Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia Prediction, 8/21/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/15/2022

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Game: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Location: San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Athletic Bilbao (-143) Valencia (+400)

Athletic Bilbao (14-13-11 last year) will take on Valencia (11-15-12 last season) at San Mamés on Sunday. Valencia are priced at +400 while Athletic Bilbao are priced -143. Valencia are priced at +400 while Athletic Bilbao are priced -143. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Unai Simon Athletic Bilbao and Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia.

Athletic Bilbao recorded 24 saves and had a save rate of 73.8 for the previous season. Their goal differential was sitting at 7 by means of 43 goals notched and 36 goals given up. For the previous campaign, the club were the owners of an average of 1.45 pts per fixture (55 points) and were 7th in La Liga with 34 assists. The Lions were ranked 7th when it comes to goals expected with 50.1, and the squad's expected goals against came in at 38.2. Athletic Bilbao recorded 90 yellow card warnings over the course of last season and also 4 red cards. Athletic Bilbao surrendered 36 goals while surrendering 0.95 goals per 90, and the opposition had a total of 126 shots on target against them. They recorded 13 clean sheets, which had them at a percentage of 34.2 over the course of last year.

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Last season, Valencia CF had a save percentage of 70.5 (156 SoT against), and they also ranked 9th in the league with 48 pts. The Ches ended the season with an average of 1.3 pts per contest while sitting with 30 assists and 8 red cards. Valencia accumulated 48 goals and their expected goals over the course of last season was at 39.2. Valencia earned a CS% of 31.6 in the previous season in addition to 134 yellow cards. This clubs's goals against per 90 minutes was 1.39 with 111 saves, and they earned 12 clean sheets. Valencia ranked 10th in goals surrendered with 53, and the difference in goals was at -5.

The man protecting the net for Athletic Bilbao will be Unai Simon. Simon has seen the pitch a total of 10,011 minutes and has accumulated 242 stops so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.02 (113 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .703. The goalkeeper born in Spain has seen 344 shots attempted at him in 112 starting assignments. Simon (38-37-37 mark in his career) has accumulated 33 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.5% clean sheet percentage.

Giorgi Mamardashvili will be residing in front of the net for Valencia. He has given up 1.11 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 5-7-6. Mamardashvili has 8 shutouts while defending 74 shots attempted against him in 1,620 minutes throughout his career. In his pro soccer career, Mamardashvili has allowed 20 goals and has tallied 56 saves in 18 starts. He holds a save % of .757 and his clean sheet rate is currently 44.4%.

Inaki Williams is one member of the side you are going to want to keep your eye on for Athletic Bilbao. The forward hailing from Spain has earned 53 goals in 19,703 mins played. Williams has started 227 contests thus far in his career and he scores 0.24 goals per 90 minutes. He has 32 assists while tallying 23 yellow card cautions in his career.

Valencia is being led by Maxi Gomez, who can change the course of a fixture. He scores 0.44 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 189 games in his pro soccer career. The forward from Uraguay has played 16,733 minutes while scoring 81 goals. He has collected 44 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Athletic Bilbao (-143)

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