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Newcastle United v Athletic Bilbao : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 5th Nov, 20:00 BST, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Athletic Bilbao are away on Wednesday night, as manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor takes his team to visit Newcastle United and Eddie Howe at the St. James' Park in the Champions League. This preview has odds from leading bookmakers for seventeen different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall performance can be viewed, while there's also head-to-head history later on in the preview.

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Best Tip: Newcastle to win

As the stadium fills and the Newcastle players prepare themselves for this game, the bookies are predicting a win for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) information we factor into our predictive algorithms. The St. James' Park hasn't been a successful away day for A.Bilbao in the past, and we we'd back more of the same on Wednesday night. A win / draw / win home win is the bet.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Newcastle 63%	8/15	4/7
Draw 21%	16/5	3/1
A.Bilbao 16%	5/1	19/4
Newcastle 1-0 12%	11/2	11/2
Newcastle 2-0 12%	6/1	6/1
Draw 1-1 10%	7/1	13/2
Newcastle 2-1 10%	15/2	7/1
Newcastle 3-0 7%	10/1	10/1
Draw 0-0 6%	10/1	9/1
Newcastle 3-1 6%	12/1	11/1
A.Bilbao 1-0 5%	14/1	12/1
A.Bilbao 2-1 4%	18/1	14/1
Draw 2-2 4%	18/1	14/1
Newcastle 4-0 4%	20/1	16/1
Newcastle 4-1 3%	22/1	20/1
Newcastle 3-2 3%	28/1	20/1
A.Bilbao 2-0 2%	28/1	22/1
Newcastle 5-0 1%	40/1	33/1
Over 2.5 Goals 52%	4/5	17/20
Under 2.5 Goals 48%	1/1	17/20
Home 1st Goal 58%	4/9	10/21
Away 1st Goal 38%	2/1	21/10
No 1st Goal 4%	10/1	8/1
BTTS - Yes 49%	1/1	10/11
BTTS - No 51%	3/4	4/5
BTTS - Home Win 26%	13/5	12/5
BTTS - Draw 15%	9/2	17/4
BTTS - Away Win 7%	11/1	17/2
Home/draw 84%	1/8	2/15
Away/draw 37%	11/8	13/10
Home/away 79%	2/9	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 76%	2/7	2/7
Under 1.5 Goals 24%	11/4	12/5
Over 3.5 Goals 30%	11/5	21/10
Under 3.5 Goals 70%	4/11	1/3
Over 4.5 Goals 15%	9/2	19/4
Under 4.5 Goals 85%	1/7	1/8
Over 5.5 Goals 6%	12/1	10/1
Under 5.5 Goals 94%	1/25	1/33
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/20	1/20
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	10/1	17/2
Home DNB 78%	1/5	1/5
Away DNB 31%	10/3	16/5
Newcastle win to nil 37%	11/8	-
A.Bilbao win to nil 8%	9/1	-
Newcastle / Newcastle 34%	13/10	11/8
Newcastle / A.Bilbao 2%	40/1	33/1
Newcastle / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1
Draw / Newcastle 19%	10/3	16/5
Draw / A.Bilbao 7%	11/1	9/1
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	17/4
A.Bilbao / Newcastle 4%	20/1	18/1
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao 8%	10/1	15/2
A.Bilbao / Draw 5%	16/1	14/1

Win / draw / win Champions League table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Newcastle A.Bilbao
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	PSG	3	3	0	0	10	9	-	Jan 28	Dec 10	-
2	Bayern	3	3	0	0	10	9	-	-	-	-
3	Inter	3	3	0	0	9	9	-	-	-	-
4	Arsenal	3	3	0	0	8	9	-	-	l 0-2A	-
5	Real Madrid	3	3	0	0	7	9	-	-	-	-
6	Dortmund	3	2	1	0	5	7	-	-	-	l 4-1A
7	Man City	3	2	1	0	4	7	-	-	-	-
8	Newcastle	3	2	0	1	6	6	-	-	-	Nov 5
9	Barcelona	3	2	0	1	5	6	l 1-2A	-	-	-
10	Liverpool	3	2	0	1	4	6	-	-	-	-
11	S. Lisbon	3	2	0	1	3	6	-	-	Jan 28	-
12	Chelsea	3	2	0	1	3	6	-	-	-	-
13	Qarabag	3	2	0	1	1	6	-	-	w 3-1A	-
14	Galatasaray	3	2	0	1	-1	6	-	-	-	-
15	Spurs	3	1	2	0	1	5	-	-	-	-
16	PSV	3	1	1	1	2	4	Jan 21	-	-	-
17	Atalanta	3	1	1	1	-3	4	-	-	-	Jan 21
18	Marseille	3	1	0	2	2	3	-	Nov 25	-	-
19	A.Madrid	3	1	0	2	-1	3	-	-	-	-
20	Brugge	3	1	0	2	-2	3	-	-	-	-
21	A.Bilbao	3	1	0	2	-3	3	Nov 5	-	-	-
22	E.Frankfurt	3	1	0	2	-4	3	-	-	-	-
23	Napoli	3	1	0	2	-5	3	-	-	-	-
24	Union SG	3	1	0	2	-6	3	-	w 0-4F	-	-
25	Juventus	3	0	2	1	-1	2	-	-	-	-
26	Bodø	3	0	2	1	-2	2	-	-	-	-
27	Monaco	3	0	2	1	-3	2	-	-	-	-
28	Slavia	3	0	2	1	-3	2	-	-	-	Nov 25
29	Paphos	3	0	2	1	-4	2	-	-	-	-
30	Leverkusen	3	0	2	1	-5	2	-	Dec 10	-	-
31	Villarreal	3	0	1	2	-3	1	-	-	-	-
32	Kobenhavn	3	0	1	2	-4	1	-	-	-	-
33	Olympiakos	3	0	1	2	-7	1	-	-	-	-
34	Kairat Almaty	3	0	1	2	-8	1	-	-	-	-
35	Benfica	3	0	0	3	-5	0	w 3-0F	-	-	-
36	Ajax	3	0	0	3	-10	0	-	-	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

A.Bilbao have not won in 5 consecutive away european games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 17

Conceded

9 / 17

Clean sheets

8 / 17

Failed to score

3 / 17

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Newcastle	3 - 0	Benfica
Newcastle	1 - 2	Barcelona
Newcastle	1 - 2	Milan
Newcastle	0 - 1	Dortmund
Newcastle	4 - 1	PSG
Newcastle	1 - 1	Benfica
Newcastle	1 - 0	Anzhi Mak
Newcastle	0 - 0	Metalist
Newcastle	1 - 1	Maratimo
Newcastle	1 - 0	Brugge
Newcastle	3 - 0	Bordeaux
Newcastle	4 - 2	AZ Alkmaar
Newcastle	1 - 0	Z.Waregem
Newcastle	2 - 1	Celta
Newcastle	1 - 0	Fenerbahce
Newcastle	2 - 1	Levadia
Newcastle	0 - 0	Ventspils

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Newcastle	3 - 0	Benfica
A	Newcastle	4 - 0	Union SG
H	Newcastle	1 - 2	Barcelona
H	Newcastle	1 - 2	Milan
A	Newcastle	1 - 1	PSG
A	Newcastle	0 - 2	Dortmund
H	Newcastle	0 - 1	Dortmund
H	Newcastle	4 - 1	PSG
A	Newcastle	0 - 0	Milan
H	Newcastle	1 - 1	Benfica
A	Newcastle	1 - 3	Benfica
H	Newcastle	1 - 0	Anzhi Mak
A	Newcastle	0 - 0	Anzhi Mak
A	Newcastle	1 - 0	Metalist
H	Newcastle	0 - 0	Metalist
A	Newcastle	0 - 2	Bordeaux
H	Newcastle	1 - 1	Maratimo
A	Newcastle	2 - 2	Brugge
H	Newcastle	1 - 0	Brugge
H	Newcastle	3 - 0	Bordeaux

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dortmund	4 - 1	A.Bilbao
Man Utd	4 - 1	A.Bilbao
Rangers	0 - 0	A.Bilbao
Roma	2 - 1	A.Bilbao
Besiktas	4 - 1	A.Bilbao
Fenerbahce	0 - 2	A.Bilbao
Ludogorets	1 - 2	A.Bilbao
Roma	1 - 1	A.Bilbao
Marseille	3 - 1	A.Bilbao
Spartak M	1 - 3	A.Bilbao
Luhansk	0 - 2	A.Bilbao
Ostersunds	2 - 2	A.Bilbao
H.Berlin	0 - 0	A.Bilbao
Apoel	2 - 0	A.Bilbao
Rapid Wien	1 - 1	A.Bilbao
Genk	2 - 0	A.Bilbao
Sassuolo	3 - 0	A.Bilbao
Sevilla	1 - 2	A.Bilbao
Valencia	2 - 1	A.Bilbao
Marseille	0 - 1	A.Bilbao

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	A.Bilbao	3 - 1	Qarabag
A	A.Bilbao	1 - 4	Dortmund
H	A.Bilbao	0 - 2	Arsenal
A	A.Bilbao	1 - 4	Man Utd
H	A.Bilbao	0 - 3	Man Utd
H	A.Bilbao	2 - 0	Rangers
A	A.Bilbao	0 - 0	Rangers
H	A.Bilbao	3 - 1	Roma
A	A.Bilbao	1 - 2	Roma
H	A.Bilbao	3 - 1	Plzen
A	A.Bilbao	1 - 4	Besiktas
A	A.Bilbao	2 - 0	Fenerbahce
H	A.Bilbao	3 - 0	Elfsborg
A	A.Bilbao	2 - 1	Ludogorets
H	A.Bilbao	1 - 0	Slavia
H	A.Bilbao	2 - 0	AZ Alkmaar
A	A.Bilbao	1 - 1	Roma
H	A.Bilbao	1 - 2	Marseille
A	A.Bilbao	1 - 3	Marseille
H	A.Bilbao	1 - 2	Spartak M

Goal Statistics

	Newcastle 8th	A.Bilbao 21st
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	0.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 15% 1 28% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 13% There is a 85% probability that Newcastle will score 1 or more goals	0 43% 1 36% 2 15% 3 4+ There is a 79% probability of A.Bilbao scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
17 home / away league games	=0 Newcastle’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	=0 A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.5 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	0.7 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season

27%

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ATH

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Games scored	15		12
Failed to score	5		8
Scored first	10		9
Goals scored	35		19
Avg. goals scored	1.8		1
Avg. shots per game	10		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		8
Conversion rate for	17		12
Avg. XG for	1.9		1.1
KickOff rating		+27%

22%

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ATH

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Games conceded	10		13
Clean sheets	10		7
Conceded first	7		9
Goals conceded	18		26
Avg. goals conceded	0.9		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		7
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		6
Conversion rate against	12%		18%
Avg. XG against	0.9		1.1
KickOff rating		+22%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Newcastle v A.Bilbao will show here when available.

Newcastle Champions League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
3	4	2	2
N Pope	A Gordon	J Murphy	Joelinton

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Pope GLK	3		1	-
M Thiaw DEF	3			1 -
D Burn DEF	3			1 -
S Botman DEF	3			-
K Trippier DEF	3			-
Joelinton MID	3			2 -
B Guimarães MID	3			-
A Elanga FWD	3			-
N Woltemade FWD	3	1		-
A Gordon FWD	3	4	1	-
H Barnes FWD	3	3		-
F Schär DEF	2			-
J Willock MID	2			-
S Tonali MID	2		1	-
L Miley MID	2			-
J Murphy FWD	2		2	-
W Osula FWD	2		1	-
L Hall DEF	1			-
T Livramento DEF	1			-
J Ramsey MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	5	2	2
A Gordon	H Barnes	J Murphy	A Elanga

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Gordon FWD	4	4	1	1
H Barnes FWD	3	5		1
N Woltemade FWD	1	1
N Pope GLK			1
D Burn DEF		2		1
S Botman DEF		1
K Trippier DEF				1
Joelinton MID		1
B Guimarães MID		2
A Elanga FWD		1		2
S Tonali MID		3	1	1
J Murphy FWD		2	2	2
W Osula FWD			1	2
L Hall DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
151	9	21
K Trippier	K Trippier	D Burn

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
K Trippier DEF	151	9	13
S Botman DEF	122	3	10
B Guimarães MID	117	4	14
M Thiaw DEF	116	2	9
S Tonali MID	109	2	8
D Burn DEF	103	8	21
A Gordon FWD	82	4	19
N Pope GLK	60		1
Joelinton MID	59	2	12
L Miley MID	59	2	6
N Woltemade FWD	45		4
A Elanga FWD	45	1	5
T Livramento DEF	32	1	5
F Schär DEF	29	1	3
H Barnes FWD	26		2
J Murphy FWD	21		2
J Ramsey MID	19	2	3
J Willock MID	8	1	3
L Hall DEF	7	1	1
W Osula FWD	3

A.Bilbao Champions League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
3	3	2	1
U Simón	G Guruzeta	M. Jauregizar Alboniga	A Paredes

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
U Simón GLK	3			-
A Paredes DEF	3			1 -
A Gorosabel DEF	3			1 -
A. Rego Mora MID	3			-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID	3		2	1 -
G Guruzeta FWD	3	3		-
R Navarro FWD	3	1		-
I Williams FWD	3			-
D Vivian DEF	2			-
A Laporte DEF	2			-
Y Berchiche DEF	2			-
I Galarreta MID	2			-
M Vesga MID	2			-
U Gómez MID	2			-
O Sancet MID	2			-
N Serrano FWD	2			-
Álex Berenguer FWD	2		1	-
I Lekue DEF	1			-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF	1			-
J Areso DEF	1			-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD	1			-
N Williams FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	5	2	2
G Guruzeta	G Guruzeta	M. Jauregizar Alboniga	M. Jauregizar Alboniga

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G Guruzeta FWD	3	5
R Navarro FWD	1	1
A Gorosabel DEF				1
A. Rego Mora MID				1
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID			2	2
I Williams FWD		1
U Gómez MID		1
Álex Berenguer FWD			1	1
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
170	10	17
A Paredes	M. Jauregizar Alboniga	M. Jauregizar Alboniga

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A Paredes DEF	170	3	14
A Gorosabel DEF	119	1	7
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID	110	10	17
A Laporte DEF	90	3	7
U Simón GLK	88		1
A. Rego Mora MID	82	7	12
D Vivian DEF	69	2	4
Y Berchiche DEF	69	7	12
I Galarreta MID	61	3	4
I Lekue DEF	59	2	5
O Sancet MID	56	4	9
R Navarro FWD	53	5	8
G Guruzeta FWD	47	3	9
Álex Berenguer FWD	45	2	8
I Williams FWD	38	2	5
N Williams FWD	34	1	2
M Vesga MID	20	4	5
U Gómez MID	14	1	3
N Serrano FWD	13	1	3
J Areso DEF	11	2	3
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD	11		2
A. Boiro Boiro DEF	9	3	4