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Athletic Bilbao vs Celta prediction 17.05.2026

• 17/05/26 13:00 |
  Round 37
• Athletic Bilbao

  Williams I. - 52'
  • 1 : 1
  • Finished
  Celta

  Swedberg W. - 4'

Summary Who will win? Prematch stats Trends

Match preview

As part of the La Liga (Spain) tournament, the match between teams Athletic Bilbao and Celta is scheduled. The game will start on 17.05 at 13:00. All sports bettors can follow in-depth Athletic Bilbao Celta betting tips using the subsequent analysis of teams' statistics and prediction for the match.

Match prediction

Game prediction - Athletic Bilbao and Celta
As you already have found out the complete review for this match, we have accurate Athletic Bilbao vs Celta predictions. Since the details matter, helmed by statistics and analysis, we can clearly admit that Double chance - 12 will be the best bet option on this matchup.

17/05/2026

Athletic Bilbao

13:00

Celta

Bet:: Double chance - 12

Odds: 1.40

Coefficients at the time of publication of the forecast 17.05.2026 19:42

H2H and previous results

Overall, teams have played 50 games with each other. The last teams' meeting was on 14.12.25, and the game ended with a 2:0. Athletic Bilbao won in 23 matches, while Celta managed to win in 14 meetings. Also, there were matches where teams played on an equal footing, so they have 13 games in a draw. So based on these data, teams have a difference of 68-59 goals.

BIL

H2H Stats

RCC

All matches Last 5 matches Last 10 matches Last 15 matches

• 40% 2wins
• 20% 1draws
• 40% 2wins

• 68
• Score
• 59

• 0
• Red cards
• 1

• 35
• Yellow cards
• 27

• 40% 2wins
• 20% 1draws
• 40% 2wins

• 10
• Score
• 9

• 0
• Red cards
• 1

• 5
• Yellow cards
• 8

• 40% 2wins
• 20% 1draws
• 40% 2wins

• 13
• Score
• 13

• 0
• Red cards
• 1

• 15
• Yellow cards
• 18

• 40% 2wins
• 20% 1draws
• 40% 2wins

• 19
• Score
• 19

• 0
• Red cards
• 1

• 35
• Yellow cards
• 27

Athletic Bilbao review

Athletic Bilbao has played 10 times this La Liga season. The club has 3 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws, from which Athletic Bilbao has 5 home victories. Such WDL statistics brought the team to 9 place in the standings. The average goals scored and conceded are 13 and 11, respectively, and their difference is +2. The average goal scored by teams when Athletic Bilbao plays at home is 37.5. When Athletic Bilbao hosted opponents at home stadium, the number of matches in which both teams scored was 6, or 60%. It takes Athletic Bilbao an average of 37.5 minutes to score a goal at its home stadium.

Celta review

Celta played 10 games in this season's La Liga tournament. The club won 4 meetings in away matches, and overall has won 3, lost 6 and drawn 1 times. The team has 12 scored and 12 conceded goals, so the goal difference is 0. Celta is currently in the 6 position in the table. 37.7 goals are approximately scored by both teams in Celta away matches. When Celta played away, the number of matches in which both teams scored was 6, which is 60%. Celta players need about 37.7 minutes of game time to score away.

BIL

Standings

RCC

Spain La Liga

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	G	GD	P
6	Celta	36	13	11	12	51:47	4	50
9	Athletic Bilbao	36	13	5	18	40:53	-13	44

Standings tracker

BIL

RCC

12 Position 6

38 Round 38

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Comparison stat

Statistics comparison of Athletic Bilbao and Celta
You can also follow other exciting information about Athletic Bilbao and Celta teams for the last 10 matches, such as the number of wins, draws, losses and statistics of goals scored and conceded.

BIL

Home Away Overall Home Away Overall

RCC

10 Matches

4 - Wins

1 - Draws

5 - Losses

10 Matches

3 - Wins

1 - Draws

6 - Losses

10 Matches

3 - Wins

0 - Draws

7 - Losses

10 Matches

Wins - 3

Draws - 1

Losses - 6

10 Matches

Wins - 5

Draws - 2

Losses - 3

10 Matches

Wins - 3

Draws - 0

Losses - 7

Goal Difference

0

13

13

-6

12

18

-7

10

17

scored

conceded

-4

15

19

+1

14

13

-8

14

22

• 1.3 1.2 1
• Goals scored per match
• 1.5 1.4 1.4

• 1.3 1.8 1.7
• Goals conceded per match
• 1.9 1.3 2.2

• 34.6' 30' 33.3'
• Minutes/Goal scored
• 26.5' 33.5' 25.1'

• 2.6 3 2.7
• Match goals average
• 3.4 2.7 3.6

• 26 30 27
• Goals
• 34 27 36

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All predictions

Who will win?

• Athletic Bilbao
• Draw
• Celta

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Will both teams score?

• Yes
• No

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Who will score first?

• Athletic Bilbao
• No goal
• Celta

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BIL

Prematch stats

RCC

General

Attack

Passing

Defending

Discipline

10 Matches

4 - Wins

1 - Draws

5 - Losses

10 Matches

3 - Wins

1 - Draws

6 - Losses

10 Matches

3 - Wins

0 - Draws

7 - Losses

10 Matches

Wins - 3

Draws - 1

Losses - 6

10 Matches

Wins - 5

Draws - 2

Losses - 3

10 Matches

Wins - 3

Draws - 0

Losses - 7

• 40% 4/10
• Both team to score
• 5/10 50%

• 48%
• Ball possession
• 51%

• 10 1
• Goals scored per match
• 14 1.4

• 9.38 0.94
• xG (Expected Goals) per match
• 10.38 1.04

• 17 1.7
• Goals conceded per match
• 22 2.2

• 11.15 1.12
• Expected goals conceded (xCG) per match
• 13.05 1.31

• 1.4
• Big chances
• 2.7

• 11.7
• Total shots
• 8.3

• Shots on goal / off goal

4.5 off goal 2.6

4.3 on goal 3.7

• 8.2
• Shots inside box
• 5.7

• 3.5
• Shots outside box
• 2.7

• 23.7
• Touches in the opposition box
• 17.2

• 1.7
• Offsides Total 3.4
• 1.7

• 7.2
• Corners Total 10
• 2.8

Stats are shown as averages per match.

• 81% 330.3/408.1
• Passes
• 419.3/491.1 85%

• 45% 23.6/52.9
• Long Passes
• 21.7/48 45%

• 68% 94/137.9
• Passes in final third
• 102.8/136.4 75%

• 21% 5.5/26.4
• Crosses
• 2.3/9.6 24%

Stats are shown as averages per match.

• 46.5
• Duels won
• 40.6

• 10.6
• Tackles
• 8.6

• 20.6
• Clearances
• 20

• 8.6
• Interceptions
• 6.6

Stats are shown as averages per match.

• 12.3
• Fouls Total 25.6
• 13.3

• 1.7
• Yellow cards Total 3.4
• 1.7

• 0.4
• Errors resulting to shot
• 0.7

• 0.1
• Errors resulting to goal
• 0.4

Stats are shown as averages per match.

Scored Goals

Celta is +28% Better in terms of Scored goals.

BIL

1.11 Goals / match

RCC

1.42 Goals / match

Full time

1st Half / 2nd Half

Scored per game

BIL RCC

Over 0.5

64%

83%

Over 1.5

33%

39%

Over 2.5

8%

17%

Over 3.5

6%

3%

Failed to score

36%

17%

Scored 1st/2nd Half

BIL RCC

Scored in 1H

33%

39%

Scored in 2H

44%

64%

Scored in both halves

14%

19%

Scored average 1H

0.47

0.5

Scored average 2H

0.64

0.92

Statistics of Athletic Bilbao matches and Celta matches within the tournament La Liga.

Conceded Goals

Celta is +12% Better in terms of Conceded goals.

BIL

1.47 Conceded / match

RCC

1.31 Conceded / match

Full time

1st Half / 2nd Half

Conceded / game

BIL RCC

Over 0.5

83%

75%

Over 1.5

44%

36%

Over 2.5

17%

14%

Over 3.5

3%

6%

Clean sheets

17%

25%

Conceded 1st/2nd Half

BIL RCC

1H Clean sheet

58%

56%

2H Clean sheet

33%

44%

Conceded Average 1H

0.53

0.58

Conceded Average 2H

0.94

0.72

Statistics of Athletic Bilbao matches and Celta matches within the tournament La Liga.

Goals Handicap Stats

Full time 1st Half 2nd Half

Handicap

BIL RCC

+2.5

61%

75%

+1.5

81%

89%

+0.5

50%

67%

-0.5

36%

36%

-1.5

8%

17%

-2.5

0%

6%

Handicap

BIL RCC

+1.5

92%

94%

+0.5

69%

67%

-0.5

22%

25%

-1.5

11%

6%

Handicap

BIL RCC

+1.5

83%

94%

+0.5

47%

64%

-0.5

31%

42%

-1.5

6%

22%

Goals by Time Period

Total Goals Scored Conceded

10 mins

BIL RCC

0-10 mins

9%

5%

11-20 mins

2%

8%

21-30 mins

5%

6%

31-40 mins

9%

9%

41-50 mins

17%

13%

51-60 mins

8%

12%

61-70 mins

9%

9%

71-80 mins

13%

10%

81-90 mins

28%

28%

15 mins

BIL RCC

0-15 mins

10%

10%

16-30 mins

6%

8%

31-45 mins

14%

13%

46-60 mins

19%

21%

61-75 mins

14%

16%

76-90 mins

37%

32%

10 mins

BIL RCC

0-10 mins

8%

4%

11-20 mins

3%

6%

21-30 mins

10%

10%

31-40 mins

8%

10%

41-50 mins

23%

14%

51-60 mins

3%

16%

61-70 mins

8%

8%

71-80 mins

10%

8%

81-90 mins

27%

24%

15 mins

BIL RCC

0-15 mins

8%

8%

16-30 mins

13%

12%

31-45 mins

18%

16%

46-60 mins

15%

24%

61-75 mins

15%

14%

76-90 mins

31%

26%

10 mins

BIL RCC

0-10 mins

11%

6%

11-20 mins

2%

13%

21-30 mins

2%

2%

31-40 mins

9%

9%

41-50 mins

19%

19%

51-60 mins

11%

9%

61-70 mins

11%

11%

71-80 mins

15%

15%

81-90 mins

20%

16%

15 mins

BIL RCC

0-15 mins

13%

15%

16-30 mins

2%

6%

31-45 mins

17%

13%

46-60 mins

23%

23%

61-75 mins

17%

19%

76-90 mins

28%

24%

WDL by First / Second Half

1H/2H WDL

BIL RCC

Win % 1st Half

22%

25%

Win % 2nd Half

31%

42%

Draw % 1st Half

47%

42%

Draw % 2nd Half

17%

22%

Loss % 1st Half

31%

33%

Loss % 2nd Half

52%

36%

First Goal Scorer

BIL

39%

Scored first in 14/36 matches.

RCC

50%

Scored first in 18/36 matches.

Yellow and Red Cards

4 Total Cards per match

BIL

2 Cards / match

RCC

2 Cards / match

Total cards per match for Athletic Bilbao and Celta at the tournament La Liga in 2025/2026 season

Total Cards Team Cards Cards Against Team

Total Cards

BIL RCC Average

Over 1.5

92%

92%

92%

Over 2.5

72%

81%

76%

Over 3.5

67%

56%

61%

Over 4.5

53%

36%

44%

Over 5.5

28%

28%

28%

Over 6.5

17%

17%

17%

Over 7.5

8%

11%

9%

Team Cards

BIL RCC Average

Over 0.5

81%

86%

83%

Over 1.5

67%

47%

57%

Over 2.5

44%

28%

36%

Over 3.5

22%

8%

15%

Over 4.5

8%

6%

7%

Cards Against Team

BIL RCC Average

Over 0.5

83%

94%

88%

Over 1.5

69%

72%

70%

Over 2.5

42%

36%

39%

Over 3.5

11%

14%

12%

Over 4.5

3%

11%

7%

Trends

3 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all tournaments ended with her victory

3 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga ended with her victory

5 / 10 of last matches between the teams ended in victory Athletic Bilbao

7 / 10 of her last matches Celta in all competitions ended in defeat

6 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga ended in defeat

7 / 10 of her last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions ended in defeat

7 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga ended in defeat

3 / 10 of last matches Celta in all tournaments ended with her victory

3 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga ended with her victory

4 / 10 of last matches between the teams ended in victory Celta

6 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions, at least one team did not score

6 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, at least one team has not scored

5 / 10 of the last matches between the teams, at least one of the teams did not score

4 / 10 of last matches Celta in all competitions, at least one team did not score

3 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga, at least one team has not scored

2 / 10 of the last matches Athletic Bilbao in all tournaments ended with its victory in the 2nd half

1 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended with a victory Athletic Bilbao in the 2nd half

5 / 10 of the last matches Celta in all tournaments ended with a loss in the 2nd half

5 / 10 of the last matches Celta in La Liga ended with its defeat in the 2nd half

7 / 10 of her last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions ended in defeat

7 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga ended in defeat

4 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended in a victory Athletic Bilbao

3 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Celta did not lose

4 / 10 of last matches in La Liga Celta did not lose

3 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Athletic Bilbao did not lose

3 / 10 of last matches in La Liga Athletic Bilbao did not lose

5 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended in a victory Celta

1 / 10 of the last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga ended with its defeat in the 1st half

1 / 10 of the last matches Celta in La Liga ended with its victory in the 1st half

3 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended with a victory Celta in the 1st half

1 / 10 of last matches between the teams ended in a draw

1 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga ended in a draw

1 / 10 of last matches between the teams ended in a draw

9 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions had less than 3 goals

9 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga had less than 3 goals

7 / 10 of last matches Celta in all competitions had less than 3 goals

7 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga had less than 3 goals

7 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions had less than 2 goals

7 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga had less than 2 goals

6 / 10 of the last matches between the teams were less than 2 goals

6 / 10 of last matches Celta in all competitions had less than 2 goals

6 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga had less than 2 goals

5 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions scored at least 1 goal

5 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga scored at least 1 goal

6 / 10 of the last matches between the teams there was at least 1 goal

7 / 10 of last matches Celta in all competitions scored at least 1 goal

8 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga scored at least 1 goal

6 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Athletic Bilbao played with a score of 0:0

6 / 10 of last matches in La Liga Athletic Bilbao played with a score of 0:0

5 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended with a score of 0:0

4 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Celta played with a score of 0:0

3 / 10 of last matches in La Liga Celta played with a score of 0:0

6 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Athletic Bilbao played with a score of 0:0

6 / 10 of last matches in La Liga Athletic Bilbao played with a score of 0:0

5 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended with a score of 0:0

4 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Celta played with a score of 0:0

3 / 10 of last matches in La Liga Celta played with a score of 0:0

3 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions scored at least 2 goals

3 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga scored at least 2 goals

4 / 10 of the last matches between the teams was at least 2 goals

4 / 10 of last matches Celta in all competitions scored at least 2 goals

4 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga scored at least 2 goals

3 / 10 of the last matches Athletic Bilbao in all tournaments ended with a loss in the 2nd half

3 / 10 of the last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga ended with its defeat in the 2nd half

3 / 10 of the last matches Celta in all tournaments ended with its victory in the 2nd half

3 / 10 of the last matches Celta in La Liga ended with its victory in the 2nd half

2 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended with a victory Celta in the 2nd half

1 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in all competitions scored at least 3 goals

1 / 10 of last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga had at least 3 goals

2 / 10 of the last match between the teams was at least 3 goals

3 / 10 of last matches Celta in all competitions scored at least 3 goals

3 / 10 of last matches Celta in La Liga had at least 3 goals

1 / 10 of the last matches Athletic Bilbao in all tournaments ended with its victory in the 1st half

1 / 10 of the last matches Athletic Bilbao in La Liga ended with its victory in the 1st half

2 / 10 of the last matches between the teams ended with a victory Athletic Bilbao in the 1st half

4 / 10 of the last matches Celta in La Liga ended with its defeat in the 1st half

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