Newcastle United vs Athletic Bilbao Tips & Preview - Magpies to maintain solid home form

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Newcastle have strong home form, winning the last four St James' Park fixtures.
Bilbao struggling on the road, with four losses in their last five away matches.
Both teams show attacking strength but defensive vulnerabilities.

Newcastle United vs Athletic Bilbao

Newcastle United are aiming to extend their solid home form when they host Athletic Bilbao in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.

The Magpies are enjoying a solid European campaign and often do their best work at home. They should get the better of the Spaniards, who have struggled on their travels this season.

Newcastle United News

Newcastle bounced back from the 2-1 defeat to Barcelona on match-day one and have now won their last two league phase fixtures. They claimed a 3-0 home victory over Benfica in their previous fixture.

The Magpies will head into Wednesday's clash off the back of a 3-1 defeat at West Ham in a Premier League fixture last weekend. However, Eddie Howe’s team are back at St James' Park, where they have won their last four matches across all competitions.

The goals have flowed freely for Newcastle United, who have scored in their last nine matches across all competitions, with seven of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in two of their last three matches.

Athletic Bilbao News

After beginning their league phase campaign with two straight defeats, Athletic Bilbao finally got a win last time out. They claimed a 3-1 home victory over Qarabag, with Gorka Guruzeta netting a brace.

However, that result turned out to be a flash in the pan as Athletic Bilbao followed that up with two straight defeats. Ernesto Valverde's team have also lost four of their last five away matches across all competitions and were beaten 3-2 at Real Sociedad last weekend.

Poor defending appears to be the major problem for Athletic Bilbao, who are without a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in five of the last eight matches, while four of the last six fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Newcastle United have two wins, while Athletic Bilbao have picked up one victory from three previous matches. The last meeting was a friendly in 2022, which ended 2-1 in favour of the Magpies.

Verdict

Newcastle v Athletic Bilbao

Newcastle United have won their last four home matches and will be feeling confident heading into this clash. They should have too much for Athletic Bilbao, who have lost four of their last five away matches.

Neither defence has been convincing lately, and both teams are expected to score here. With seven of Newcastle’s last nine matches producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome is on the cards.

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