Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Predictions

• Athletic Bilbao have lost seven of 11 away league games this term
• Valencia have suffered only two home defeats this season
• The visitors have won only three of their last 12 games, and they’re without a clean sheet in nine

Another blow for Bilbao

This season has been a real step backwards for Athletic Bilbao, who are in the bottom half of the La Liga table and already eliminated from the Champions League. Their poor away form could lead to another blow, as they head to Valencia in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

Athletic have lost seven of their 11 La Liga away days this term, including a 2-0 defeat at Valencia in September. The visitors are in poor form overall with only three wins across their previous 12 going into this game.

Valencia are 15th in La Liga, but they’ve only suffered two home defeats in this campaign. The hosts are unbeaten at their own ground since Halloween, while they’ve progressed through the first four rounds of the cup with away wins.

The visitors have claimed narrow wins over lower-league sides on their way to the last eight, which account for two of the three wins they’ve managed since December 10th.

Bilbao head into this contest having failed to keep a clean sheet across their last nine games. Hosts Valencia have a solid foundation and they are eighth in the xG table, so they can take advantage of a shaky run for the visitors.