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Valencia vs Athletic Club: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

LaLiga, Saturday, 17 October 2026: Valencia vs Athletic Club. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Valencia vs Athletic Club: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
LaLiga
Date
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
19:00
Venue
Mestalla Stadium, Manises
TV / streaming
ESPN Deportes (United States), ESPN+ (United States)

Match overview

LaLiga action on Saturday, 17 October 2026 sees Valencia take on Athletic Club, with kick-off at 19:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Mestalla Stadium in Manises. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Valencia in 19th place (5 points from 8 matches) and Athletic Club in 10th place (8 points from 6 matches). Athletic Club hold a 3 points advantage over Valencia in the standings.

Valencia are currently in the relegation places. Valencia have scored 6 goals and conceded 15 goals in the league, a goal difference of -9. Athletic Club currently sit in the Europa League places. Athletic Club have scored 7 goals and conceded 6 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Barcelona8800347+2724
2Atlético Madrid8611188+1019
3Real Betis8611149+519
4Real Madrid8602198+1118
5Sevilla84221312+114
10Athletic Club622276+18
19Valencia8125615-95

Recent form

Valencia: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-L-D), scoring 5 goals and conceding 11 goals.

Athletic Club: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-D-D), scoring 6 goals and conceding 3 goals.

Athletic Club arrive in better form, taking 8 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 4 for Valencia.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Valencia11 OctRacing SantanderA2-2D
Valencia20 SeptReal SociedadH2-3L
Valencia15 SeptAlavésA1-0W
Valencia11 SeptSevillaA0-1L
Valencia6 SeptBarcelonaH0-5L
Athletic Club19 SeptAlavésH0-0D
Athletic Club12 SeptElcheH1-1D
Athletic Club5 SeptAtlético MadridH3-0W
Athletic Club30 AugCelta VigoA2-0W
Athletic Club27 AugBarcelonaA0-2L

Head-to-head

We hold 2 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for Valencia, 1 win for Athletic Club and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 10 May 2026: Athletic Club 0-1 Valencia.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 4 goals, an average of 2 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
10 MayAthletic Club0-1Valencia
4 FebValencia1-2Athletic Club

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Valencia averaged 1 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game, while Athletic Club averaged 1.2 scored and 0.6 conceded.

Athletic Club have been harder to score against, conceding 0.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN Deportes (United States) and ESPN+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.

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