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Athletic Club vs Villarreal – Predictions

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La Liga · Regular Season - 16

Kick-off

Sun 8 Dec 2024

15:15

Venue

San Mamés Barria

Competition

La Liga

Spain

Status

FT

🧮 Model Insight

Where the Numbers Come From

Athletic Club's attacking strength (1.12x league average) is weighed against Villarreal's defensive record (1.00x) to produce a home expected-goals figure of 1.62. Flip it around — Villarreal's attack (1.14x) against Athletic Club's defence (0.81x) — and the away total comes out at 1.08.

These ratings are built from 54/52 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.

Most Likely Scorelines

The model's single most probable exact score is 1-1, at 13.3%. Close behind: 2-1 (9.5%), 1-0 (9.3%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 32% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.

Most Likely Outcome

Athletic Club Win

50%

Athletic Club

2.00

25%

Draw

4.05

25%

Villarreal

3.95

Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines

1 – 1

11.7%

Draw

Most likely

1 – 0

10.8%

Home win

2 – 1

9.5%

Home win

Expected Goals & Win Odds

1.62

Athletic Club xG

Total xG

2.71

1.08

Villarreal xG

50%
25%
25%
Athletic ClubDrawVillarreal

2.00

50%

Home win

4.05

25%

Draw

3.95

25%

Away win

Goals Markets

75%

Over 1.5

1.33

25%

Under 1.5

4.00

51%

Over 2.5

1.96

49%

Under 2.5

2.04

29%

Over 3.5

3.45

71%

Under 3.5

1.41

14%

Over 4.5

7.14

86%

Under 4.5

1.16

Match Markets

Both Teams to Score

53%

BTTS Yes

1.88

47%

BTTS No

2.13

Clean Sheet

34%

Athletic Club

2.95

20%

Villarreal

5.08

Win to Nil

17%

Athletic Club

5.91

5%

Villarreal

20.04

Score Probability Matrix (%)

H \ A 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 6.7 7.2 3.9 1.4 0.4 0.1
1 10.8 11.7 6.4 2.3 0.6 0.1
2 8.8 9.5 5.2 1.9 0.5 0.1
3 4.8 5.2 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.1
4 1.9 2.1 1.1 0.4 0.1
5 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.1

Green = home win Β· Grey = draw Β· Amber = away win Β· White ring = most likely score

Model Internals
λ Home (xG) 1.625
λ Away (xG) 1.083
Total xG 2.708
League avg home goals 1.451
League avg away goals 1.176
Athletic Club attack strength 1.124
Athletic Club defence strength 0.806
Villarreal attack strength 1.142
Villarreal defence strength 0.996
Data phase CurrentSeason
Games used (H/A) 54 / 52

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most likely scoreline for Athletic Club vs Villarreal?

Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 13.3%.

How many goals are Athletic Club and Villarreal expected to score?

The model projects 1.62 expected goals for Athletic Club and 1.08 for Villarreal, a combined total of 2.71.

How confident is the prediction model for Athletic Club vs Villarreal?

Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 50%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.