Athletic Bilbao vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction: the guests can make a sensation

Prediction for the UEFA Europa League match which will take place on October 3. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The club from Bilbao has twice reached the UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup) final - in 1977 and 2012. Why should Atletico not repeat this result in the current campaign? At least, under the leadership of Ernesto Valverde, the Basques are progressing and last season, for example, they won the Spanish Cup.

In the previous match Athletic took on their field Sevilla, led in the score, but lost the advantage in the very end - 1:1. After eight rounds of La Liga, the Basques are fifth in the standings with two points behind the top-4.

Alkmaar is also among the favorites in the Europa League, although not as obvious as Athletic. AZ is nevertheless a strong team that regularly plays in the final stages of European competitions and in a single game is able to stop virtually any opponent. In the first round of this draw AZ beat Swedish Elfsborg at home.

AZ is a really tough opponent and can give a sensation, but exactly that sensation. Athletic is one of the leaders of Spanish football to date and rightly approaches the upcoming game in the status of clear favorite. We believe that Ernesto Valverde's team will confirm this status. We bet on Athletic to score at least two goals.