Athletic Bilbao vs. Villarreal

This is an evenly matched battle between the No. 9 and No. 12 teams in the 20-team Spanish La Liga. Villarreal is all about slowing things down while outscoring league foes 9-5. That defense is the third-best in the league. They bring that great defense with them on the road, too, getting DRAWs in two of their last four road contests, as well as ties in five of their last nine away from home. Athletic Bilbao has the same approach, outscoring league opponents 7-4 in eight games behind the second-best defense. Athletic Bilbao has ties in five of its last nine, and four of the last five meetings between these rivals have been DRAWs (1-1, 1-1, 0-0, and 1-1). Play the DRAW.