Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

A trip to San Mames awaits Atletico Madrid in round 4 of the new LaLiga campaign. The top 4 hopefuls face Athletic Club this coming Saturday.

Atletico Madrid are currently ahead of Athletic Club by one point in the LaLiga table. While the visitors are number four with five points, the hosts have one point less at number nine.

Atletico Madrid are currently ahead of Athletic Club by one point in the LaLiga table. While the visitors are number four with five points, the hosts have one point less at number nine.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Athletic Club in their upcoming LaLiga clash will see them swap positions with Atletico Madrid. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at San Mames.

Athletic Club are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Atletico Madrid are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded nine goals for an average of 0.9 a game, achieving a clean sheet in six of these matches.

Athletic Club were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Atletico Madrid, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though.

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Getafe resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona, before beating Valencia by 1-0. Athletic Club only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored eight and conceded five goals.

The big goal of the season for Atletico Madrid has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the LaLiga action starts to unfold.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal. They went on to beat Girona by 3-0, before sharing the spoils with Espanyol in a 0-0 draw. Atletico Madrid claimed 13 points in their last six LaLiga matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals themselves.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Atletico Madrid, as they look to build a title challenge.

Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call this coming Saturday.

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Athletic Club Squad

Valverde will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Atletico Madrid from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alex Padilla (0/2), Julen Agirrezabala (0/1), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (0/1), Andoni Gorosabel (0/1), Daniel Vivian (0/3), Inigo Lekue (0/3), Oscar de Marcos (0/1), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Unai Nunez (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/3), Yuri Berchiche (0/2), Ander Herrera (0/2), Benat Prados (1/3), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/0), Mikel Jauregizar (0/2), Mikel Vesga (0/3), Oihan Sancet (2/3), Unai Gomez (0/3), Adama Boiro (0/1), Alex Berenguer (0/2), Alvaro Djalo (0/1), Gorka Guruzeta (0/3), Inaki Williams (0/3), Javier Marton (0/1), Malcom Ares (0/1), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (0/3).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Here is the full team squad of Atletico Madrid. The 54 year-old Diego Simeone will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/3), Juan Musso (0/0), Axel Witsel (0/2), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/3), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Javi Galan (0/0), Jose Gimenez (0/2), Nahuel Molina (0/2), Reinildo (0/3), Robin Le Normand (0/3), Conor Gallagher (0/1), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/3), Marcos Llorente (2/3), Pablo Barrios (0/3), Rodrigo De Paul (0/3), Thomas Lemar (0/0), Alexander Soerloth (1/3), Angel Correa (0/3), Antoine Griezmann (1/3), Borja Garces (0/0), German Valera (0/0), Giuliano Simeone (0/0), Julian Alvarez (0/3), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/2), Samuel Dias Lino (0/3), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Team News

At the time of writing, Atletico Madrid just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Marcos Paulo and Thomas Lemar all face a spell on the sidelines for Atletico Madrid due to various injuries.

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Athletic Club lost to 3-1 Atletico Madrid in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Athletic Club dished out the match before that. Atletico Madrid seem to have a bit of a love affair with Athletic Club, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Results

Recent meetings between Athletic Club and visiting side Atletico Madrid might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

Look no further than Oihan Sancet, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Athletic Club in the LaLiga, while Antoine Griezmann managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Atletico Madrid in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at San Mames, Athletic Club won five and drew five. Atletico Madrid won six of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Athletic Club on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Atletico Madrid in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Athletic Club scored an average of 0.9 goals a game, with Atletico Madrid averaging 1.1 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Athletic Club, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.