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


Athletic Club
Ranking: #46 overall, #6 in Spain

79.6 → 78.2 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 13 May Espanyol (A) 78.2 0.0
1-1 17 May Celta Vigo (H) 79.0 +0.8
4-2 23 May Real Madrid (A) 78.8 -0.2
1-3 22 Aug Sevilla (H) 78.4 -0.4
2-0 27 Aug Barcelona (A) 78.2 -0.2
Villarreal CF
Ranking: #24 overall, #3 in Spain

82.1 → 82.4 (+0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 17 May Rayo (A) 80.5 -0.3
5-1 24 May Atl Madrid (H) 81.1 +0.6
2-2 16 Aug Racing Sant (A) 80.1 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Atl Madrid (A) 81.6 +1.5
1-0 28 Aug Alavés (A) 82.4 +0.8

Athletic Club vs Villarreal CF: by the numbers

Villarreal CF sit 22 places above Athletic Club in our European rankings, and 3 places above them in Spain.

Over their last 10 matches Villarreal CF have moved +0.3 rating points, against -1.4 for Athletic Club.

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

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

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