Athletic Bilbao should easily avoid defeat against Villarreal, and the bookies have placed a valuable odds of 1.63 on an away win or draw (+0.5), this is a very good bet and should not be missed.

Round 31 of La Liga sees Villarreal host Athletic Bilbao at the Estadio de la ceramica on Saturday.

Athletic Bilbao would be looking to continue their push for European qualification when they face Villarreal, the away team come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Elche, Bilbao are currently unbeaten in their last two league games.

Villarreal have been inconsistent this season, with few flashes of brilliance, the home team have won just one of their last four league games, losing three of them and scoring just one goal in the process.

Athletic Bilbao have a well rested squad unlike Villarreal, and this may be a deciding factor, both teams concede an average of 1.0 goal per game in the league this season, a close contest is expected but Athletic Bilbao have the advantage considering their form in the league.

The away team have avoided defeat twenty two times in thirty games played, losing just eight, most of those losses came against the top four teams, the home team on the other hand have won just forty percent of their home games, Athletic Bilbao shouldn't have much trouble avoiding a defeat against Villarreal.

Athletic Bilbao have a very good record against Villarreal, In the last six meetings between these teams, the Basque club have avoided defeat in all six games, drawing four and winning two games including a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Considering the league performances of both teams and the head to head statistics, Marcelino Garcia's team are expected to avoid defeat against Villarreal.

It is surprising to see that the bookies have offered a valuable odds of 1.63 on an away win or draw (+0.5), backing the away team to avoid defeat is the best available option in this fixture.

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西甲第31轮比赛将于周六在陶瓷场举行，比利亚雷亚尔将主场迎战毕尔巴鄂竞技。

毕尔巴鄂竞技将在对阵比利亚雷亚尔的比赛中继续他们的欧冠预选赛之旅，这支客场球队2-1战胜了埃尔切，毕尔巴鄂目前在过去的两场联赛中都保持不败。

比利亚雷亚尔本赛季表现不稳定，很少有辉煌的表现，主队在过去四场联赛中只赢了一场，输了三场，只进了一个球。

与比利亚雷亚尔不同，毕尔巴鄂竞技拥有一支休息良好的队伍，这可能是一个决定性因素，两支球队本赛季平均每场失球1.0个，预计将是一场势均力敌的比赛，但考虑到他们在联赛中的状态，毕尔巴鄂竞技有优势。

客队避免失败两次20 30场比赛,失去只有8,大多数这些损失是对四大团队,另一方面主队赢得了百分之四十的主场,毕尔巴鄂竞技不应该麻烦避免击败比利亚雷亚尔。

毕尔巴鄂竞技在对阵比利亚雷亚尔的比赛中有着良好的战绩。在这两支球队最近的六场交锋中，巴斯克俱乐部在六场比赛中都避免了失败，四平两胜，其中包括本赛季早些时候与比利亚雷亚尔的比赛中2-1取胜。

考虑到两支球队的联赛表现和面对面的比赛数据，马尔塞利诺·加西亚的球队有望避免在与比利亚雷亚尔的比赛中落败。