- 毕尔巴鄂竞技队在最近五场欧洲客场比赛中输掉了四场
- 纽卡斯尔七号；s最近九场比赛都进了2.5个球
- 喜鹊队在欧冠小组赛中从未打过一场主场比赛
- 尼克·沃尔特马德在东道主的12场比赛中攻入6球
主机需要反弹
纽卡斯尔在周日以3比1输给西汉姆联的比赛中继续了他们在客场的挣扎，喜鹊队在冠军联赛中主场迎战毕尔巴鄂竞技队时，将渴望把如此惨淡的表现抛在脑后。
埃迪·豪的球队在输给西汉姆联队之前，在过去的六场比赛中赢了五场，但那场失利的性质让他们最近的状态变得更加辉煌。
他们在欧洲的表现一直很强劲，在对阵巴塞罗那的比赛中只差一点就击败了本菲卡和圣吉卢瓦兹联盟，上周在EFL杯上，他们以2比0轻松战胜托特纳姆热刺。
由于客场对阵马赛、勒沃库森和巴黎圣日耳曼的比赛仍将进入小组赛阶段，主场的胜利对于喜鹊队晋级淘汰赛阶段的机会至关重要。
游客挣扎
他们面对的是毕尔巴鄂竞技队，他们自己也在国内苦苦挣扎。埃内斯托·巴尔韦德的球队以三场胜利开始了这场比赛，但从那以后，他们的状态就跌入了悬崖，在接下来的八场西甲比赛中输掉了五场。
他们在最后一场欧冠比赛中以3比1战胜了卡拉巴格，但在此之前，他们曾被阿森纳和多特蒙德击败。
总的来说，狮子队在所有比赛中的最后11场比赛中只赢了两场，如果他们想复制他们令人印象深刻的最后两场比赛，他们需要扭转局面，这两场比赛让他们赢得了国王杯并进入前四名。
他们一直在与伤病作斗争，关键人物伊纳基·威廉姆斯在对阵卡拉巴格的比赛中受伤倒地，遭到了沉重打击。
他们的防守一直是客队的首要问题，在14场比赛中只保持了两场不失球。
对于在三场欧洲比赛中攻入八球的纽卡斯尔队来说，这可能是一个问题。
Woltemade男人
埃迪·豪（Eddie Howe）将要求对周末的失利做出重大回应，喜鹊队在主场比在客场更强。
纽卡斯尔最近九场比赛中有七场进球超过2.5个，而毕尔巴鄂队的三场欧冠比赛已经进了11个球，这种情况很可能会重演。
豪的球队在所有比赛中赢得了过去15场主场比赛中的11场，应该能够在对阵这些西班牙对手的比赛中反弹，他们上次被对手皇家社会以3比2击败。
纽卡斯尔的三名球员；在圣詹姆斯的比赛；本赛季以2比1结束，主队有望重蹈覆辙。
尼克·沃尔特马德一直是喜鹊队的一员；主要威胁，本赛季已经进了六个球，他被认为会增加这个数字。
- Athletic Bilbao have lost four of their last five European away games
- Seven of Newcastle’s last nine games have gone over 2.5 goals
- The Magpies have never drawn a home game in the Champions League group stages
- Nick Woltemade has six goals in 12 games for the hosts
Bounce back needed for hosts
Newcastle continued their struggles on the road with a 3-1 loss to West Ham on Sunday and the Magpies will be keen to put such a dismal performance behind them when they host Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League.
Eddie Howe’s side had won five of their last six games before their loss to the Hammers but the nature of that defeat has taken a real shine off their recent form.
Their European performances have been strong, beating Benfica and Union Saint-Gilloise after falling just short against Barcelona, and they were comfortable 2-0 winners over Tottenham in the EFL Cup last week.
With away trips to face Marseille, Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain still to come in the group stages, a home victory in this one will be crucial for the Magpies’ chances of qualifying for the knockout stages.
Visitors struggling
They face an Athletic Bilbao side who are struggling domestically themselves. Ernesto Valverde’s men started the campaign with three wins on the bounce but since then have seen their form drop off a cliff, losing five of their next eight La Liga outings.
They managed a 3-1 win over Qarabag in their last Champions League clash but before that suffered defeats at the hands of Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund.
In total, the Lions have won just two of their last 11 games in all competitions and they need to turn things around if they are to replicate their impressive last two campaigns which saw them win the Copa del Rey and finish in the top four.
They have struggled with injuries and were dealt a hammer blow with key man Inaki Williams going down injured against Qarabag.
Their defence has been the visitors’ primary issue, keeping just two clean sheets in 14 matches.
That could be an issue against a Newcastle side who have netted eight goals in three European games.
Woltemade the man
Eddie Howe will demand a big response to their weekend defeat and the Magpies are much stronger at home than they are on their travels.
Seven of Newcastle’s last nine games have gone over 2.5 goals and a repeat of that is fancied against a Bilbao side whose three Champions League games have produced 11 goals.
Howe’s men have won 11 of their last 15 home games in all competitions and should be able to bounce back against these Spanish opponents, who were beaten 3-2 by rivals Real Sociedad last time out.
Three of Newcastle’s games at St James’ this season have finished 2-1 and a repeat for the home side is fancied.
Nick Woltemade has been the Magpies’ primary threat, with six goals already this season, and he is taken to add to that tally.
