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by Nella Wagah | in Europa League Predictions
Athletic Bilbao will be back on stage for their second Europa League game, at home to Dutch side AZ. It has been much stable recently for The Lions and they will hope to keep it going when The Farmers visit. We have the preview and a prediction for this match.
In what would be the third meeting between these two, the Spaniards will want to do better after drawing 1-1 with Roma on Match Day 1. In the previous two meetings Athletic Bilbao lost once and the other was drawn.
That was back in 2015 and this will be a perfect opportunity to avenge. The hosts will not look at it in that manner but a win will be on their minds, after drawing the last two matches. The most recent of them was a 1-1 draw with Sevilla.
While Athletic Bilbao drew their opening Europa League game, AZ were on the winning side, beating Elfsborg 3-2. The Dutchmen will be looking to repeat the same away from home.
However, they stumbled after that win, losing 2-1 at home to Utrecht in the Dutch league. That marked the fourth straight match in which AZ failed to keep a clean sheet. I
n their last two matches, they conceded four goals, which will be a major concern as they travel to an in-form team. AZ’s last visit to Spain in this competition ended in a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. They have no win in three Europa League matches.
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Athletic Bilbao vs AZ Alkmaar Form
Athletic Bilbao and AZ Alkmaar's standings in the Europa League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
|
19
|
11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Athletic Bilbao and AZ Alkmaar Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
26 Sept 2024 - Europa League
22 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
19 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
15 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
31 Aug 2024 - LaLiga
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
22 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
31 Aug 2024 - LaLiga
28 Aug 2024 - LaLiga
15 Aug 2024 - LaLiga
3 Aug 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Sept 2024 - Europa League
19 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
15 Sept 2024 - LaLiga
24 Aug 2024 - LaLiga
10 Aug 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
7 Aug 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Sept 2024 - Eredivisie
25 Sept 2024 - Europa League
20 Sept 2024 - Eredivisie
14 Sept 2024 - Eredivisie
30 Aug 2024 - Eredivisie
25 Aug 2024 - Eredivisie
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Sept 2024 - Eredivisie
25 Sept 2024 - Europa League
14 Sept 2024 - Eredivisie
17 Aug 2024 - Eredivisie
31 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
27 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Sept 2024 - Eredivisie
30 Aug 2024 - Eredivisie
25 Aug 2024 - Eredivisie
10 Aug 2024 - Eredivisie
3 Aug 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
12 May 2024 - Eredivisie
Athletic Bilbao against AZ Alkmaar Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Most goals and assists
Athletic Bilbao
AZ Alkmaar
O. Sancet
(17 Goals)
T. Parrott
(18 Goals)
A. Berenguer
(10 Assists)
, 
I. Williams
(10 Assists)
D. Wolfe
(7 Assists)
, 
P. Koopmeiners
(7 Assists)
Athletic Bilbao - AZ Alkmaar Key Points
- AZ scored in all their last five matches in all competitions.
- Athletic Bilbao have no clean sheet in their last three matches.
- Both teams scored in four of Athletic Bilbao’s last five matches.
- Athletic Bilbao have no clean sheet in five Europa League matches.
- Both teams scored in four of AZ’s last five Europa League matches.
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Our Athletic Bilbao vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction
Both Athletic Bilbao and AZ have impressive scoring records. AZ scored in each of their last five matches, but in that period, they managed just one clean sheet.
It is the same scenario with Athletic Bilbao and these runs include matches in Europe. That trend goes past Europa League matches this season, AZ failing to score in one of five while Athletic scored in all.
Neither of the teams kept clean sheets though. Our prediction for Athletic Club v AZ is for both teams to score.
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