Athletic Bilbao take on the visitors APOEL in the first leg of Europa League round of 32. The game will be played on Thursday, February 16th at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao).
Athletic Bilbao are in quite solid form as the team recorded only two defeats in their recent 10 matches. However, both of them were recorded at Barcelona, which isn’t big surprise. At the same time, the Basque side won five and drew three matches, showing nice attacking football. Athletic show their best results at home as they’ve recorded only one defeat at own turf in 17 matches at own turf in all competitions. That lost was recorded on matchday 1 against the Catalans. Following 16 matches ended with 13 wins and three draws.
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APOEL are on 15-match undefeated streak and the most recent loss was recorded back in the end of November last year. The team has the lead in domestic league and took 8 win and one draw in nine matches played in 2017. At the same time, the levels of Cyprus league and Spanish Primera are beyond any comparison. APOEL played 19 matches on the road this season, taking 10 wins, four draws and recording five defeats. Cyprus side played six matches in Europe on the road and recorded four defeats.
Both teams are in excellent conditions but the hosts are obvious favorites of the match. They strong in matches at own turf and only Barcelona found the way to beat the Basque side at San Mames. It makes the hosts unquestionable favorites.
Prediction for the match: Athletic Bilbao to win with -1.0 Asian handicap.
