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

Wed 22nd Jan, 15:30 BST, Vodafone Park (İstanbul), İstanbul

Athletic Bilbao pay Europa League counterparts Besiktas a visit on Wednesday afternoon, as Ernesto Valverde Tejedor guides his men into an away clash with Giovanni van Bronckhorst & co. at the Vodafone Park (İstanbul). We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our extensive database and dug out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Besiktas and A.Bilbao's latest form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 60% chance of A.Bilbao coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Besiktas
18%
17/4
59%
4/1
Draw
22%
3/1
21%
3/1
3%
A.Bilbao
60%
8/13
25%
8/13
3%
A.Bilbao 1-0
11%
13/2
6%
11/2
A.Bilbao 2-0
10%
7/1
27%
13/2
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
15%
6/1
A.Bilbao 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
A.Bilbao 3-0
7%
11/1
43%
10/1
A.Bilbao 3-1
6%
12/1
24%
10/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
20%
9/1
5%
Besiktas 1-0
5%
14/1
36%
11/1
9%
Besiktas 2-1
5%
16/1
42%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
31%
12/1
A.Bilbao 4-0
3%
22/1
44%
16/1
11%
A.Bilbao 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
A.Bilbao 4-1
3%
22/1
44%
18/1
Besiktas 2-0
3%
25/1
53%
20/1
11%
Besiktas 3-1
2%
40/1
58%
28/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/5
6%
3/4
4%
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1/1
5%
1/1
5%
Home 1st Goal
40%
21/10
30%
15/8
Away 1st Goal
56%
2/5
16%
1/2
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
20%
9/1
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
3%
5/6
BTTS - No
47%
19/20
3%
10/11
BTTS - Home Win
9%
17/2
46%
7/1
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/1
15%
4/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
27%
12/5
21%
23/10
6%
Home/draw
40%
5/4
35%
5/4
5%
Away/draw
82%
1/6
12%
1/6
Home/away
78%
2/9
8%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/4
4%
1/4
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/1
14%
27/10
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
2/1
12%
15/8
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
2/5
5%
4/11
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
9/2
15%
17/4
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/7
3%
1/7
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/25
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
2%
1/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
30%
9/1
5%
Home DNB
34%
11/4
58%
27/10
3%
Away DNB
75%
1/4
18%
1/4
Besiktas win to nil
9%
9/1
67%
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A.Bilbao win to nil
33%
7/4
27%
-
Besiktas / Besiktas
10%
8/1
64%
13/2
Besiktas / A.Bilbao
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
Besiktas / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Draw / Besiktas
8%
10/1
57%
17/2
Draw / A.Bilbao
19%
10/3
21%
16/5
3%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
20%
19/4
5%
A.Bilbao / Besiktas
2%
40/1
41%
28/1
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
32%
6/4
29%
29/20
2%
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Besiktas
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lazio65101116 
-
-
-
-
2
A.Bilbao Away6510916 
Jan 22
-
-
-
3
Anderlecht6420514 
-
-
-
-
4
Lyon6411813 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
5
E.Frankfurt6411413 
l
 
1-3A
-
-
-
6
Galatasaray6330412 
-
-
-
-
7
Man Utd6330412 
-
-
-
-
8
Rangers6321611 
-
-
-
-
9
Spurs6321411 
-
-
-
-
10
FCSB6321211 
-
-
-
-
11
Ajax6312810 
-
l
 
4-0A
-
-
12
R.Sociedad6312410 
-
-
-
-
13
Bodø6312110 
-
l
 
2-1F
-
-
14
Roma623139 
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
15
Olympiakos623129 
-
-
-
-
16
Ferencvaros630319 
-
-
-
-
17
Plzen623119 
-
-
Jan 30
-
18
Porto622228 
-
-
-
-
19
AZ Alkmaar622208 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
20
Union SG622208 
-
-
-
-
21
Fenerbahce6222-28 
-
-
-
w
 
0-2F
22
PAOK621327 
-
-
-
-
23
Midtjylland6213-27 
-
-
-
-
24
Elfsborg6213-37 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
-
25
Braga6213-37 
-
-
-
-
26
Hoffenheim6132-36 
-
-
-
-
27
M. Tel-Aviv6204-66 
l
 
1-3A
-
-
-
28
Besiktas Home6204-76 
-
-
-
Jan 22
29
Slavia6114-24 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
30
Twente6042-34 
-
Jan 30
-
-
31
Malmö6114-64 
w
 
2-1F
-
-
-
32
Ludogorets6033-53 
-
-
-
w
 
1-2A
33
Qarabag6105-103 
-
-
-
-
34
Rigas Futbola Skola6024-72 
-
-
-
-
35
Nice6024-82 
-
-
-
-
36
Dynamo Kyiv6006-140 
-
-
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
5
A.Bilbao have won 5 consecutive european games
6
A.Bilbao have not lost in 6 consecutive european games
Besiktas 28TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
1
Lost
12
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Besiktas1 - 3M. Tel-Aviv
Besiktas2 - 1Malmö
Besiktas1 - 3E.Frankfurt
Besiktas5 - 1FC Lugano
Besiktas0 - 5Brugge
Besiktas1 - 2Bodø
Besiktas2 - 3FC Lugano
Besiktas1 - 0Dynamo Kyiv
Besiktas2 - 1Neftçi PFK
Besiktas3 - 1Tirana
Besiktas1 - 2Ajax
Besiktas1 - 4S. Lisbon
Besiktas1 - 2Dortmund
Besiktas1 - 1Rio Ave
Besiktas2 - 1S. Bratislava
Besiktas1 - 2Braga
Besiktas0 - 1Wolves
Besiktas0 - 1Malmö
Besiktas2 - 4Genk
Besiktas3 - 1Sarpsborg
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABesiktas1 - 2Bodø
HBesiktas1 - 3M. Tel-Aviv
HBesiktas2 - 1Malmö
ABesiktas1 - 0Lyon
HBesiktas1 - 3E.Frankfurt
ABesiktas0 - 4Ajax
HBesiktas5 - 1FC Lugano
ABesiktas3 - 3FC Lugano
ABesiktas2 - 0FC Lugano
HBesiktas0 - 5Brugge
HBesiktas1 - 2Bodø
ABesiktas1 - 3Bodø
HBesiktas2 - 3FC Lugano
ABesiktas1 - 1Brugge
HBesiktas1 - 0Dynamo Kyiv
ABesiktas3 - 2Dynamo Kyiv
HBesiktas2 - 1Neftçi PFK
ABesiktas3 - 1Neftçi PFK
ABesiktas2 - 0Tirana
HBesiktas3 - 1Tirana
A.Bilbao 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fenerbahce0 - 2A.Bilbao
Ludogorets1 - 2A.Bilbao
Roma1 - 1A.Bilbao
Marseille3 - 1A.Bilbao
Spartak M1 - 3A.Bilbao
Luhansk0 - 2A.Bilbao
Ostersunds2 - 2A.Bilbao
H.Berlin0 - 0A.Bilbao
Apoel2 - 0A.Bilbao
Rapid Wien1 - 1A.Bilbao
Genk2 - 0A.Bilbao
Sassuolo3 - 0A.Bilbao
Sevilla1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valencia2 - 1A.Bilbao
Marseille0 - 1A.Bilbao
Augsburg2 - 3A.Bilbao
P. Belgrade0 - 2A.Bilbao
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1A.Bilbao
Torino2 - 2A.Bilbao
Shakhtar0 - 1A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AA.Bilbao0 - 0H.Berlin
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Apoel
HA.Bilbao3 - 2Apoel
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Rapid Wien
HA.Bilbao3 - 2Sassuolo
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Goal Statistics

Athletic Bilbao's defensive record is very strong, E. Valverde Tejedor's men having conceded 1 or less in 10 consecutive Europa League outings. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Besiktas makes sense in this context.

Athletic Bilbao have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 14 consecutive Europa League outings. Their PG of 1.9 against Besiktas on Wednesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Besiktas 28th A.Bilbao 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Besiktas scoring 1 goal or less
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that A.Bilbao will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Besiktas’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Besiktas
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1
1.9
Attack rating
BJK
ATH
8%
better
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Games scored18
18
Failed to score2
2
Scored first11
11
Goals scored25
32
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
BJK
ATH
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
12
Clean sheets5
8
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded30
13
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+31%

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

Besiktas Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8533
J SvenssonG FernandesR SilvaC Ndour
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Svensson DEF81
-
C Ndour MID8
3
-
G Fernandes MID851
2
-
R Silva FWD823
1
-
A Masuaku DEF712
3
-
S Ucan  MID71
1
-
S Kilicsoy FWD711
3
-
G Paulista DEF61
1
-
E Topçu DEF61
2
-
A Musrati MID61
-
C Immobile FWD62
1
-
E Muçi FWD612
-
M Günok GLK5
-
F Uduokhai DEF5
1
-
M Rashica MID51
-
M. Hekimoğlu FWD5
2
-
E Destanoglu GLK3
1
-
O Bulut DEF3
-
C Keles FWD3
-
T Sanuc DEF2
-
J Onana MID2
2
-
B Zaynutdinov MID11
-
A.Bilbao Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
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