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Panathinaikos – Athletic Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
An interesting match on Thursday is Panathinaikos and Athletic Bilbao for a new round of the Europa League (one leg).
In my opinion, there is no clear favorite on this occasion, as the two teams can alternate the ball and neutralize in the midfield. For this reason, if we consider that the Basques are competitive and intense in their actions, we advise you to play a few euros to the bet “Double Opportunity Tie or Athletic Bilbao”. He remembers that the greater hierarchy of the Spaniards can end up thinking at some point of the party, managing to scratch a point or the 3 in this exit.
Take into account that Panathinaikos still does not play the Greek tournament by not having started yet. It has played 5 preparation parties and 2 of Europa League, obtaining its classification before the Gabala of Azerbaijan (triumph 1-0 at home and victory 1-2 playing outside her).
On the other hand do not forget that the Greek box added 1 equality and 3 wins in a row in their first friendlies, then losing 0-2 against Smyrnis. This last fall came on August 10, with both goals falling in the last 5 minutes.
Continuing with the analysis you must know that Athletic Bilbao has played several friendly matches in recent weeks, trying to catch football rhythm and to adapt to the philosophy of coach Ziganda (replacement of Ernesto Valverde). Coming to eliminate Dinamo Bucharest in the previous round, after equaling 1-1 in Romania and winning 3-0 in the new San Mamés.
And to finish we tell you that the Basques come from playing two friendly after qualifying to this stage of the Europa League. First they lost 3-1 to Liverpool, then equaled 2-2 against Alaves. In spite of everything, it remains an intense and somewhat irregular set in defensive matter.
After all the above I play for the “Double Chance Opportunity or Athletic Bilbao” bet because of the following reasons: First because Athletic Bilbao, despite being an intense and somewhat unbalanced set between lines, is still competitive in its actions. Therefore, we believe that you can stand well at this exit. Second because the Basques have filming and did not lose their first start in the Europa League. Of course, the rival has more hierarchy, but at least the “Lions” could scratch a point. And thirdly because Panathinaikos has added acceptable results in almost all his preseason and in the previous round of this competition, can suffer when playing against a rival of level in the Spanish soccer. Faced with this reality, we believe the Basques can draw 0-0, 1-1 or 2-2, not discarding a Spanish victory by 0-1, 0-2 or 1-2.