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January 27 2025, 23:52 · Alex Lawes

Athletic Bilbao vs Viktoria Plzen Preview: Team News & Prediction

Athletic Bilbao vs Viktoria Plzen Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Athletic Club suffered their first defeat of their UEFA Europa League campaign last week as they now take on Viktoria Plzen, pushing for a top eight finish and the automatic knockout spots.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 30th January, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Athletic Bilbao vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction

The final of the UEFA Europa League takes place at Athletic Club’s home ground of San Mames in late-May with the Basque giants lining up a potentially historic 2024/25 campaign.

Ernesto Valverde’s begin the final round of UEFA Europa League league phase matches sitting third in the table after coming into this one on the back of a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Besiktas in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s opening match in Istanbul last week. That was backed up by a frustrating goalless draw against Leganes at the weekend.

They face a Viktoria Plzen side that have suffered just one defeat in their seven matches in the UEFA Europa League which came against Manchester United when they had taken the lead. They earned themselves a 2-1 win against high-flying Anderlecht in their most recent outing last weekend to give themselves a sniff of a top eight spot.

Athletic are more or less assured a top eight spot aside from a miraculous set of results so Ernesto Valverde’s side, who have hit a rocky patch of form, may well rotate quite heavily here. Given that, a double chance bet in favour of Viktoria would represent some good value.

Athletic Bilbao vs Viktoria Plzen Tip: Double chance – Viktoria Plzen to win or draw