Ath Bilbao vs Plzen Prediction & Betting Tips (30 January)

Bilbao has made this Europa League an important objective, especially since the final will take place in its stadium, in San Mamés. 3rd in the ranking with 3 points ahead of 9th place, the Basques are almost guaranteed to go straight to the round of 16. They did not concede any setbacks during the first 6 days, 5 wins and 1 draw, but on the other hand suffered their first setback on the Besiktas pitch last week 4-1. Athletic Club is also making a good impression in La Liga, as evidenced by its presence in the Top 4. Ernesto Valverde's men are in a good position to qualify for the Champions League. With confidence, they went through 11 games without a setback, 7 wins and 4 draws before hosting Leganes last weekend.

Not necessarily expected in such a good position, Plzen is currently 11th in the Europa League and has already validated, at a minimum, its presence in the barrage. Better still, the Czechs still have a chance to qualify directly for the round of 16, 2 points behind the 8th. Undefeated during the first 5 days, 2 wins and 3 draws, they then lost against Manchester United 1-2 before relaunching against Anderlecht last week 2-0. On the national scene, Viktoria is ahead of Slavia Prague in the title race. Note that the championship has been on break since mid-December and will resume next weekend.

Bilbao is not guaranteed to be able to count on the important playmaker Sancet. In addition, the Ruiz of Galarreta, hit against Besiktas, joined the infirmary. Inaki Williams is the main attacking asset of the Athletic Club in this Europa League with 4 achievements. Replacing last week, he should find a starting place this Thursday. His brother Nico Williams is also available as well as the offensive berenguer and Guruzeta.

This winter, the veteran Ander Herrera left the Basque Country to join Boca Juniors. Of Plzen side, the potentially holder in a medium holder and the longtime absent attacker Durosinmi is still not on his feet. In addition, arriving at the transfer window, the Bosnian striker Memic (already 2 friends in a friendly) and the Iraqi international defender Doski are not qualified, any more than the defender replacing Sene. As in the victory acquired against Anderlecht, the offensive trio could be composed of Sulc (2 goals and 2 passes in C3), Vydra (3 goals and 2 passes in C3) and ADU (3 goals and 2 passes in C3).