All eyes will be on Fortuna Arena as Slavia Prague and Athletic Bilbao draw swords in the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.
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Slavia Prague vs Athletic Bilbao predictions: Goals expected
Key stats
- Over four goals were scored on average in Slavia Prague’s last five matches across all competitions.
- Athletic Bilbao suffered four defeats in their last five games.
- Five or more cards were awarded in seven of Slavia Prague’s last nine matches.
Correct score prediction: Slavia Prague 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao's recent run of results do not inspire much confidence, as they have lost four of their last five matches across all competitions, failing to score in three of them.
Slavia Prague, in contrast, have four wins in their last five matches. They should be able to secure a close victory, despite being the underdogs.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Athletic Bilbao favoured by bookies
- HOME: 19/10 (2.90) – 34.5%
- DRAW: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
- AWAY: 7/5 (2.40) – 41.7%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
After the first half of the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League, Slavia Prague are still hunting for their first win. However, although they have suffered humiliating defeats against Arsenal and Inter Milan in this competition, the Czech giants have held their own against Atalanta and Bodo/Glimt.
Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand, have lost three of four Champions League games this season, with their only win in this competition coming at home against Qarabag.
Ahead of this skirmish, Athletic Bilbao are the expected winners at 7/5 (2.40). Teams with these odds usually have a 41.7% probability of winning.
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Moreover, bearing in mind that seven of Slavia Prague's last nine games featured at least five cards, over 4.5 total cards has an appealing look at 1/1 (2.00). That one has a 50% chance of landing.
Most recent H2Hs: Can Slavia Prague avenge last season's defeat?
The only other encounter between these teams took place in the League Phase of the UEFA Europa League last season, when Athletic Bilbao defeated Qarabag 1-0 at home.
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Slavia Prague preview: Injury woes continue
Slavia Prague have a few injury concerns ahead of this clash. Dominik Javorcek is ruled out with a knee injury, Oscar Dorley has a knock and will be unavailable, Filip Horsky remains sidelined with a cruciate ligament issue, while Petr Sevcik is also out due to a knee setback.
Predicted lineup: Stanek (GK), Kristan, Chaloupek, Zima, Moses, Zafeiris, Sadilek, Mbodji, Provod, Chory & Sanyang.
Last five matches
- Slavia Prague 3-1 Bohemians
- Viktoria Plzen 3-5 Slavia Prague
- Slavia Prague 0-2 Arsenal
- Slavia Prague 2-0 Banik
- Zlin 0-4 Slavia Prague
Athletic Bilbao preview: Looking to improve their fortunes
Benat Prados and Unai Eguiluz remain out with cruciate ligament injuries, while Maroan Sannadi and Inaki Williams are also expected to stay out of action on Tuesday due to knee and groin issues, respectively.
It's worth noting that Yeray Alvarez is serving a long-term suspension and will not feature until next April.
Predicted lineup: Simon (GK), Berchiche, Laporte, Paredes, Gorosabel, Jauregizar, Galarreta, Sancet, N. Williams, Berenguer & Guruzeta.
Last five matches
- Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Bilbao
- Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Real Oviedo
- Newcastle 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
- Real Sociedad 3-2 Athletic Bilbao
- Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Getafe
Player to watch: Gorka Guruzeta
Athletic Bilbao have four goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, and Gorka Guruzeta scored three of them. The former Sabadell forward will look to extend his scoring run in this competition to three matches.