Bilbao club form

After the October international break, the Lions suffered an unfortunate minimal defeat away from Barcelona, conceding at the end of the meeting from absolute debutant Marc Guiu. However, that defeat remains today the last in the Basques’ liability. Now Athletic is in excellent shape. The team has not lost for six games in a row (four wins and two draws).

Last weekend, the guests of the upcoming match steamrolled through Rayo Vallecano in Primera (4:0). The club bounced back to draw with Girona in the previous round, playing “very well”, according to club stalwart Iñaki Williams. The result extended the Lions’ unbeaten run to four games in the league and helped them cling to their place in Europe heading into this round.

Returning home often contributes to a positive result, as the Basques have not lost here since their first home league game of the season, and that was against title contenders. There are problems in defense – Athletic have conceded at least twice in four of their six games at the San Mamés stadium. To not miss bets on Athletic games read here about 1xbet football opportunities.

In the last five Athletic matches the bet was “Both teams will score”, and in four of them the bet was “Total over 2.5 goals”. Moreover, the team’s defense is unusually not so reliable. They conceded 18 goals in 14 matches, which is clearly not typical for the Basques.

Atlético before the match

This season, Diego Simeone has changed his tactical scheme to a more attacking one. The club began to score much more often, but its defensive reliability disappeared. It is possible that the owners will be able to find the weak link in the protection of the mattress covers.

The Madrid team continues to fight for the highest places in the current season of the Division. Madrid currently occupy third place in the standings. The team from Madrid has 31 points. At the same time, the “mattress guys” have a game in hand.

Now the capital team is four points behind first place. Barcelona have the same number of points. The team from the capital of Spain managed to score 30 times, but conceded only twelve goals on their own. Antoine Griezmann has already scored nine goals in the league. Let us note that in eight of Atlético’s last nine matches, taking into account all competitions, at least three goals were scored. Of course, the goal scored by Atletico Madrid in this meeting cannot raise any doubts.

Prediction

We believe that in this confrontation, both teams are not averse to active play in attack, which will ultimately bring an abundance of tense moments. In addition, both clubs are not pleased with the quality of their defense. Moreover, in three of the last five head-to-head matches, both clubs scored and are likely to repeat it.
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