Athletic Club Atlético Madrid betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 6^th position of the league, with 45 points won, after 11 wins, 12 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Espanyol, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Sevilla, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 7 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they got an away win against Liverpool by (2‑3), after extended time. In the last 10 away league matches Atlético Madrid has a record of 1 win, 7 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 27 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 3. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Atletico Madrid comes to this game with a defeat, by 2-3, from a travel to Liverpool, in a game counting for the Champions League. In the last game in the Spanish league, the Madrid players have added a draw with two goals against Sevilla. In this match against Bilbao, we should observe a visiting club organized in 4-3-3 with Koke, Carrasco and Diego Costa as the most advanced men in the team. It should be noted that the Madrid club shows quality in maintaining possession of the ball and organization of its block. For this game coach Diego Simeone cannot count on João Félix, punished, as well as Vrsaljko and Vitolo, these with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Jan Oblak, Stefan Savić, Renan Lodi, Kieran Trippier, José Giménez, Yannick Carrasco, Koke, Llorente, Saúl, Thomas Partey, Diego Costa.
Coach: D. Simeone.