Atletico Madrid will take a trip to Bilbao, to play against Athletic Bilbao on matchday 17 of 38 in the 2023–2024 Spanish La Liga.
Date: 16/12/2023
Time: 16:15
Venue: San Mamés
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Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in their last five La Liga matches and will aim to maintain their momentum when they host Atletico Madrid on Saturday. The visitors lost two of their last five league matches, but quality-wise, Atletic are clear and are the favourites to get the maximum points.
For the Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid prediction, we say Atletico Madrid will win Athletic Bilbao 2-1, and this is why. The hosts may be unbeaten in their last five league games, but they may fall short because Atleti have the third-best defence in the league and one of the best goalscoring sides, which could prove too much for them.
We predict both teams to score on Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid, and this is why. Atleti may have a solid backline, but they are unlikely to keep a clean sheet because Athletic Club have scored 31 goals in 16 league games, averaging nearly 2.0 goals per game.
Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in their last five La Liga matches, after three wins and two draws, including last weekend’s 1-1 draw away from home against Granada. They won eight and lost three of their opening 16 league games, and they sit in 5th place with 29 points.
Atletico Madrid won three and lost two of their last five league matches, including their 2-1 win over Almeria last weekend. They beat Lazio 2-0 at home on Wednesday in the Champions League to ensure they finish as the winners of Group E. Diego Simeone’s side has won 11 and lost 3 of their opening 15 LaLiga games, and they sit in the 3rd position with 34 points.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Athletic Bilbao: Simon, Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue, Herrera, Galarreta, Williams, Sancet, Williams, Guruzeta
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Riquelme, Hermoso, Gimenez, Witsel, Molina, De Paul, Koke, Llorente, Griezmann, Morata