Besiktas vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: the Hosts Will Fight Amazing Basque Team

Prediction for the Europa League match between Besiktas vs Athletic Bilbao, which will take place on January 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Besiktas

Besiktas is not doing their best. The Eagles were expected to do better, but they have a lot of problems, not only with how they're playing, but also within the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was invited to fix things on the day before. In the Europa League, the team has not been doing well, with only two wins and four losses in six matches. With six points, they are currently in 28th position in the standings. But Besiktas could still make it into the playoffs, and they need to get some points in the last few game

Athletic

Athletic has had a great season, both in La Liga and the Europa League. In international competitions, the Basques have won five out of six rounds and drawn only once, so with 16 points, they are in second position. They are just ahead of Lazio (+2) on goal difference. At the same time, Ernesto Valverde's team had a couple of bad matches recently. First, they drew with Barcelona (0:2) in the Spanish Super Cup, and then lost to Osasuna (2:3) in the King's Cup. At the same time, the La Liga match with Celta last weekend was successful for Atletico - a 2:1 victory.

H2H Meetings

Besiktas and Athletic have only played each other once in the last 20 years, in 2004. The Turkish club was stronger that time, winning 3:1.

Stats Betting

• Athletic wins in 5 consecutive matches in the Europa League tournament.
• The total under 3.5 goals has been reached in 9 consecutive matches of Besiktas.
• Besiktas scored at home in 19 of the last 20 matches.
• In 7 of the last 8 Europa League matches, the total number of goals scored was over 2.5.
• In four Europa League home matches in a row, Besiktas has conceded in the second half.
• In 9 of the last 10 matches, Athletic has had fewer than 9.5 corners.

Bookmakers' Offers

The 1xbet analysts think Athletic is more likely to win. The chances of Athletic winning are 1.903. If you bet on Besiktas to win, you could get 3.98. The draw is estimated at 4.185. According to the experts, the game will end with the total over. You can bet on the fact that the teams will score at least three goals for 1.819. The opposite option is quoted for 2.148. The chances of the teams exchanging the goals is 1.77.

Expert Betting Tips

The bookmakers consider Athletic to win the match for obvious reasons. The Basque team is looking amazing this season, and they've already won five out of six Europa League games. But it's always difficult to play in Istanbul, and we wouldn't bet against Besiktas outright. A new coach always creates excitement, especially one as successful as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. We also know that in five previous UEL matches, the Eagles scored at least one goal, while the Basques scored in all six. So, we suggest hoping for a game where both teams score.

Prediction:

BTTS for 1.70

TO (2.5) for 1.70

Each to Score Over 1.5 for 5.75