LaLiga Action at San Mames Stadium – Athletic Bilbao face Atletico Madrid
San Mames Stadium sees Saturday action as Athletic Bilbao take on Atleti – 9:00pm GMT.
BothAthletic Bilbao and Atleti currently share Champion’s League qualification hopes, as they occupy third and fourth in the LaLiga, respectively.
This season’s LaLiga campaign, has so far seen Athletic Bilbao achieve 17 points
Ernesto Valverde’s men were held to a disappointing draw against Seville in their last fixture, he will be keen to improve on that in this game.
Also, Athletic Bilbao keep finding ways to win, having secured five victories in their last seven matches is astonishing this season, a rich vein of form that has drastically improved their LaLiga position. They currently stand third in the League, with 17 points for a total of 5 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws having won five games, drawn two fixtures, and lost one game.
When Athletic Bilbao host Atleti, they will do so on the back of three victories, one dart, and one defeat on their own ground.
Athletic Bilbao will have 20 points if they manage to secure a victory.
Good atacking and defensive team
It’s an easy statement to make, but to win you simply have to score more goals than your opponent. Athletic Bilbao have been consistently applying this principle, whilst remaining defensively solid as a unit this season, with five goals in their previous fixtures. This has been a good season so far for Athletic Bilbao, in terms of goals scored (17). Their stand out attacking players have been Alex Berenguer (3), Oihan Sancet (3), and Inaki Williams (3).
It is likely that one key players will miss Saturday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Ernesto Valverde and his Athletic Bilbao team.
It’s 16 points so far for Atletico Madrid this season, going into this game
Atleti come to this fixture on the back of a 2-1 home win against Girona at Civitas Metropolitano.
Also, Atleti keep finding ways to win, having secured five victories in their last eight meetings is astonishing this season, which has contributed significantly to their rise up the table. With 16 points (5W, 2L and 1D), they are established in fourth position in the League having won five meetings, drawn one game, and lost two games.
Playing away from home, Atleti have won three fixtures and drawn one game.
A victory for Atletico Madrid would put them on 19 points.
Good atacking and defensive team
Atleti have a solid defence, with only seven goals conceded in their previous games. Atleti will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (14). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Alvaro Morata (4), Angel Correa (3), and Antoine Griezmann (2).
Diego Simeone could be missing up to three of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.
Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Atleti with a greater number of wins. In the last 58 meetings, they have enjoyed 32 wins, to Athletic Bilbao’s 17 victories. Further, Atleti are unbeaten in their seven of the last 12 games played against Athletic Bilbao. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was April 2022, when Athletic Bilbao walked away as 2-0 winners.
Performance Report
For Athletic Bilbao, Alex Berenguer is one of the top performing players after having scoredthree goals in eight League fixtures so far, while Alvaro Morata is a top performing player who has scoredfour goals in eight League matches this LaLiga Season for Atleti.
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