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Athletic Bilbao v Rangers : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 17th Apr, 20:00 BST, San Mamés, Bilbao

Home advantage makes a difference in the Europa League, and Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s Athletic Bilbao will have the blessing of it on Thursday night. Philippe Clement’s Rangers are their visitors to the San Mamés. Europa League stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. You can view it all, with graphics and odds from leading bookmakers available for seventeen major betting markets using the tabs.


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Best Tip: A.Bilbao to win

After looking at the bookmakers' odds and collated statistics regarding the two teams ahead of this Europa League clash, a bet on win / draw / win for A.Bilbao to win on home turf is what we would suggest. We predict they will be too strong for Rangers, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have the pedigree to do so. There could be some bumps along the way, but A.Bilbao winning is the bet come Wednesday night.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A.Bilbao
69%
1.40
9%
-
Draw
18%
4.50
20%
-
Rangers
13%
7.50
7%
-
A.Bilbao 2-0
11%
7.00-
A.Bilbao 1-0
10%
8.00
14%
-
A.Bilbao 2-1
10%
8.50-
Draw 1-1
9%
9.00
29%
-
A.Bilbao 3-0
8%
9.50
14%
-
A.Bilbao 3-1
7%
11.00
15%
-
A.Bilbao 4-0
5%
17.00
19%
-
Draw 0-0
5%
13.00
30%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
19.00
12%
-
A.Bilbao 4-1
4%
19.00
17%
-
Rangers 1-0
4%
21.00
24%
-
Rangers 2-1
4%
21.00-
A.Bilbao 3-2
3%
26.00-
A.Bilbao 5-0
2%
29.00
29%
-
A.Bilbao 5-1
2%
34.00
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
1.67
13%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
2.20
15%
-
Home 1st Goal
59%
1.29
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
3.75
7%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00
30%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
1.91
2%
-
BTTS - No
49%
1.91
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
3.10
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
14%
6.00
20%
-
BTTS - Away Win
7%
13.00
8%
-
Home/draw
87%
1.10-
Away/draw
31%
2.75
16%
-
Home/away
82%
1.18
6%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.20
7%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4.50
20%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
2.62
18%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1.50
10%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4.50
25%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1.20
7%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9.00
31%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.07
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
30%
-
Home DNB
82%
1.12
4%
-
Away DNB
26%
6.00
20%
-
A.Bilbao win to nil
38%
2.38
5%
-
Rangers win to nil
6%
13.00
18%
-
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
40%
2.05
14%
-
A.Bilbao / Rangers
2%
41.00-
A.Bilbao / Draw
5%
17.00
13%
-
Draw / A.Bilbao
21%
4.00
8%
-
Draw / Rangers
6%
15.00
25%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
7.00
17%
-
Rangers / A.Bilbao
4%
19.00
10%
-
Rangers / Rangers
6%
13.00
18%
-
Rangers / Draw
4%
19.00
12%
-
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Win / draw / win Europa League table

A.Bilbao have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Europa League league table. A.Bilbao have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 3 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 16 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

A.Bilbao have played 5 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Rangers are in 8th position in the Europa League on 14 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Rangers are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Rangers have conceded 8 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
A.Bilbao
Rangers
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lazio86111219 
-
-
-
-
2
A.Bilbao Home8611819 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 17
3
Man Utd8530718 
-
-
-
-
4
Spurs8521817 
-
-
-
-
5
E.Frankfurt8512416 
-
-
-
-
6
Lyon8431815 
-
-
-
-
7
Olympiakos8431615 
-
-
-
-
8
Rangers Away8422614 
Apr 17
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
9
Bodø8422314 
-
-
-
-
10
Anderlecht8422214 
-
-
-
-
11
FCSB8422114 
-
-
-
-
12
Ajax8413813 
-
-
-
-
13
R.Sociedad8413413 
-
-
-
-
14
Galatasaray8341313 
-
-
-
-
15
Roma8332412 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
-
-
16
Plzen8332112 
-
-
-
-
17
Ferencvaros8404012 
-
-
-
-
18
Porto8323211 
-
-
-
-
19
AZ Alkmaar8323011 
-
-
-
-
20
Midtjylland8323011 
-
-
-
-
21
Union SG8323011 
-
-
-
-
22
PAOK8314210 
-
-
-
-
23
Twente8242-110 
-
-
-
-
24
Fenerbahce8242-210 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-3F
25
Braga8314-310 
-
-
-
-
26
Elfsborg8314-510 
-
-
-
-
27
Hoffenheim8233-39 
-
-
-
-
28
Besiktas8305-59 
-
-
-
-
29
M. Tel-Aviv8206-96 
-
-
-
-
30
Slavia8125-45 
-
-
-
-
31
Malmö8125-75 
-
-
-
-
32
Rigas Futbola Skola8125-75 
-
-
-
-
33
Ludogorets8044-74 
-
-
-
-
34
Dynamo Kyiv8116-134 
-
-
-
-
35
Nice8035-93 
-
-
-
-
36
Qarabag8107-143 
-
-
-
-
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Play Off
Win / draw / win form
5
A.Bilbao have won 5 consecutive home european games
5
A.Bilbao have not lost in 5 consecutive home european games
A.Bilbao 2ND
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A.Bilbao3 - 1Roma
A.Bilbao3 - 1Plzen
A.Bilbao3 - 0Elfsborg
A.Bilbao1 - 0Slavia
A.Bilbao2 - 0AZ Alkmaar
A.Bilbao1 - 2Marseille
A.Bilbao1 - 2Spartak M
A.Bilbao3 - 2H.Berlin
A.Bilbao1 - 0Ostersunds
A.Bilbao0 - 1Luhansk
A.Bilbao3 - 2Apoel
A.Bilbao3 - 2Sassuolo
A.Bilbao5 - 3Genk
A.Bilbao1 - 0Rapid Wien
A.Bilbao1 - 2Sevilla
A.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
A.Bilbao1 - 1Marseille
A.Bilbao2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
A.Bilbao5 - 1P. Belgrade
A.Bilbao3 - 1Augsburg
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Rangers
HA.Bilbao3 - 1Roma
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Roma
HA.Bilbao3 - 1Plzen
AA.Bilbao1 - 4Besiktas
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Fenerbahce
HA.Bilbao3 - 0Elfsborg
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Ludogorets
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Slavia
HA.Bilbao2 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Roma
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Marseille
AA.Bilbao1 - 3Marseille
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Spartak M
AA.Bilbao3 - 1Spartak M
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Luhansk
HA.Bilbao3 - 2H.Berlin
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Ostersunds
AA.Bilbao2 - 2Ostersunds
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Luhansk
Rangers 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fenerbahce1 - 3Rangers
Man Utd2 - 1Rangers
Nice1 - 4Rangers
Olympiakos1 - 1Rangers
Malmö0 - 2Rangers
Dynamo Kyiv1 - 1Rangers
Benfica2 - 2Rangers
Real Betis2 - 3Rangers
Sparta0 - 0Rangers
Aris2 - 1Rangers
PSV5 - 1Rangers
Servette1 - 1Rangers
Napoli3 - 0Rangers
Liverpool2 - 0Rangers
Ajax4 - 0Rangers
PSV0 - 1Rangers
Union SG2 - 0Rangers
E.Frankfurt1 - 1Rangers
RB Leipzig1 - 0Rangers
Braga1 - 0Rangers
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRangers0 - 0A.Bilbao
HRangers0 - 2Fenerbahce
ARangers3 - 1Fenerbahce
HRangers2 - 1Union SG
ARangers1 - 2Man Utd
HRangers1 - 1Spurs
ARangers4 - 1Nice
ARangers1 - 1Olympiakos
HRangers4 - 0FCSB
HRangers1 - 4Lyon
ARangers2 - 0Malmö
HRangers0 - 2Dynamo Kyiv
ARangers1 - 1Dynamo Kyiv
HRangers0 - 1Benfica
ARangers2 - 2Benfica
ARangers3 - 2Real Betis
HRangers1 - 1Aris
HRangers2 - 1Sparta
ARangers0 - 0Sparta
ARangers1 - 2Aris
Goal Statistics

Rangers have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 6 consecutive Europa League matches. This run could continue, with Athletic Bilbao's PG an impressive 2.2.

With a PG of just 0.9, Rangers look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Athletic Bilbao haven't conceded a goal in 3 consecutive Europa League matches, and it could be a long night for Philippe Clement's men.

A.Bilbao 2nd Rangers 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
19%
There is a 65% probability that A.Bilbao will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Rangers scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Rangers’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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A.Bilbao
PG (predicted goals)
Rangers
2.2
0.9
Attack rating
ATH
RAN
21%
better
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Games scored14
16
Failed to score6
4
Scored first8
9
Goals scored30
43
Avg. goals scored1.5
2.2
Avg. shots per game12
13
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.7
1.7
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
22%
better
ATH
RAN
view stats
Games conceded13
16
Clean sheets7
4
Conceded first7
10
Goals conceded20
28
Avg. goals conceded1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+22%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between A.Bilbao v Rangers will show here when available.

A.Bilbao Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9533
N WilliamsI WilliamsÁlex BerenguerY Álvarez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Gómez MID1011
1
-
Álex Berenguer FWD103
1
-
N Williams FWD1043
2
-
I Williams FWD1051
2
-
J Agirrezabala GLK9
-
A Paredes DEF911
-
Y Berchiche DEF911
2
-
I Galarreta MID9
1
-
B Prados MID911
-
G Guruzeta FWD912
-
Óscar de Marcos DEF81
1
-
D Vivian DEF8
2
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID7
1
-
A Gorosabel DEF6
2
-
M Vesga MID5
1
-
O Sancet MID512
1
-
Álvaro Djaló FWD5
1
-
U Núñez DEF32
-
Y Álvarez DEF31
2
1
I Lekue DEF2
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD21
1
-
U Simón GLK1
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF111
-
Rangers Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10645
J ButlandV CernyC DessersM Diomande
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Butland GLK10
1
-
J Tavernier DEF103
1
-
N Raskin MID1011
2
-
V Cerny FWD1062
1
-
C Dessers FWD1034
1
-
J Souttar  DEF9
3
-
R Pröpper DEF9
1
-
J Dias DEF9
2
-
M Diomande MID912
5
-
C Barron MID91
2
-
N Bajrami MID91
-
I. Hamza FWD841
2
-
D Sterling DEF71
1
-
R McCausland FWD61
1
-
L Balogun DEF5
1
-
R Yilmaz  DEF5
1
-
T Lawrence  MID52
-
N Kasanwirjo DEF4
-
L King DEF2
-
I Hagi  MID2
1
-
B Rice MID2
1
-
Danilo FWD1
-