and his shutout rate is currently at 25.9%%. Dimitrievski has earned 38 clean sheets while seeing 582 shots against him in 13,206 mins throughout his career.

Gorka Guruzeta is a player to keep an eye out for Athletic Club. Guruzeta has been a starter in 175 games so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.35 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Spain has accumulated 56 goals in 14,396 mins. He has accounted for 19 assists while tallying 131 pts during his soccer career.

Valencia features a game changer in Hugo Duro, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He currently averages 0.34 goals per 90 mins and has started 132 outings in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Spain has 12,144 professional minutes and has scored 46 goals. He has accounted for 100 pts during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 8 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Valencia (-145)

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