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Villarreal 5/6 to beat Athletic Bilbao in Tuesday’s La Liga contest

Posted December 21st, 2020 | By: Tom Dunstan

Competition: La Liga

Market: Villarreal win

Odds: 5/6 @ 888sport

With a real chance to extend on what has been an eye-catching run of form entering the Christmas break, Villarreal will host away day strugglers Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, enjoying what has been an extended unbeaten run both domestically and in Europe, Villarreal still find themselves battling it out at the top of the La Liga table. In their 14 top-flight contests this season, they have recorded six wins, seven draws and just a single defeat, scoring 19 and conceding 13 in return. Managing to collect a points tally of 25 and opening the midweek fixtures holding a four-point buffer in the top-four, it should also be noted that Villarreal hold the third-best defensive record in the division. As for their recent run of results, Tuesday’s hosts are unbeaten in each of their last 17 straight matchups across all formats and they are also unbeaten on home soil so far this season. It’s also worth highlighting that Villarreal have bagged themselves at least a pair of strikes in four of their last six La Liga home fixtures.

As for the visitors, while Athletic Bilbao might have managed to make a return to winning ways over the weekend, they do hold a real reputation for their issues on the road. In their 14 La Liga contests so far this season, they have recorded five wins, two draws and seven defeats, scoring 17 and conceding 17 in return. Managing to collect a points tally of 17, they open the midweek fixtures sat 10th in the table holding just a one-point buffer. However, as for their recent run of results, Athletic Bilbao have managed to win just one of their last five La Liga contests and it should also be noted that Tuesday’s guests have failed to win any of their last six top-flight matchups on the road, collecting just a pair of points. Given Bilbao’s continued issues on the road, we’re backing a Villarreal victory in midweek.

Bet: Villarreal 5/6 to beat Athletic Bilbao in Tuesday’s La Liga contest @ 888sport

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