ATHLETIC BILBAO v HERTHA BERLIN
Thursday 23rd November 2017 – Kickoff: 1900hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips
Onto Group J, and the situation is very tight among the four clubs involved ahead of match day five with just three points separating the top club, Ostersunds, and the bottom side, Hertha Berlin.
Athletic Bilbao will be looking to press home their advantage at the San Mamés Barria this evening where they have registered a 1-0 win over current group leaders, Ostersunds, but also fell to defeat against Zorya. But their form overall at home in the Europa League as they’ve won seven of their last eight matches.
In addition, forward Aduriz (5 goals) has been in good form, and with the bigger picture of Athletic Bilbao winning 12 of their last 16 at home in this competition, they look well set for success here.
Visitors Hertha Berlin sit bottom of Group J on four points thanks to a 2-0 home win over Zorya on match day four, along with a point in a 0-0 draw with tonight’s opponents, Athletic Bilbao at home on the opening day of the group stages.
However, back-to-back defeats in between times against Ostersunds and Zorya, both away from home, indicate that the German club are vulnerable on the road and this becomes more evident when looking at their recent results on their travels in the Europa League.
The visitors have lost their last four on the trot with defeats at Benfica, Brondby, Ostersunds and Zorya, scoring just 2 goals and conceding a total of 10 goals in reply. Indeed, Hertha Berlin have lost seven of their last nine away from home in the Europa League.
I’ll therefore back the hosts here.
Pick: Athletic Bilbao to win @ 1.71 Marathonbet
