Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Odds & Preview
Top Five La Liga Clash
Athletic Club on Six-Game Unbeaten Run
Two of La Liga’s best teams face off on Saturday as Athletic Club host Atletico Madrid. Athletic Club enter this match on a six-game unbeaten run in La Liga and can close the gap on the top four with a win here. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid are playing on just two days of rest, following Wednesday’s Champions League match vs. Lazio. As Bilbao haven’t lost a home match for four months, we’ll preview the Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid odds.
Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid
Date, time:
Location: San Mames, Bilbao, Spain
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Head-to-Head
This is the first opportunity for soccer betting on this fixture in the 2023-24 season. Last season, Atletico Madrid got their first win at the San Mames since 2017 as Antoine Griezmann scored the winner. Griezmann also scored the game’s only goal in the reverse fixture as Atletico completed the double over Bilbao for the first time since 2017-18. Prior to last season, Athletic Club were on a four-game unbeaten streak vs. Atletico Madrid.
Athletic Club Excelling at San Mames
Athletic Club’s last match, at Granada, happened under tragic circumstances. A Granada fan passed away in the stands on Sunday, causing the match to be postponed until Monday. An Iñaki Williams had given Bilbao a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on Sunday, six minutes before the game was postponed. When the match resumed, an own goal allowed Granada back into the match and it finished 1-1. Athletic Club remained in fifth place in the La Liga table with the draw, with Real Sociedad hot on their heels.
Williams, who was born in Spain but plays internationally for Ghana, is Athletic Club’s leading scorer this season. He’s found the net eight times in 16 games and Gorka Guruzeta has added seven goals of his own. Iñaki’s brother Nico is another key player for Bilbao, along with midfielder Oihan Sancet and Spain’s starting keeper Unai Simon. Athletic Club have played well at the San Mames this season, with a 5-2-1 record in La Liga.
Athletic Bilbao haven’t lost at home since Real Madrid came to town on the first matchday of the season. They’ve also gotten on the scoresheet in their last six La Liga games and have averaged 2.5 goals per game during that time. On Saturday, it appears that Mikel Vesga, Dani Garcia and Yeray Alvarez will all be out injured for Bilbao. Currently, the Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid odds price the hosts as +140 favorites.
Atletico Win UCL Group
Atletico Madrid won their Champions League group by taking down Lazio 2-0 on Wednesday. Diego Simeone’s Atleti have been one of the best soccer picks today when playing at home. They’ve won 20 consecutive home matches dating back to last season. While Atletico Madrid are 8-0 at home in La Liga this season, they’re 3-1-3 on the road. Antoine Griezmann scored within six minutes on Wednesday, while Samuel Lino doubled the lead in the second half.
Lino provided the assist on Griezmann’s goal as well and he was a standout performer on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid finished the Champions League group stage unbeaten for the first time in ten years. The last time they managed the feat, they advanced to the UCL final. Last Sunday, Atletico defeated Almeria 2-1 in La Liga as Alvaro Morata and Angel Correa got on the scoresheet.
While Atletico have won five of their last six matches, in all competitions, they’ve won just one of their last four away games. They’ve fallen in each of their last two road matches in La Liga. For Saturday’s match, Thomas Lemar and Pablo Barrios remain out for Los Colchoneros.
Match Analysis & Odds
Athletic Club enter this match on an eight-game unbeaten run heading into this match, in all competitions. The oddsmakers are respecting them considerably heading into this match. Bilbao are +140 favorites here and Athletic Club pk, -0.5 comes in at +110 odds for this one. Atletico Madrid, who have a game in hand and come into this match five points ahead of Athletic Club, are +190 underdogs.
Apart from a seven-goal outburst at Rayo Vallecano earlier this season, Atletico have scored just six goals in their other six La Liga road matches. The Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid odds price Atleti pk, +0.5 at -130. A draw wouldn’t be a bad result for either side and one displays +245 odds. Both teams have scored in five of Athletic Club’s last six matches in La Liga. Here, over 2.5 goals are priced at -110 odds.
