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Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 16

La Liga - Gameweek 16

Sunday, 8 Dec 2024 • 16:15

Athletic Bilbao

2 : 0

Villarreal

Goals

Aitor Paredes
1 : 0
15'
15'Aitor Paredes
1 : 0
Iñaki Williams
2 : 0
69'
69'Iñaki Williams
2 : 0

Lineups

Athletic Bilbao

PosPlayer
GK
Julen Agirrezabala
DEF
Oscar De Marcos
DEF
Yuri Berchiche
DEF
Dani Vivian
DEF
Aitor Paredes
MID
Álex Berenguer
MID
Oihan Sancet
MID
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
MID
Beñat Prados
FWD
Iñaki Williams
FWD
Gorka Guruzeta

Substitutes

60'Nico Williamsfor Álex Berenguer
68'Mikel Jauregizarfor Beñat Prados
68'Unai Gómezfor Gorka Guruzeta
85'Nico Serranofor Iñaki Williams
85'Mikel Vesgafor Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Diego Conde
DEF
Kiko Femenía
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Logan Costa
DEF
Juan Bernat
MID
Daniel Parejo
MID
Pape Gueye
MID
Álex Baena
MID
Santi Comesaña
FWD
Yéremy Pino
FWD
Thierno Barry

Substitutes

46'Gerard Morenofor Thierno Barry
46'Ayoze Pérezfor Daniel Parejo
73'Luiz Júniorfor Diego Conde
75'Denis Suárezfor Yéremy Pino
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Athletic Bilbao179532615+1132
D
W
W
W
W
5Villarreal157532725+226
W
W
D
D
L

Last Games

Athletic Bilbao

vsReal Madrid
2 - 1
@Rayo Vallecano
2 - 1
vsReal Sociedad
1 - 0
@Valladolid
1 - 1
vsReal Betis
1 - 1

Villarreal

vsGirona
2 - 2
@Osasuna
2 - 2
vsDeportivo Alavés
3 - 0
@Valladolid
2 - 1
vsGetafe
1 - 1

Head-to-Head

12 Apr 2026
Athletic Bilbao1 - 2Villarreal
12 Apr 2026Athletic Bilbao
1 - 2
Villarreal
27 Sept 2025
Villarreal1 - 0Athletic Bilbao
27 Sept 2025Villarreal
1 - 0
Athletic Bilbao
06 Apr 2025
Villarreal0 - 0Athletic Bilbao
06 Apr 2025Villarreal
0 - 0
Athletic Bilbao
08 Dec 2024
Athletic Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
08 Dec 2024Athletic Bilbao
2 - 0
Villarreal
14 Apr 2024
Athletic Bilbao1 - 1Villarreal
14 Apr 2024Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1
Villarreal

La Liga

Gameweek 16

06 Dec • 21:00
Celta Vigo
Mallorca
2 - 0
07 Dec • 14:00
Las Palmas
Valladolid
2 - 1
07 Dec • 16:15
Real Betis
Barcelona
2 - 2
07 Dec • 18:30
Valencia
Rayo Vallecano
0 - 1
07 Dec • 21:00
Girona
Real Madrid
0 - 3
08 Dec • 14:00
Leganes
Real Sociedad
0 - 3
08 Dec • 16:15
Athletic Bilbao
Villarreal
2 - 0
08 Dec • 18:30
Osasuna
Deportivo Alavés
2 - 2
08 Dec • 21:00
Atlético Madrid
Sevilla
4 - 3
09 Dec • 21:00
Getafe
Espanyol
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.