VIL vs ATH Dream11: A key battle in the race for top six spots in the La Liga table will take place at El Madrigal on Saturday, as Villarreal host Athletic Bilbao.
The seventh-placed hosts currently sit one place and one point better off than their visitors while they come into the game on the back of a victory over Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final tie.
Athletic Bilbao make the trip aiming to leapfrog their opponents after an important victory in their push for the top six.
While Marcelino‘s men have impressed at various points throughout the season, they have often struggled for consistency and went into a recent meeting with Elche having lost two and won one of their previous four league outings.
Date: 9th April, Saturday
Kick-Off Time: 10:00 PM (IST)
Venue: El Madrigal
Villarreal – 7th Position
Athletic Bilbao– 8th Position
You can catch the action live on Jio TV and on Voot.
Villarreal: L-L-W-L-W
Athletic Bilbao: W-D-L-W-L
Athletic Bilbao have come out on top on 4 occasions in the last 5 with one game ending in a draw.
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Geronimo Rulli
Juan Foyth
Raul Albiol
Pau Torres
Pervis Estupinan
Yeremi Pino
Dani Parejo
Gio Lo Celso
Samuel Chukwueze
Gerard Moreno
Arnaut Danjuma
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Athletic Bilbao Starting XI (Likely)
Unai Simon
Oscar De Marcos
Daniel Vivian
Yeray Alvarez
Yuri Berchiche
Alex Berenguer
Unai Vencedor
Mikel Vesga
Iker Muniain
Oihan Sancet
Inaki Williams
GK
Geronimo Rulli
After a brilliant performance against Bayern, Rulli will be more confident than ever going into this game.
Clean Sheets | Saves | Goals conceded |
12 | 56 | 23 |
DEF
Raul Albiol
A wall in defence, Albiol has now found the form that made him one of the best defenders in La Liga last season.
Tackles Won | Passes completed % | Interceptions |
14 | 88.1 | 31 |
Daniel Vivian
Vivian has shown that he is capable playing at the highest level and helped his team fight for a spot in the top half of the table.
Tackles Won | Goals | Interceptions |
17 | 2 | 28 |
MID
Arnaut Danjuma
Growing in reputation with every game, Danjuma has established himself in La Liga and with his goal against Bayern last Tuesday, even in the Champion’s League.
Goals | Assists | xG |
8 | 3 | 10.6 |
Alex Berenguer
Berengeur scored his second goal of the season in the last game and looks pumped to control the game in the middle against an inspired Villarreal.
Goals | Assists | Passes completed |
2 | 6 | 69.7 |
ST
Gerard Moreno
Moreno hasn’t been able to feature as much as he would like this season but has still managed to score 8 goals in 15 appearances for the yellow submarines.
Shots per game | Assists | Shots on target |
8 | 2 | 12 |
Inaki Williams
Williams though had a great start to the season now finds it difficult to get on the scoresheet regularly. He will try to take any chances that come his way.
Goals | Assist | Shots per game |
7 | 3 | 2.8 |
Goalkeeper: G. Rulli
Defenders: J. Foyth, R. Albiol, D. Vivian, Y. Berchiche
Midfielders: A. Danjuma, Y. Pino, A. Berenguer, O. Sancet
Attackers: I. Williams, G. Moreno
Odds to Win
Odds in favour of Villarreal Win 7/5
Odds in favour of Athletic Bilbao Win 9/4
Odds in favour of a Draw 12/5
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