Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | LaLiga 2024-25

Los Colchoneros drew their last game against Espanyol.

Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid will lock horns with each other in LaLiga in the upcoming weekend. The match between Ernesto Valverde and Diego Simeone’s team will take place at San Mames on Saturday evening.

Athletic Club kicked off their new season with a draw against Getafe. After that, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona and later defeated Valencia by 1-0. They will be happy with how their season has started. Against Atletico Madrid, they will have a good chance to get a win and get up in the points table.

Los Colchoneros did not have a good campaign last season. After having a good time in the summer transfer market, they will be confident of giving a tough challenge to their arch-rivals for the title for sure. Facing Athletic Club at San Mames will be a difficult task but Diego Simeone’s men have enough quality to overcome the challenge. They will look to get a good away win to go high up in the table.

Kick-off:

Saturday, 31 Aug 2024 at 06:00 PM UK, 10:30 PM IST

Location: San Mames

Form

Athletic Club (in all competitions): W-L-D-L-L-W

Atletico Madrid (in all competitions): D-W-D-W-W-W

Players to Watch

Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club)

Oihan Sancet is a strong player and can play a variety of roles. His decision-making is not always good on the pitch but he is technically a good player. He is capable of making a difference on the pitch.

Oihan is any manager’s dream player when it comes to involving himself in counters and buildup play. He can carry the ball with himself very well and can find spaces during a counterattack.

Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid)

Tactically Julian Alvarez is positionally flexible, he can play as a centre forward, a false 9 and on the wings as well. He is a penalty box poacher, a good presser off the ball and a hardworking player. He likes to combine with his teammates around the penalty box.

The former Man City man likes to dribble and can even play a cross into the box. He is a proper Diego Simeone player who plays with a good fighting spirit and technically is excellent.

Match Facts

• The winner of the last meeting was Atletico Madrid.
• The average number of goals in meetings between Atletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid is 2.2.
• The most common result of matches between Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid is 1-2. 10 matches have ended with this result.

Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – Atletico Madrid will win this fixture – 7/5 by SkyBet
• Tip 2 – Julian Alvarez to score any time
• Tip 3 – Both teams to score

Injury and Team News

For Athletic Club Bilbao, Unai Simon, Aitor Paredes and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta will not be available for the upcoming match.

Atletico Madrid doesn’t have any injury concerns. All players are available against Athletic Club.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches: 64

Athletic Club: 20

Atletico Madrid: 35

Draws: 9

Predicted Lineups

Athletic Club Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Padilla(GK); Lekue, Vivian, Alvarez, Berchiche; Prados, Vesga; Berenguer, Sancet, N.Williams; I.Williams

Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineup (5-3-2):

Oblak(GK); Riquelme, Azpilicueta, Gimenez, Normand, Llorente; Lino, Barrios, De Paul; Alvarez, Griezmann

Match Prediction for Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid

Both teams will be looking to give each other a tough fight on the pitch. Both teams like to play some physical football and fans can expect an intense battle on the pitch for sure. Atletico Madrid are looking really good in attack and could create a lot of problems for the home team.

Prediction: Athletic Club 2-3 Atletico Madrid

Telecast for Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid

India: GXR World Website

UK: Premier Sports and ITV

USA: ESPN+

Nigeria: SuperSport

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