La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[darewaller]

Bellingham is about to be a part of Real Madrid now and this must be very exciting for both sides now. Because Real Madrid are continuing to strengthen the midfield a lot and to invest in their future at the same time. Because Kroos and Modric's contracts are running out by the end of the season and I assume there won't be any extension with any of them.
Young players are starting to take their places from now on and Bellingham is going to be one of them. Bellingham must also be very happy to play for one of the biggest teams in Europe.

Real Madrid management will definitely need to add a number of players to the squad this season. Otherwise, their performance will degrade badly. Benzema, Luka Modrich and Toni Kroos are three very important players for Madrid. And all three of these players are quite old. If Madrid cannot find suitable replacements for these three, they will face big problems next season. I think it was a wise decision to add Bellingham to the team. Bellingham is a very talented player. And the important thing is that he is only 19 years old. If he is able to adapt well to the Madrid squad, he will be able to serve the team for a long time.

Real Madrid management is well aware of their problems, and they will try their best for solving this all because in current season they faced few issues which prevent them from giving their best but still they are having good end of this season but now as they are having few quality players into their radar for the future hopefully things could be in better way for their performance in future Bellingham is long time Ancelotti even now he is also not sure about his future at this club, but he has done good job to have this player into this team which will give good strength.

Few legendary players are already ending their careers at this club which will be bringing some problem but as they are working hopefully things will be under control or better because in next season we will have three-way title race with Atlético and Barcelona both are currently doing impressive work as well.

[uswa56]

Bellingham is about to be a part of Real Madrid now and this must be very exciting for both sides now. Because Real Madrid are continuing to strengthen the midfield a lot and to invest in their future at the same time. Because Kroos and Modric's contracts are running out by the end of the season and I assume there won't be any extension with any of them.
Young players are starting to take their places from now on and Bellingham is going to be one of them. Bellingham must also be very happy to play for one of the biggest teams in Europe.

Real Madrid management will definitely need to add a number of players to the squad this season. Otherwise, their performance will degrade badly. Benzema, Luka Modrich and Toni Kroos are three very important players for Madrid. And all three of these players are quite old. If Madrid cannot find suitable replacements for these three, they will face big problems next season. I think it was a wise decision to add Bellingham to the team. Bellingham is a very talented player. And the important thing is that he is only 19 years old. If he is able to adapt well to the Madrid squad, he will be able to serve the team for a long time.

Real Madrid management is well aware of their problems, and they will try their best for solving this all because in current season they faced few issues which prevent them from giving their best but still they are having good end of this season but now as they are having few quality players into their radar for the future hopefully things could be in better way for their performance in future Bellingham is long time Ancelotti even now he is also not sure about his future at this club, but he has done good job to have this player into this team which will give good strength.

Few legendary players are already ending their careers at this club which will be bringing some problem but as they are working hopefully things will be under control or better because in next season we will have three-way title race with Atlético and Barcelona both are currently doing impressive work as well.

Real Madrid, which is different from a few years ago, now Real Madrid has entrusted the process to their young generation, whereas in the past, Real Madrid always bought expensive players, but last season Ancelotti proved that the combination of Real Madrid's senior players and Real Madrid's young players can bring success. it is undeniable that at this time Real Madrid's young players have developed very rapidly.

and for next season, of course Real Madrid's management and coaches know better what they are going to do and of course after Real Madrid lost the La Liga title this season they will try to win it back next season.

[shogun47]

We have a derby coming up this weekend and it is one with a bitter sweet outcome no matter how it ends!

Espanyol Barcelona is hosting FC Barcelona and what is better than winning the La Liga title in the Espanyol stadium when you are Barca? But their situations couldn't be any more different than they are. While giving Espanyol another hit and push towards Segunda Liga, Barca can also secure the La Liga title and celebrate while the Espanyol place would feel even more horrible.

It could be a game with a lot of action especially from Espanyol as they are not going to take hostages.

[Leviathan.007]

I think considering the recent games we saw from both teams in La Liga, Atletico Bilbao can win this game and beat Villarreal. Because in the last five games they had against each other, Villarreal never won a game against Atletico Bilbao and Villarreal lost the last game they had with a 1-0 result in this season.

Villareal is a strong team right now. There's no doubt if bilbao will be losing against villareal. Villareal is still trying to defend its place to be qualified for europa league. That being said that if it will be so hard to see bilbao to beat villareal.



Bookies are favoring villareal at this moment and that's a sense thing for sure caused by villareal is far more consistent compared with bilbao. Bilbao may lose full points against villareal soon.

Villareal will be playing at home. It doesn't even make sense to pick bilbao to be a favorite club in this match.

It's easy money for people who pick villareal. The gap is quite big in the current standing. Villareal is still superior based on the current statistic in la liga.

Since the rates for Atletico Bilbao are higher and tempting for me I think betting on Atletico Bilbao for this match can be a wise move to accept the risk because both teams are the same in performance and Atletico Bilbao can have a good chance to beat Villareal, accepting the risk for this game can bring good reward.

[Ahli38]

I think it is only a rumor, Man City won't let Julian Alvarez moves to any club. Julian Alvarez is an important part of Man City, he already contributed many goals so far. I think Real Madrid will try more to sign a player like Osimhen or Harry Kane. These players deserve to be the successor of Benzema, they also have a better chance to move because their contract expires in 1-2 years. While Julian Alvarez's contract expires in 2028, there are too many years left. So, the best successor for the number 9 of Real Madrid striker should be Osimhen or Harry Kane. Haaland won't move anywhere, he is happy in Man City.

Manchester City will still keep the best players to continue to contribute to the Manchester City squad, but when someone dares to make a high offer, it is likely they will be considered further. As for Real Madrid, it will take a lot of money to buy one of the world's best players like Osimhen. So far, Victor Osimhen is one of the best players from Napoli who has currently won the Serie A League. Therefore, I am sure that Napoli will not let go of its best players easily. There must be a very high offer first to be considered by Napoli's management.

But actually the hunt for Victor Osimhen I think will indeed be much more difficult. Because many big teams from the Premier League are also interested in this one player who has become the top scorer in Serie A this season. And Napoli will definitely try to keep Osimhen and increase his salary so that his contract will be extended when it runs out. But Osimhen personally commented in an interview where he said that he had an interest in playing in a bigger competition like the Premier League. But that was news a few months ago. And I think it really is about which team is more willing to spend more money.

And about Julian Alvarez, I think he will stay at Man City because last March he just signed a contract again with Man City with a fairly high salary increase. And if any team tries to take him away from Man City then I think Man City will indeed defend him. Because Julian Alvarez is just as important as Haaland. Man City really needs these two players. So that high salaries are not an obstacle for Man City as long as they can maintain their top players

[ginsan]

I think considering the recent games we saw from both teams in La Liga, Atletico Bilbao can win this game and beat Villarreal. Because in the last five games they had against each other, Villarreal never won a game against Atletico Bilbao and Villarreal lost the last game they had with a 1-0 result in this season.

indeed in the meeting of the two it is very clear that the meetings of the two often end in a draw and the positive thing for Bilbao is that they won two matches which makes this match more interesting to follow. I think Villarreal will try hard to end a series of poor results when they face Bilbao at the El Madrigal stadium because Villarreal has performed better this season than Bilbao.

Apart from that, Villarreal still has the chance to reduce the gap in points with Sociedad if they can finish this game with a win. therefore I still believe Villarreal will be able to secure full points in this match. Apart from that, from the matches that have been played by these two teams in Laliga, it is clear that Villarreal is better than Bilbao's performance statistics.

[makishart]

Real Madrid, who are now ranked 3rd, still have quite a lot of difference in points with the team ranked 4th. But still, Real Madrid also cannot continue to lose at Laliga, at least for this week's game against Getafe.

I knew but seeing if real madrid is still having another important match to come and i think missing three points are not so bad to make sure real madrid will able to comeback in the etihad stadium against manchester city. My main concern if being placed at the top 4 in la liga is not only way to get ticket for UCL. Winning UCL is also getting guaranteed spot for UCL next season. That's why the match against manchester city is even far important compared with la liga at this moment.

Real Madrid's main focus is to be able to beat Man City in the second leg of the UCL semi-final later. And Real Madrid must also maintain the fitness of their core players to avoid injury. In the match against Man city yesterday I was quite happy because I saw Modric who had recovered from injury. and I hope that even in the second leg Real Madrid can continue to play with their best players again.

That's it. Modric may able to play full time against manchester city during the second leg.
Pep guardiola is not also doing substitutions. I think that guardiola was preparing something. Ancelotti must be careful with it.

And indeed, in the match against Man City in the UCL, Real Madrid played very well without even a gap. different from their appearance in Laliga and in the Copa del Rey during the final against Osasuna. This is why Real Madrid is the King of the Champions league. Because they always prioritize the Champions League over other competitions. And the result is that they hold the record for the most championships in the UCL.

UCL is the highest competition in europa. Im not even feeling doubt why real madrid may choose to put UCL as its priority compared with another league. Winning UCL gives madrid so many benefits.
It will give additional income for the club too.

[Iranus]

I think considering the recent games we saw from both teams in La Liga, Atletico Bilbao can win this game and beat Villarreal. Because in the last five games they had against each other, Villarreal never won a game against Atletico Bilbao and Villarreal lost the last game they had with a 1-0 result in this season.

indeed in the meeting of the two it is very clear that the meetings of the two often end in a draw and the positive thing for Bilbao is that they won two matches which makes this match more interesting to follow. I think Villarreal will try hard to end a series of poor results when they face Bilbao at the El Madrigal stadium because Villarreal has performed better this season than Bilbao.

Apart from that, Villarreal still has the chance to reduce the gap in points with Sociedad if they can finish this game with a win. therefore I still believe Villarreal will be able to secure full points in this match. Apart from that, from the matches that have been played by these two teams in Laliga, it is clear that Villarreal is better than Bilbao's performance statistics.

Comparing the recent performances of Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, it is easy to assume that Villarreal is in a good rhythm. They are unbeaten in their last three matches and have won both. On the other hand, Athletic Club managed to earn only 1 point in the last three matches. And so the Villarreal team is being considered as the favorite.

But the problem is that Villarreal's past record against Athletic Club is not good. Villarreal's last win against Athletic Club was in 2018. And they could not win even one of the next 8 matches. Villarreal has drawn 5 matches and lost 3. And so it cannot be said that Athletic Club is a weak opponent for Villarreal.

[fullhdpixel]

I think it is only a rumor, Man City won't let Julian Alvarez moves to any club. Julian Alvarez is an important part of Man City, he already contributed many goals so far. I think Real Madrid will try more to sign a player like Osimhen or Harry Kane. These players deserve to be the successor of Benzema, they also have a better chance to move because their contract expires in 1-2 years. While Julian Alvarez's contract expires in 2028, there are too many years left. So, the best successor for the number 9 of Real Madrid striker should be Osimhen or Harry Kane. Haaland won't move anywhere, he is happy in Man City.

Real Madrid didn't convince me in their first semi-final match with Man City
I honestly don't know how it's going to end, it takes magic or a good whip from the coach
I don't understand if they are tired or don't want to do anything
the teams I believed in (except Napoli) seem unwilling today, I don't understand (i mean Milan,Juventus,Real,..)

Real Madrid having troubling time before end of this season as now they are at third spot and their performance in first leg match was also not as required so how things will happen in second leg this is big question mark for the fans of this club because I am also feeling most chances now Manchester City will be qualified for the final and Real Madrid is going to face exit from here with this performance.

First half was better but in second they were not as they need to be play after having 1 goal lead and their marking to Haaland was also works for them but still when we have two teams with same level of quality things like this can happen but now how Real Madrid will react in next match this is big question mark for the team and coach with can they have chance for the another miracle win or end of this season from this point.

[Jody.Drummer]

Villarreal is more favored in this match, besides they will act as the host, the results of the last 3 matches of Villarreal are also better than Atletico Bilbao. Villarreal could win 2 times and 1 ended in a draw, while Atletico Bilbao had to swallow 2 defeats and 1 draw. In terms of morality, it is clear that Villarreal is in better condition than the guest, Atletico Bilbao.
Their meeting record is indeed the same as being able to beat each other in their last 5 matches, but now I think it will be very different from their previous meetings.

Didn't expect either, in fact Villarreal didn't have a good dominance of wins in their head to head record when Villarreal played against Bilbao. Because before that I thought Villarreal had good quality compared to Bilbao but in reality it was a mistake, because Bilbao actually had better results.

Therefore, their position in the standings will still not affect their performance in this match. So, even though Villarreal is the favorite team in this match, but I'm sure Villarreal won't be easy to beat Bilbao and I think a possible draw can occur in this match.

Obviously their position in the standings cannot be used as a reference that Villarreal will be able to win this match easily, in fact I agree with you that maybe the game will end in a draw and the two clubs will share points.
Villarreal are fully motivated I think, because even though they are 7 points away from Real Sociedad, they still have a chance to overtake it, although the chance they have is small considering they only have 5 games left this season.

I think it is only a rumor, Man City won't let Julian Alvarez moves to any club. Julian Alvarez is an important part of Man City, he already contributed many goals so far. I think Real Madrid will try more to sign a player like Osimhen or Harry Kane. These players deserve to be the successor of Benzema, they also have a better chance to move because their contract expires in 1-2 years. While Julian Alvarez's contract expires in 2028, there are too many years left. So, the best successor for the number 9 of Real Madrid striker should be Osimhen or Harry Kane. Haaland won't move anywhere, he is happy in Man City.

Real Madrid didn't convince me in their first semi-final match with Man City
I honestly don't know how it's going to end, it takes magic or a good whip from the coach
I don't understand if they are tired or don't want to do anything
the teams I believed in (except Napoli) seem unwilling today, I don't understand (i mean Milan,Juventus,Real,..)

Maybe it's true that Real Madrid weren't very convincing in the first leg, but I said they succeeded in carrying out the strategy instructed to make Manchester City's attack line, which we know is very scary, they didn't move a little against Real Madrid, especially when they were able to stop the movement of an Erling. Haaland.
Predicting who will be able to advance to the final is definitely not an easy job to do, even though Manchester City will play a home match in the second leg, it is not a guarantee that they will easily beat Real Madrid.

[snipie]

Apart from that, Villarreal still has the chance to reduce the gap in points with Sociedad if they can finish this game with a win. therefore I still believe Villarreal will be able to secure full points in this match. Apart from that, from the matches that have been played by these two teams in Laliga, it is clear that Villarreal is better than Bilbao's performance statistics.

Villarreal have better odds than Bilbao in this game. Playing home and facing a team that failed in their previous matches are the advantages that Villarreal have. What should be noted here is that Athletic Bilbao is a team that top clubs take seriously since they can surprise them.
Villa chances to catch Sociedad are weak but they should secure their Europa League spot.

[Velvet78]

There have been some rumours out like Messi is getting close to sign for Al-Ittihad for an insane amount of money per year. But Messi still hasn't confirmed any rumour related to him. Besides I still believe that his priority will be to join back Barcelona. Because it is his home before anything else and he should still be hoping to see Barcelona making an offer to him in the coming transfer window.

If Barcelona has problems with FFP then I really wonder if he changes his mind about not leaving Europe yet. Because that offer must be really hard to refuse.

[Webetcoins]

I think considering the recent games we saw from both teams in La Liga, Atletico Bilbao can win this game and beat Villarreal. Because in the last five games they had against each other, Villarreal never won a game against Atletico Bilbao and Villarreal lost the last game they had with a 1-0 result in this season.

Villareal is a strong team right now. There's no doubt if bilbao will be losing against villareal. Villareal is still trying to defend its place to be qualified for europa league. That being said that if it will be so hard to see bilbao to beat villareal.



Bookies are favoring villareal at this moment and that's a sense thing for sure caused by villareal is far more consistent compared with bilbao. Bilbao may lose full points against villareal soon.

Villareal will be playing at home. It doesn't even make sense to pick bilbao to be a favorite club in this match.

It's easy money for people who pick villareal. The gap is quite big in the current standing. Villareal is still superior based on the current statistic in la liga.

I am not agreed with you this statement about this is free money to bet on Villarreal because in sports betting nothing is free money we can face any result in any game and if you are able to check we have last four matches ended in draw with currently form of both teams are also on same level with both have 7 points from five games mean we can expect any result in this game as well it's not all about Villarreal win.

Athletic Bilbao is having troubling time but still they can fight back with have chance for the sixth spot because few teams are on decline in performance and things can change into any game Villarreal was good in early half of this season, but sadly they lost their momentum and now having troubling time which bring them down even many were feeling they will finish into top five strongly.

[speeder]

Bellingham is about to be a part of Real Madrid now and this must be very exciting for both sides now. Because Real Madrid are continuing to strengthen the midfield a lot and to invest in their future at the same time. Because Kroos and Modric's contracts are running out by the end of the season and I assume there won't be any extension with any of them.
Young players are starting to take their places from now on and Bellingham is going to be one of them. Bellingham must also be very happy to play for one of the biggest teams in Europe.

Real Madrid management will definitely need to add a number of players to the squad this season. Otherwise, their performance will degrade badly. Benzema, Luka Modrich and Toni Kroos are three very important players for Madrid. And all three of these players are quite old. If Madrid cannot find suitable replacements for these three, they will face big problems next season. I think it was a wise decision to add Bellingham to the team. Bellingham is a very talented player. And the important thing is that he is only 19 years old. If he is able to adapt well to the Madrid squad, he will be able to serve the team for a long time.

Real Madrid management is well aware of their problems, and they will try their best for solving this all because in current season they faced few issues which prevent them from giving their best but still they are having good end of this season but now as they are having few quality players into their radar for the future hopefully things could be in better way for their performance in future Bellingham is long time Ancelotti even now he is also not sure about his future at this club, but he has done good job to have this player into this team which will give good strength.

Few legendary players are already ending their careers at this club which will be bringing some problem but as they are working hopefully things will be under control or better because in next season we will have three-way title race with Atlético and Barcelona both are currently doing impressive work as well.

Real Madrid, which is different from a few years ago, now Real Madrid has entrusted the process to their young generation, whereas in the past, Real Madrid always bought expensive players, but last season Ancelotti proved that the combination of Real Madrid's senior players and Real Madrid's young players can bring success. it is undeniable that at this time Real Madrid's young players have developed very rapidly.

and for next season, of course Real Madrid's management and coaches know better what they are going to do and of course after Real Madrid lost the La Liga title this season they will try to win it back next season.

It is wise for Real Madrid to consider youth. Because the youth can make Real Madrid stand tall again. Real Madrid will be considered as the best team if the coaches can develop the youngsters properly through proper coaching. Real Madrid need to make the right decision regarding the problem of old players. From my little knowledge it seems to train young players from home country rather than old expensive players and develop them properly. Better for Real Madrid considering the new team

[babo]

Maybe it's true that Real Madrid weren't very convincing in the first leg, but I said they succeeded in carrying out the strategy instructed to make Manchester City's attack line, which we know is very scary, they didn't move a little against Real Madrid, especially when they were able to stop the movement of an Erling. Haaland.
Predicting who will be able to advance to the final is definitely not an easy job to do, even though Manchester City will play a home match in the second leg, it is not a guarantee that they will easily beat Real Madrid.

For me they played and managed the game in an absolutely masterful way.
After all, it was only a draw, not a defeat.
Now they have to concentrate for the second game and it's very important that they don't lose concentration

[masulum]

It is wise for Real Madrid to consider youth. Because the youth can make Real Madrid stand tall again. Real Madrid will be considered as the best team if the coaches can develop the youngsters properly through proper coaching. Real Madrid need to make the right decision regarding the problem of old players. From my little knowledge it seems to train young players from home country rather than old expensive players and develop them properly. Better for Real Madrid considering the new team

As far as I know, Ancelotti is a coach who rarely plays young players while he is at AC Milan and I see him still like that IMO. This is what makes Milan fail to regenerate players. If Ancelotti still maintains this, even Madrid have talented young players in their academy, I think it will be useless. He must be able to imitate the style of Rijkaard, Guardiola, Ferguson, Wenger who dare to give opportunities to players who have quality and are still young. Madrid also may not always have money. Because spending on their players is the same as Chelsea and Barcelona in the last few seasons, both are currently experiencing financial problems.

[Leviathan.007]

We have a derby coming up this weekend and it is one with a bitter sweet outcome no matter how it ends!

Espanyol Barcelona is hosting FC Barcelona and what is better than winning the La Liga title in the Espanyol stadium when you are Barca? But their situations couldn't be any more different than they are. While giving Espanyol another hit and push towards Segunda Liga, Barca can also secure the La Liga title and celebrate while the Espanyol place would feel even more horrible.

It could be a game with a lot of action especially from Espanyol as they are not going to take hostages.

This can be safe for this game to bet on Barcelona because of the previous games we saw and the stronger players they have for this game against Espanyol but since the odds are not high enough and this can bring many rewards, Maybe betting on Espanyol can bring more wards because we know Espanyol should win this game to get themselves out of the danger zone with can give them the motivation to win this game.

[Zilon]

Maybe Real Madrid can't win the La Liga title this season but still they are better than Barcelona as for the success rate in the Champions League. This has got clearer in the recent years I mean. Barcelona have clearly been struggling in big games there which have blocked the way for them to reach upper rounds. This is a really serious issue for Barcelona in my opinion.

Maybe Xavi is doing well in the La Liga but the fans would like to see more than that. Xavi will need to prepare his players and strategies special to Champions League games from now on. They have a potential so they should go for it.

Comparing Real Madrid with Barcelona will never end, because forever they will remain rivals, of course, each individual has his own opinion for Real Madrid and Barcelona. So yes, I think there is no point in comparing Real Madrid to Barcelona, especially when you compare it to a different tournament. Meanwhile, if you only compare Real Madrid and Barcelona only in La Liga, I think Real Madrid still has a better record too.

But apart from all that, I personally really appreciate Xavi, because since Xavi became coach of Barcelona, in fact Barcelona has been very good for results in La Liga. Even though Xavi hasn't been able to deliver great results in Europe, but I think so far Xavi has been good enough in building Barcelona to have a very good performance in the domestic league.

We shouldn't forget Ancelotti has been in the coaching business long before Xavi became  Barcelona Manager. I mean growth is gradual. Last season Xavi lost out of the Europa quarter finals to Frankfurt but yet he took the club to second position which gave them ticket for this season CL group stage even though they didn't make it through that stage. This season they are top on the La Liga table and have  also won Supercopa de España. Next season is there to improve and possibly win or compete in the Champions League finals.

My excitement with Barcelona is that they try to increase their achievement each season.  I believe next season will be much better and strategic for Xavi. I never expected Xavi to start making so much waves in Barcelona immediately, I know it will definitly happen but it will take time and process.

[LordShanken]

Maybe Real Madrid can't win the La Liga title this season but still they are better than Barcelona as for the success rate in the Champions League. This has got clearer in the recent years I mean. Barcelona have clearly been struggling in big games there which have blocked the way for them to reach upper rounds. This is a really serious issue for Barcelona in my opinion.

Maybe Xavi is doing well in the La Liga but the fans would like to see more than that. Xavi will need to prepare his players and strategies special to Champions League games from now on. They have a potential so they should go for it.

Comparing Real Madrid with Barcelona will never end, because forever they will remain rivals, of course, each individual has his own opinion for Real Madrid and Barcelona. So yes, I think there is no point in comparing Real Madrid to Barcelona, especially when you compare it to a different tournament. Meanwhile, if you only compare Real Madrid and Barcelona only in La Liga, I think Real Madrid still has a better record too.

But apart from all that, I personally really appreciate Xavi, because since Xavi became coach of Barcelona, in fact Barcelona has been very good for results in La Liga. Even though Xavi hasn't been able to deliver great results in Europe, but I think so far Xavi has been good enough in building Barcelona to have a very good performance in the domestic league.

We shouldn't forget Ancelotti has been in the coaching business long before Xavi became  Barcelona Manager. I mean growth is gradual. Last season Xavi lost out of the Europa quarter finals to Frankfurt but yet he took the club to second position which gave them ticket for this season CL group stage even though they didn't make it through that stage. This season they are top on the La Liga table and have  also won Supercopa de España. Next season is there to improve and possibly win or compete in the Champions League finals.

My excitement with Barcelona is that they try to increase their achievement each season.  I believe next season will be much better and strategic for Xavi. I never expected Xavi to start making so much waves in Barcelona immediately, I know it will definitly happen but it will take time and process.

Barcelona are currently at the top of La Liga. But on the other hand, Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid and moved to number two in the points table. Atletico Madrid are working hard to do well in La Liga. But I think Real Madrid will come back with a great performance.

[Doell]

Apart from that, Villarreal still has the chance to reduce the gap in points with Sociedad if they can finish this game with a win. therefore I still believe Villarreal will be able to secure full points in this match. Apart from that, from the matches that have been played by these two teams in Laliga, it is clear that Villarreal is better than Bilbao's performance statistics.

Villarreal have better odds than Bilbao in this game. Playing home and facing a team that failed in their previous matches are the advantages that Villarreal have. What should be noted here is that Athletic Bilbao is a team that top clubs take seriously since they can surprise them.
Villa chances to catch Sociedad are weak but they should secure their Europa League spot.

Indeed, Villarreal better rather than Bilbao. I remember that at home Villarreal was also able to beat Real Sociedad, this season Villarreal at home is much better, they have 10 winning records in 16 home matches. But considering that villarreal never won against Bilbao in five head to head matches, so I think Bilbao is strong enough, maybe they can make it difficult for Villarreal to get three points easily.