Slavia Prague vs Ath Bilbao prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-24 20:00.
[p]Slavia Prague aim to end a long winless run in Europe when they host Athletic Bilbao, who have struggled on their return to the UEFA Champions League (UCL).[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Slavia Prague have failed to score in each of their last three UCL games (D1, L2), but their struggles in Europe are nothing new as the Czech top-flight leaders have won none of their last 11 major continental fixtures (D4, L7). That contrasts starkly with their domestic form as they’ve netted 14 times across their last four league/cup games (W4) and are usually hard to beat at home. Their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal here on matchday four was their first UCL home defeat since Inter Milan triumphed 3-1 in November 2019 (W3, D2) and remains their only loss of the season at the Fortuna Arena (W6, D3).[/p]
[p]Athletic Bilbao start the matchday just one point better off than Slavia (W1, L3), so they also have work to do to move into contention for qualifying for the next phase, but arrive in the Czech Republic having lost four of their last five competitive fixtures (W1), including Saturday’s 4-0 hammering by Barcelona. With only a win over Qarabağ in the UCL so far this term, the Lions have struggled on their return to Europe’s flagship competition and may continue to do so, considering they haven’t won any of their last six major European away games (D1, L5).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Athletic won 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League league phase last term in the only previous H2H meeting. Slavia have only won one of their last 13 outings against Spanish clubs in major European competitions (D6, L6), while Athletic are unbeaten in three of their four fixtures against sides from the Czech Republic (W2, D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Slavia have conceded at least twice in seven of their last eight European fixtures.[/p]
[p]Each of Slavia’s last three home games produced exactly two second-half goals.[/p]
[p]In four of Athletic’s last five games, only one team was on the scoresheet.[/p]
[p]Four of the five yellow cards Athletic received in the UCL this term were collected on the road.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Lukáš Provod has three goal contributions (G1, A2) across his last two appearances for Slavia while he has scored four times this season – twice between the 30th and 40th minute and twice between the 70th and 80th. Athletic’s Robert Navarro has netted all three of his goals this term after the 65th minute, including one against QarabaÄź on matchday three.[/p]
[p]Oscar Dorley has missed Slavia’s last three matches with a muscle injury, while Athletic’s absentees include Iñaki Williams, who has been sidelined since mid-October with a groin problem.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides struggling to make a mark on Europe this term, our tip is to back the draw.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]