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The pressure is on Athletic Bilbao, ahead of our FC Zorya Luhansk vs Athletic Bilbao preview and football odds, with Kuko Ziganda’s men sitting just two points clear of the third-placed hosts. One slip up and they will drop out of the qualification places.

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FC Zorya Luhansk have been a tough team to beat thus far in UEFA Europa League Group J, with the Ukrainian outfit having previously travelled to San Mames and taken three points home with them. Los Leones need to at least do the same this time out.

Our FC Zorya Luhansk vs Athletic Bilbao predictions are informed by how poor Athletic have been this season so far, which makes backing them to drop more points within our Europa League predictions very tempting.

Injuries have disrupted their momentum, and Zorya have already shown that they have enough quality to frustrate the LaLiga side when they last faced off in Spain. It could be a similar result on Thursday evening once again.

FC Zorya Luhansk vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction and Betting Advice

Zorya managed to scrape a 1-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao when the two met in the Basque Country, but it is perhaps unlikely to expect a repeat of that. The home side did manage to beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 in Ukraine recently in Europe, but Ziganda’s men need to take a share of the spoils at least.

Unibet offer the best value on a draw between these two sides, which looks likely given how both outfits will come into this contest scared to lose. Essentially, this constitutes the battle for second place in Group J, with the victor set to head into the dying embers of this phase of the tournament with an advantage.

Athletic have improved lately with the inclusions of Ander Iturraspe and Mikel Rico in midfield, and that should see them put in a much better performance than the one at San Mames. Three points looks unlikely, but Los Leones can certainly dig in for an important point.

Our FC Zorya Luhansk vs Athletic Bilbao bets suggest that both of these teams can cause each other problems defensively, however. The away side can call upon Inaki Williams and Markel Susaeta, who have both been in a great form of late, as well as Aritz Aduriz. The latter has been scoring well in Europe so far this campaign.

Ladbrokes offer some good value on both teams hitting the back of the net on Thursday, which looks likely after Zorya managed to muster up two goals against Hertha not too long ago. Previously, goals were perhaps thought of as a concern, but they’ve picked their moments to get forward well.

Our FC Zorya Luhansk vs Athletic Bilbao betting tips point towards the visitors battling and scrapping their way to a share of the spoils in Ukraine, with a defeat being nothing less than a complete disaster for them. A draw buys them some time to improve, and they should try and keep things tight as a result.