Valencia CF vs Athletic Club prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Valencia CF
Ranking: #53 overall, #8 in Spain

78.4 → 77.3 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 25 Aug Betis (H) 78.7 +0.1
3-1 30 Aug La Coruña (A) 78.5 -0.2
0-5 06 Sep Barcelona (H) 77.8 -0.7
1-0 11 Sep Sevilla (A) 77.2 -0.6
0-1 15 Sep Alavés (A) 77.3 +0.1
Athletic Club
Ranking: #39 overall, #5 in Spain

78.7 → 79.6 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 22 Aug Sevilla (H) 78.4 -0.4
2-0 27 Aug Barcelona (A) 78.2 -0.2
0-2 30 Aug Celta Vigo (A) 79.4 +1.2
3-0 05 Sep Atl Madrid (H) 79.5 +0.1
1-1 12 Sep Elche (H) 79.6 +0.1

Valencia CF vs Athletic Club: by the numbers

Valencia CF trail Athletic Club by 14 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 3 in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches Athletic Club have moved +0.9 rating points, against -1.1 for Valencia CF.

Last time these teams played, on 10 May 2026, Athletic Club lost 0.5 rating points.

The highest Valencia CF have ever stood in our European rankings is #15, first reached on 19 Feb 2019.

The best xGtoday rating Athletic Club have ever held is 84.6, first set on 13 Jan 2024.