Valencia vs Athletic Club: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Valencia vs Athletic Club: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Match Details: February 4 2026 | Estadio de Mestalla | Copa del Rey - Quarter-final | 20:00 GMT

As we enter the last 8 of the Copa del Rey, we see 2 strong Spanish clubs go head-to-head to see who will be able to advance to the next round of the Copa del Rey.

For the home team Valencia this is their last hopes of lifting a trophy and the only competition outside of La Liga that they managed to qualify for. Their season hasn’t been as good as they would’ve hoped as they currently sit in 15th. They will be hoping a good run in the cup if not a victory will give them a way of getting into Europe for next season.

However, the away team they are facing isn’t having the best of seasons either. Athletic Club are sitting just 1 place and 1 point above Valencia. This competition they have left after having a disappointing exit in the Champions League, league phase. They will be hoping that they can have a strong run in this competition and not see 2 cup exits in a week.

Our advanced algorithm has predicted that this match will end with Valencia taking the victory in a 2-1 win.

Key Betting Tip: Both teams in this game to score at 1.95 odds – this represents excellent value based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters.

Valencia vs Athletic Club Predicted Lineups

Valencia Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Dimitrievski, Foulquier, Comert, Copete, Vazquez, Rioja, Ugrinic, Pepelu, Danjuma, Duro, Beltran

Athletic Club Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Simon, Boiro, Berchiche, Paredes, Gorosabel, Rego, de Galarreta, Navarro, Sancet, Gomez, Guruzeta

Previous Valencia vs Athletic Club Head-to-Head

Valencia 2-0 Athletic Club Valenica 0-1 Athletic Club Athletic Club 1-0 Valencia Valencia 1-0 Athletic Club Athletic Club 2-2 Valencia

In the last 5 meetings both teams have been evenly matched as Valencia has been able to come out with 2 victories and so has Athletic Club. The main difference that comes from the last 5 meetings is that Athletic Club has been the only team out of the 2 who has managed to pick up a win while playing away from home. This will give them some boost in confidence as they know that they can win when playing away from home. However, based on recent matches, it is likely that Valencia will walk away with the victory as they have been the team that has won most when they’re played at their stadium, this will give them a boost in confidence.

Recent Valencia and Athletic Club Match Analysis

Last 5 Valencia Matches: Celta Vigo 4-1 Valencia (A) La Liga Valencia 1-1 Elche (H) La Liga Burgos CF 0-2 Valencia (A) Copa del Ray Getafe 0-1 Valencia (A) La Liga Valencia 3-2 Espanyol (H) La Liga

Some good form recently for Valencia having picked up 3 straight wins. They will be hoping that this game will add another win to their record this season and allow them to have not lost a match in their last 5 games. They have managed to strengthen their defence in recent matches having only conceded 8 goals in the last 5 matches and keeping 2 clean sheets in the last 3 matches. The main issue that they face is that they have sometimes struggled to score goals, having seen 3 matches where they have only managed a single goal and in 2 of those matches, they underperformed their xG significantly. They will need to try and overcome that if they want to be more likely to get a good result from this match.

Last 5 Athletic Club Matches: Cultural Leonesa 3-4 Athletic Club (A) Copa del Ray Mallorca 3-2 Athletic Club (A) La Liga Atalanta 2-3 Athletic Club (A) UEFA Champions League Sevilla 2-1 Athletic Club (A) La Liga Athletic Club 2-3 Sporting CP (H) UEFA Champions League

Far from the best run of form for Athletic Club having seen only 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 matches. The main issue that they have faced is their defence having failed to keep a single clean sheet and conceding at least 2 goals in all of their last 5 matches. While their attack has looked strong having scored 12 goals in the last 5 matches, their defence has been letting them down. They have conceded 13 goals in the last 5 matches and if they want to go onto the next round in the Copa del Ray, they will need to fix this to have a chance.

Valencia vs Athletic Club Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted with a 76.70% confidence that both teams in this match will score. The key factors are players available, current form, previous head-to-head, and tactical matchups.

Best Valencia vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Both teams in this game to score @ 1.95 odds. This is based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters as a result of both teams seeing both sides score in 8 out of their 10 recent matches.

Key Players to Watch: Valencia vs Athletic Club

Hugo Duro (Valencia): Valencia’s top scorer this season and they will be hoping that he will be firing in this match. Having been able to overperform his xG this season he has shown that he can finish even when the chance isn’t clear cut. They will be hoping that he can add to his 1 goal in the Copa del Ray and pick up some more confidence going into the deeper round of the cup. If he is able to be on form Valencia is likely to get a result.

Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club): The defender will be hoping that he can help his team to find their defensive strength again. If he is able to play near his best, then Athletic Club will be a much harder team to face and they will hope that with him they can find their defensive strength and structure and end the streak of conceding 2 goals per game.