LaLiga – Season Continues – Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid on Match-day 34

Athletic Bilbao at home against Atleti – Saturday – 9:00pm GMT – San Mames Stadium.

Champion’s League hopefuls Atleti, travel to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, as fourth takes on eighth in the League.

Athletic Bilbao’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 48 points this season

If Athletic Bilbao’s season is to maintain on track, they must put their recent poor form to an end in this game. In their last two outings, they lost 2-3 at Cádiz and 0-2 at Celta Vigo.

Also, Athletic Bilbao keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 16 games is astonishing this season. With an eighth position in the league and 13 wins, 9 losses and 12 draws, they currently have 48 points in the League having won 13 fixtures, drawn 12 matches, and lost nine meetings.

When Athletic Bilbao host Atleti, they will do so on the back of eight wins, three draws, and five losses on their own ground.

A victory for Athletic Bilbao would put them on 51 points.

Athletic Bilbao’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Marcelino, ahead of this Saturday’s fixture against their opponents.

Atletico Madrid have so far accrued 61 points in this season of the LaLiga

Atleti will be hoping for a win, following a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Granada in their last game.

Also, Atleti keep finding ways to win, having secured seven victories in their last nine games is astonishing this season, a rich vein of form that has drastically improved their LaLiga position. They currently stand fourth in the League, with 61 points for a total of 18 wins, 9 losses and 7 draws having won 18 matches, drawn seven meetings, and lost nine fixtures.

Atleti’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Athletic Bilbao. In the 16 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven matches, drawn three games, and lost six games.

Atletico Madrid will have 64 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

They have a good scoring average of 59 goals (57 from open play and two penalties). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Joao Felix (6), Luis Suarez (4), and Angel Correa (4). Atleti have conceded 41 goals.

Atleti are missing two players through injury or illness. This will affect Diego Simeone’s selection choices significantly.

Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Atleti with a greater number of wins. In the last 57 meetings, they have enjoyed 32 victories, to Athletic Bilbao’s 16 wins. Further, Atleti are unbeaten in their seven of the last 12 meetings played against Athletic Bilbao. The last time they played each other in this competition was January 2022 and the score line ended up with a 1-2 away win for Los Colchoneros.

Performance Report

For Athletic Bilbao, Inaki Williams has nettedthree goals in 33 League games this LaLiga Season, while Joao Felix scoredsix goals in 33 League games this season for Atleti.

Other standout players for Athletic Bilbao are Inaki Williams and Raul Garcia with three goals both and for Atleti are Luis Suarez and Angel Correa with four goals and four goals respectively.