Alkmaar has managed its greatest win in the league this season, beating Heracles with 3-1 at home in its last game. It has suffered a 3-2 away defeat from Partizan in its first game in the group and today it will aim to make up for it by beating the Spanish team at home. An interesting statistic is the fact that Alkmaar has scored at least 2 goals per game in each of its 5 games in the Europa League competition this season.
Bilbao has picked up only 4 points from 6 games in the league (1 win, 1 draw, 4 defeats) but it has managed a 3-1 home win against Augsburg in its first game for the group, despite the fact that Augsburg was leading at half-time. Bilbao hasn’t managed a win in 6 away games this season in all competitions.
Preference will be given over the fact that Alkmaar has scored consistently enough so far in the competition;
Prediction: Alkmaar to score over 1.5 goals, odd: 3.25 @ BET365