Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF prediction | 10 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Athletic Club
Ranking: #37 overall, #5 in Spain

78.2 → 80.1 (+1.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
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
0-0 19 Sep Alavés (H) 80.1 +0.5
Villarreal CF
Ranking: #32 overall, #4 in Spain

80.1 → 81.0 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 14 Sep Betis (H) 80.2 -1.5
1-3 17 Sep Málaga (A) 81.2 +1.0
3-1 20 Sep Levante (H) 81.8 +0.6
1-0 10 Oct Real Madrid (A) 81.7 -0.1
3-1 13 Oct Napoli (H) 81.0 -0.7

Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF: by the numbers

Villarreal CF sit 5 places above Athletic Club in our European rankings, and 1 place above them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches Athletic Club have moved +1.9 rating points, against +0.9 for Villarreal CF.

Last time these teams played, on 12 April 2026, Athletic Club lost 0.2 rating points.

Athletic Club first climbed to joint #13 in our European rankings on 10 February 2024.

The best xGtoday rating Villarreal CF have ever held is 85.6, first set on 16 March 2022.