15th October 2022 – 21:00, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid will face each other in the La Liga 9th round on Saturday evening. The home side enjoys an excellent start to the campaign, while the visitors want to return to the title race.
Athletic Bilbao Preview & Team News
Athletic Bilbao prepares for this match following a 1-1 La Liga drawn game vs Sevilla. It broke their three-match winning run, but the hosts remained 3rd in the standings. Fixtures featuring Athletic Bilbao have usually been lively ones lately, with a lot of goalmouth action expected. Over their past six clashes, the sum of 21 goals has been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game), with 16 of these credited to Athletic Bilbao. The home fans hope their team can pick up where it left off and secure the Champions League ticket at the end of the season. Yuri Berchiche (Heel pain) and Dani Vivian (Ankle Injury) will be missing for Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde.
Atletico Madrid Preview & Team News
Atlético Madrid will go into the meeting after a 2-1 La Liga win with the defeat of Girona FC in their most recent match. It was their second straight win that launched them to 4th spot. Looking at their form, Atlético Madrid has been scored against in 5 of their last six games, conceding eight goals in all. Defensively, Atlético Madrid has been far from perfect. Los Colchoneros have been winless against Athletic Bilbao in away games against them for the last four league games. They really have not been traveling well at all, but they hope for a better result this time. Thanks to a completely injury-free squad to choose from, Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone has zero fitness concerns at all before this game.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is going to be a very interesting match in which both teams have equal chances of winning. Bilbao hasn’t lost to Atletico Madrid four times in a row as host, and we think they will remain undefeated again.
Goals Market Prediction
Athletic Bilbao has been pretty efficient lately, while the visitors’ defense leaked too many goals in the past few matches. Therefore, we don’t think either side will keep a clean sheet on Saturday evening.
Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid
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