Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 32 match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Athletic Club come to Riyadh Air Metropolitano for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Atletico Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Atletico Madrid approach the next LaLiga round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 57 points this season so far. With 32 games behind them, Athletic Club amassed 41 points, placing them as number 9 before their next fixture.
Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club
Atletico Madrid Form
Only a single draw prevents Atletico Madrid from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Barcelona, before drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad. They came up empty-handed once again when Elche ran out as 3-2 winners. Atletico Madrid won four of their past six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 16 goals and conceded seven times.
Athletic Club Form
In their last three matches, Athletic Club lost against Getafe and Villarreal by 2-0 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Osasuna by 1-0. Athletic Club claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Atletico Madrid home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Atletico Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Atletico Madrid have lost 6 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Atletico Madrid have lost the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Atletico Madrid have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 11 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Athletic Club have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 7 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
Atletico Madrid won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. They drew one and lost three as well, while Athletic Club won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Atletico Madrid lost their last 4 matches. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Athletic Club in 14 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Atletico Madrid scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Athletic Club only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Atletico Madrid games Atletico Madrid managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Atletico Madrid have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Athletic Club.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Atletico Madrid were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.
