Apoel Nicosia VS Ath Bilbao BETTING TIPS (23.02.2017)
Apoel Nicosia
Ath Bilbao
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Apoel Nicosia VS Ath Bilbao
APOEL and Athletic Club meet at Neo GSP in a second-leg match of this UEFA Europa League phase (16 th finals) after Athletic Club’s (3-2) home win in the first leg. In this meeting the home factor could play an important role, since Athletic Club presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Despite the disadvantage of 1 goal from the game of the first leg, the home team has at least the advantage of scoring 2 goals away in that game. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 30 goals scored and 18 conceded; Against 13 wins and 2 draws in his stadium, with 37 goals scored and 6 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with AEL by (3-0). In the last 10 home games for all competitions, APOEL won 8 and drew 2. Their attack has scored regularly as they scored at least one goal in each of the last 7 games for this competition. There is a tendency for goals to be scored in their home games as 28 of their last 30 games have ended with over 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he conceded the first goal 4 times but managed to go back to score 2. In the last 20 home games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: he scored 17 of his 43 goals in the minutes (76′- 90 ‘); Suffered 4 of his 9 goals in the minutes (31’-45 ‘).
APOEL secured access to the Europa League this year after winning the Cyprus Championship the previous season and was subsequently eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the 2016/17 Champions League. Having reached the Group Stage of the Europa League, APOEL won Group B ahead of Olympiakos. Looking at the recent history of the team, we have seen that they have scored goals regularly, because in the last five matches played in all competitions, the team has always scored one or more goals.
As a visiting team, their records remain interesting because in the last six home games, the team scored two or more goals in four of them.
The away team has a 1-goal lead in this second-leg game but has conceded 2 home goals in the first leg. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with a total of 13 goals scored and 24 conceded; Against 12 wins and 3 draws in his stadium, with a total of 33 goals scored and 17 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat away with Valencia by (2-0). In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Athletic Club won 1, drawn 3 and lost 6. The team conceded goals in 6 of the last 7 games, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has Marked with regularity, since he managed to achieve in 5 of the last 7 games for this competition. This is a team that scores a few times first and only managed to open the scoring in 3 of their last 15 games, of these 3 reached the break in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in all. In 15 games, he managed to get back to the result in 4 of the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Athletic Bilbao managed to secure a place in the 16-A-League finals after finishing the last Spanish Championship in 5th place, then concluding the UEFA Europa League group stage in Group F behind Genk and securing a Place at this stage of the race.
When we look at the team’s recent history, we see that their games often have several goals, because in the last five, in all competitions, the team scored in all of them two or more goals. In terms of visitors, this record is repeated, because in the last five matches that Athletic Bilbao played away, in at least three of them were scored two or more goals.
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