Panathinaikos – Athletic Bilbao PREDICTION & TIPS
Panathinaikos Athens
Panathinaikos Athens, as I said, has lost the glamor of past days. In Greece, you still play regularly with the championship. International, however, has little to report. In the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League, however, they were confident. Against the Azerbaijani representative Gabala, a total score of 3: 1 was achieved. They kept the upper hand 2-1. We see the strengths of the Greeks in the wings. Especially the left side is currently very busy. Against Gabala, the two winger Robin Lod and Bryan Cabezas each came after an attack on the left. Still, Bilbao have to make a significant increase in their performance if they do not want their existence to be limited exclusively in the Greek Super League this season. The preparation for the new season, which has not yet begun in Greece as well as in Spain, was quite promising. For example, AZ Alkmaar from the Netherlands beat 2: 1. In the matches against the Azerbaijani representative it was the defensive, which was very stable. In 180 minutes, only three shots of the opponent were allowed, the only goalkeeper in home and away came from an own goal. The fact that one especially in the home game against the Basque something extracts, can make a glance at the preseason. In this, Panathinaikos was one of the most ardent teams in the Super League, and international – in the qualification for the Europa League – could be found mainly in home games. The statistics reveal that Panathinaikos has lost only one of a total of 15 home games, with a score of 2.53. The most important thing to do was to defend themselves: in all 15 games, only four (!) Contenders had to be accepted. This is a value which must not be spared in a European comparison. However, Panathinaikos’ lack of international competitiveness was demonstrated by the group stage of the Europa League, where they were only able to score one point in six games and only three. Accordingly, the strengths will be seen. Omi Altman will be responsible for the goals. The Iranian-Israeli double citizen came as one of eight new to Athens and can be used both as a hanging tip and on the front line.
Athletic Bilbao
The fact that Bilbao has to qualify for international competitions is an unusual picture. For in recent years the Basques were actually a regular guest in the KO phase of this. Personally, the enemy from Greece is of course ahead. This starts with the comparison of the market values of these two teams. Alone the most expensive player of Bilbao – Inaki Williams – is almost as expensive as the entire squad of the opponent. By the way, he hopes for a performance increase in contrast to the pre-season, he is together with the now 36-year-old veteran Aritz Aduriz to provide the necessary hits. Iker Muniain is one of the hottest transfer players in Europe. However, coach Cuco Ziganda also has to do without one or the other player. Midfield strategist Mikel Rico is currently injured as well as Other Iturraspe on the six-position or left-back Saborit. With Yeray Alvarez, another important part of the Viererkette is missing. Hope can be at Bilbao on Thursday also on standard situations and shots from the second row. Here, Raul Garcia has a real specialist, who already showed in the 3rd qualifying round against the Romanian representative Dinamo Bucharest that he is in an impressive early form. Once, he hit the head, one time with a tight left-footed shot, for the third goal in the 3-0 home defeat caused the already mentioned Aduriz. Away from the game, however, Bucharest were also hard to reach, it was enough for a 1-1 draw, with Bilbao clearly the better team. Even in the preseason, however, there was the problem that one was very difficult in foreign countries. Nevertheless, the Basques were among the teams that scored the most goals from dormant balls throughout the Spanish League. In Bucharest, Aymerick Laporte was also a successful player after a free-kick. The fact that 2016/2017 celebrated only six out of 19 season in a foreign country should be a warning for Thursday. Especially since in the Europa League not a single away win. Above all, they were much less successful in the league than in the league, and they scored more than twice as many goals in their home games as in San Maméz.
Panathinaikos – Athletic Bilbao FREE TIPS
Ath Bilbao win @ 2.15
Over 1,5 goals @ 1.50
