Athletic Bilbao vs Elfsborg: Europa League Match Prediction

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Athletic Bilbao

Spain

Europa League

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28 November 09:45 UTC

Elfsborg

Sweden

In one of the matches of the fifth round of the Europa League on November 28, Athletic will play against Swedish Elfsborg in Bilbao. Will the guests be able to put up a decent fight against the Primera representative today? We recommend that you read our forecast and choose the exact bets

Athletic Bilbao vs Elfsborg Prediction and Betting Tips (28.11.2024)

Command Analysis

Athletic Bilbao

Spain

Current form

Athletic is confidently playing in the Europa League and is aiming for a place in the top 8. At the start, the Basques drew away with Roma (1:1), after which they had a series of three victories in a row. It should be noted that on their home field they managed to win with a "dry" score against AZ (2:0) and Prague Slavia (1:0). They also won away with a score of 2:1 against Ludogorets. In the standings, Ernesto Valverde team is in sixth place with 10 points. In the Primera, Athletic beat Real Sociedad in a fundamental battle in the last round (1:0) and rose to fifth place.

Disqualifications and injuries

All players are fit and ready to take to the field today.

Interesting trends for betting

Athletic have recorded two clean sheets in their two home wins in the current Europa League
Athletic have not lost in 9 of their last 12 Europa League matches

Estimated lineup: Aguirrezabala - De Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Yuri - Prados, Galareta, Sunset - I. Williams, Diallo, N. Williams.

Elfsborg

Sweden

Current form

Elfsborg had a tough schedule at the start of the main stage of the Europa League, but after four rounds they scored four points, which can be considered a serious success. Moreover, such results leave good chances for a place in the playoffs. Oskar Hiljemark charges scored a sensational victory over Roma (1:0), and also took points from Braga (1:1). It is characteristic that the team scored all four points at home. On the road there were defeats to AZ (2:3) and Galatasaray (3:4). The Swedish championship has already ended, Elfsborg finished only seventh.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only Frick will not play in Bilbao due to injury.

Interesting trends for betting

In the last two matches, Elfsborg played to a draw in the first half
In 9 of the previous 12 matches in the Europa League, the Swedes have opened the scoring

Probable line-up: Petterson – Holmen, Bukhari, Jegbe – Hedlund, B. Baldurson, Ouma, Hult – A. Zeneli, Baidu, Kacem.

Trends

Athletic Bilbao to score in the second half

In three of the previous four matches, Athletic scored goals in the second 45 minutes

1.35

Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals

The bet has played in the hosts' last five matches

1.73

Bet Exact score 3:0

Athletic have recorded two clean sheets in their two home wins in the Europa League

7.10

Tip and bets

1.79both will not score

We are facing home teams in many ways. It is not easy for any opponent to play in Bilbao, and Elfsborg is unlikely to be an exception, especially considering that the Basques have a significant advantage in class. Athletic have recorded two clean sheets at home in the current Europa League, and we do not rule out the same scenario today.

Our prediction is both teams will not score at odds of 1.79

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2"Athletic" with a handicap of (-2)

Bet on the outcome

At home, Athletic are capable of achieving a convincing victory due to their class advantage, especially considering that Elfsborg regularly fails in defense when away from home – they have conceded three goals against AZ and four against Galatasaray.

The second bet is Athletic victory with an Asian handicap (-2) with odds of 2.00

Bet on corners

Note that Athletic have not attempted more than seven corner kicks in eight of their last nine Europa League home games. Based on this trend, we recommend another betting option.

Forecast - Total corners of Athletic under 7.5 with odds of 1.58

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