Two sides, one afternoon of Spanish football: Athletic Bilbao against Villarreal in Primera. Spain built its reputation on the ball — possession, movement and patient build-up shape the game from Primera to the regional divisions, and the numbers below are here to ground all of that in something firmer than reputation.
Fixture — Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal. Competition — Primera, Spain. Date — 12.04.2026, 19:00 UTC.
Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal recent form
Start with how each side is actually playing — form moves faster than reputation, and it's the first thing worth checking. Most recent results at the top:
Athletic Bilbao:
Date Event Score 23.05.2026 Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao 4 - 2 17.05.2026 Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo 1 - 1 13.05.2026 Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao 2 - 0
Villarreal:
Date Event Score 24.05.2026 Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid 5 - 1 17.05.2026 Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal 2 - 0 13.05.2026 Villarreal vs Sevilla 2 - 3
Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal head-to-head
Past meetings carry their own weight — clubs in Spain often share decades of history, and a head-to-head can cut across current form entirely. What we hold between the two is below; a blank table simply means no meeting is on record yet, common enough when a cup pairs clubs from different tiers.
Date Event Score 12.04.2026 Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal 1 - 2 27.09.2025 Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 06.04.2025 Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao 0 - 0
Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal goals this season
In a league culture that values keeping the ball, what teams do with it at both ends still decides matches. Goals so far:
Athletic Bilbao — 16 scored, 25 conceded.
Villarreal — 28 scored, 20 conceded.
Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal odds
No two bookmakers price a match quite the same way. Odds-Fan sets the licensed bookmakers' numbers for Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal side by side, so the best price on each result is easy to pick out — whether you're here for the football or the value.

