AS Roma vs Ath Bilbao prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-03-05 20:00.
[p]Two sides who will feel confident of going all the way in this season’s UEFA Europa League (UEL) clash in the last 16 as Roma look to get the better of Athletic Bilbao over two legs. The first of those comes in the Italian capital this week, where the hosts find themselves in fine form thanks to a return of ten wins from across their last 11 competitive home fixtures (D1). [/p]
[p]The latest victory in that run saw them beat Como 2-1 over the weekend, a result that will send them into this clash – their second European H2H this season after drawing with Bilbao 1-1 in the league phase –  with plenty of confidence. That will only be heightened further by Roma’s four-match winning home run in this competition, one that has seen the Serie A side net nine goals in total. [/p]
[p]If this match happened a week earlier, Bilbao would have arrived in Italy in high spirits themselves but instead, they’ll travel to Rome surely deflated after a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid at the weekend ended their six-match unbeaten run across all competitions (W3, D3). What might pick them up instead is their return of six wins from their last seven UEL outings (L1) heading into this fixture. [/p]
[p]That winning return has been aided by Bilbao’s fine finishing in front of goal as the Basque outfit have scored 15 goals in this season’s UEL from an xG total of just 10.4 – the biggest overperformance in the competition this term. That attacking potency will be needed again here for success then, especially as the visitors look to end a four-match winless streak on the road (D2, L2). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Two players in fine goalscoring form meet here, as Roma’s Artem Dovbyk, who scored at the weekend and in the last H2H, battles it out with Bilbao’s Oihan Sancet, who has struck 13 goals from midfield this season, with his last four away from home coming after half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Roma have failed to score in just two of their 20 competitive home matches this season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]