Valencia vs Athletic Club Prediction (17.10.2026)

A poor start to the season for Valencia has led to a coaching change. The Mexican Javier Aguirre debuted in charge last week with a 2:2 draw away at Santander. Valencia has only one victory so far, which was a 1:0 win away at Alaves and came after the dismissal of former coach Carlos Corberan. Currently, they are in second to last place and conceded a late goal in their last home match against Real Sociedad, losing 2:3.

Athletic Bilbao has two games in hand and is in the middle of the table, with their last round match against Rayo Vallecano being called off early. Otherwise, they are unbeaten in their last four matches, conceding only one goal. The last two of those ended in draws at home. From two visits so far, they have one win against Celta with a score of 2:0 and a loss of 0:2 to Barcelona.

Valencia will try to escape the danger zone and for that, they already have a new coach. However, Athletic Bilbao is tricky and not an easy opponent, and I would try for a draw in this match.

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