Athletic Bilbao vs Roma Predictions

• Athletic Bilbao have only lost one of their last 16 competitive home games.
• Oihan Sancet has scored six goals in his last four appearances.

Basque club to take the tie to extra time

A last-minute goal secured a crucial 2-1 win for Roma in the first leg, but Athletic Bilbao’s excellent home record could take this tie beyond 90 minutes when they reconvene in Bilbao on Thursday.

The Basque side have only won one of their last five competitive games, but they have lost just one of their last 16 at San Mames Barria, winning 11 times and each of their last four in the Europa League.

Admittedly, Roma have kicked on in recent months and extended their winning streak to six games at Empoli on Sunday, but they were fortunate to beat Athletic in the Italian capital and could come unstuck in Spain.

They were outshot 16-12 by the Spaniards and Bilbao could welcome back star player Oihan Sancet after his injury layoff, with the 24-year-old notching 14 times in 26 competitive appearances this season.

Sancet scored six goals in four games preceding his injury, and he looks a good bet in the anytime goalscorer market, with stakes being refunded if his injury absence continues.

Considering their home record this season, Athletic Bilbao look a solid bet to get a win, but Roma have scored in ten successive games so a clean sheet may be beyond the hosts. The Italians have scored exactly once in each of their last five away games, so a reversal of the first-leg score looks a good choice in the correct score market.