Athletic Bilbao travel to the Estadio el Madrigal to take on Villarreal in a round of Spanish La Liga matches on Saturday night. Villarreal are currently occupying the 5th position in the league table and are in a position to challenge for the top four late in the campaign, but they have given themselves a lot to do, with the gap to fourth-placed Real Sociedad currently at seven points. Finishing fifth would be a step in the right direction, having been seventh in their last two campaigns at this level. Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao are currently placed on the 8th position, on same point with 7th-placed Girona and five points behind 6th-placed Real Betis. They lost 1-0 to Real Betis in their last outing. They can still notch the European places if they can get the right results going forward. I am expecting a win or a draw for Athletic Bilbao from this encounter for the following reasons:

Firstly. Athletic Bilbao have had their struggles recently. They have only picked up one point from their last three games during a disappointing run of form. Athletic Bilbao have not finished in the top seven since the 2016-17 campaign, so they are looking to make a big step in the right direction this season. With five games to go, this is about the right time to get themselves in order. With this game being against a direct rival for the European places who are above them in standings, I expect Athletic to put in a good performance and go for the maximum points.

Secondly. Villarreal are not doing badly in form at the moment. But they are missing a lot of their first team players through injury. They are going to be without the services of Giovani Lo Celso, Yeremy Pino, Jose Luis Morales, Kiko Femenia and Francis Coquelin for this game against Athletic Bilbao. This reduces the strength of the team. However, Villarreal's home form this season has been strong, picking up 32 points from 16 matches. But they will be hosting an Athletic side that have impressed on their away games, only losing five of their 16 away games.

Villarreal have been in impressive form in recent weeks, but they have struggled against Athletic Bilbao in recent years. Taking note of Villarreal's current form, For this and above mentioned reasons, I am expecting a win or a draw for Athletic Bilbao.

毕尔巴鄂竞技队将在周六晚上前往马德里体育场与比利亚雷亚尔队进行西甲联赛的一轮比赛。比利亚雷亚尔目前在积分榜上排名第五，并有可能在赛季后期挑战前四，但他们有很多事情要做，目前与第四名皇家社会的差距为7分。获得第五名将是朝着正确方向迈出的一步，他们在过去的两个赛季中都是第七名。与此同时，毕尔巴鄂竞技目前排名第8，与排名第7的赫罗纳积1分，落后排名第6的皇家贝蒂斯5分。他们在上一场比赛中0 - 1输给了皇家贝蒂斯。如果他们能取得好的成绩，他们仍然有机会进入欧洲联赛。我希望毕尔巴鄂竞技能在这场比赛中取胜或平局，原因如下:

首先。毕尔巴鄂竞技最近一直在挣扎。在最近三场令人失望的比赛中，他们只拿到了一分。毕尔巴鄂竞技自2016-17赛季以来一直没有进入前七名，所以他们希望本赛季在正确的方向上迈出一大步。还有五场比赛要打，这是他们整顿自己的好时机。由于这场比赛的对手是在积分榜上领先他们的欧洲席位的直接竞争对手，我希望竞技能够发挥出色，争取最大的积分。

其次。比利亚雷亚尔目前的状态还不错。但是他们因为伤病失去了很多一线队球员。在对阵毕尔巴鄂竞技的比赛中，他们将失去洛塞尔索、皮诺、莫拉莱斯、费梅尼亚和科奎林。这就削弱了团队的力量。然而，比利亚雷亚尔本赛季的主场状态一直很强劲，16场比赛拿到了32分。但他们将接待的是一支在客场比赛中给人留下深刻印象的竞技球队，他们在16场客场比赛中只输了5场。

比利亚雷亚尔最近几周的状态令人印象深刻，但他们在最近几年与毕尔巴鄂竞技的比赛中表现不佳。考虑到比利亚雷亚尔目前的状态，鉴于上述原因，我希望毕尔巴鄂竞技能赢或平。