Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th April 2026

When Athletic Club come to Riyadh Air Metropolitano for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Atletico Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Atletico Madrid approach round 32 as number 4 in the LaLiga table with 57 points on their account so far. With 32 rounds behind them, Athletic Club have amassed 41 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.

Atletico Madrid are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Athletic Club in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Atletico Madrid are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 18 goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Athletic Club are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Athletic Club claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Atletico Madrid took a hit when Athletic Club handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Only a single draw prevents Atletico Madrid from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Barcelona, before drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad. They came up empty-handed once again when Elche ran out as 3-2 winners. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Atletico Madrid but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 12 goals while conceding seven.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Getafe in a 2-0 defeat. Villarreal also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-2, before Athletic Club were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Osasuna. Athletic Club managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 12 time and letting in six.

Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet this coming Saturday.

Atletico Madrid won seven matches, scored 21 goals and conceded 16 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 23 points. Athletic Club took 14 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won four, scored 11 goals and conceded 23. Atletico Madrid are looking at a record of 17 wins, six draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga this season. Athletic Club enjoy a record of 12 wins, five draws and 15 defeats in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Diego Simeone will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Club from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alvaro Moreno (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/27), Juan Musso (0/5), Aleksa Puric (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/14), David Hancko (0/26), Jose Gimenez (0/15), Marc Pubill (0/14), Nahuel Molina (2/23), Robin Le Normand (1/23), Jano Monserrate (0/2), Johnny Cardoso (0/14), Jorge Rajado (0/0), Koke (2/28), Marcos Llorente (0/25), Matteo Ruggeri (0/21), Obed Vargas (0/6), Pablo Barrios (1/22), Rodrigo Mendoza (1/22), Thiago Almada (3/23), Ademola Lookman (2/8), Alejandro Baena (2/23), Alexander Soerloth (10/30), Antoine Griezmann (6/28), Giuliano Simeone (4/28), Julian Alvarez (8/29), Nico Gonzalez (5/23).

Athletic Club Squad

Here is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The 62 year-old Ernesto Valverde will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/32), Aitor Paredes (1/17), Andoni Gorosabel (0/18), Aymeric Laporte (0/21), Daniel Vivian (1/27), Inigo Lekue (0/10), Jesus Areso (0/24), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/2), Yuri Berchiche (0/28), Alejandro Rego (1/23), Benat Prados (0/0), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/29), Mikel Jauregizar (2/31), Mikel Vesga (0/20), Nico Williams (4/22), Oihan Sancet (3/25), Robert Navarro (5/26), Selton Sanchez (0/7), Unai Gomez (1/20), Adama Boiro (0/10), Alex Berenguer (2/27), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (8/29), Inaki Williams (2/24), Maroan Sannadi (1/9), Nico Serrano (1/14), Urko Izeta (0/11).

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Team News

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club H2H

Atletico Madrid were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Athletic Club, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Atletico Madrid came out on top in five games, whereas Athletic Club ran away with three points five times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 8/7 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 9/4.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Atletico Madrid took on Athletic Club. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/12 with the bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Atletico Madrid won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. They drew one and lost three as well, while Athletic Club won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Goals are flowing freely for Atletico Madrid on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Athletic Club''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Atletico Madrid managing an average of 0.8 goals, and Athletic Club 0.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.