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Athletic Bilbao logo
Copa del Rey | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
Feb 10, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
San Mamés Barria
Valencia logo

Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1
Valencia

Garcia (37')
Garcia (63')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Duro (65')
Foulquier (43'), Diakhaby (80'), Duro (90')
Gomez (45+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Copa del Rey clash between Athletic Bilbao and Valencia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Valencia

Athletic ought to feel capable of going all the way in the Copa del Rey given the calibre of opponents they have already overcome, and Marcelino remains blessed with a near fully-fit squad. Valencia's inconsistent patch will likely see them concede a narrow first-leg advantage to the hosts, leaving Bordalas's side with it all to do in the second leg. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 46.01%. A win for Valencia had a probability of 28.62% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (8.01%). The likeliest Valencia win was 0-1 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawValencia
46.01%25.37%28.62%
Both teams to score 53.62%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.24%49.75%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.24%71.76%
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.37%21.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.26%54.74%
Valencia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.42%31.58%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.02%67.98%
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 46%
    Valencia 28.62%
    Draw 25.36%
Athletic BilbaoDrawValencia
1-0 @ 10.45%
2-1 @ 9.23%
2-0 @ 8.01%
3-1 @ 4.71%
3-0 @ 4.09%
3-2 @ 2.72%
4-1 @ 1.8%
4-0 @ 1.56%
4-2 @ 1.04%
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 46%
1-1 @ 12.05%
0-0 @ 6.83%
2-2 @ 5.32%
3-3 @ 1.04%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.36%
0-1 @ 7.87%
1-2 @ 6.95%
0-2 @ 4.54%
1-3 @ 2.67%
2-3 @ 2.04%
0-3 @ 1.74%
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 28.62%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia

Athletic Bilbao
77.8%
Draw
14.3%
Valencia
7.9%
126
Head to Head
Sep 25, 2021 3.15pm
Gameweek 7
Valencia
1-1
Athletic Bilbao
Maranhao (90+5')
Gomez (45+4'), Guillamon (47'), Jason (90+2'), Vallejo (90+8')
Gomez (82')
Martinez (69')
Garcia (49'), Berenguer (78')
Feb 7, 2021 3.15pm
Gameweek 22
Athletic Bilbao
1-1
Valencia
Guillamon (43' og.)
Berenguer (51'), Martinez (74')
Paulista (66')
Soler (79')
Dec 12, 2020 1pm
Gameweek 13
Valencia
2-2
Athletic Bilbao
Soler (26' pen.), Vallejo (83')
Gomez (36'), Jason (90+1')
Villalibre (55'), Garcia (79' pen.)
Vesga (31'), Garcia (61'), Lopez (73'), Alvarez (82'), Berenguer (84'), Garcia (90+4')
Jul 1, 2020 6.30pm
Sep 28, 2019 12pm
Gameweek 7
Athletic Bilbao
0-1
Valencia

Lopez (50'), Aduriz (77')
Cheryshev (27')
Cheryshev (20'), Rodrigo (34'), Diakhaby (46'), Cillessen (88'), Wass (93')
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