La Liga: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga round 33 match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Atletico Madrid enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by on Saturday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 4 in the La Liga standings, Atletico Madrid, have so far collected 61 points this season, while Athletic Club collected 58 points. This puts them up as number 5 after 32 rounds.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid won 3-1 against Girona, before losing 4-2 against Borussia Dortmund and 2-0 to Deportivo Alaves. Atletico Madrid won five of their last six La Liga matches at Civitas Metropolitano, scoring 14 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Athletic Club Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Athletic Club could do with a win again. Against Mallorca, they shared the points in a 1-1 draw, before splitting the points in a 1-1 with Villarreal. Another 1-1 stalemate against Granada followed. Athletic Club claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by six goals to three.

Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club

Antoine Griezmann is the most prolific La Liga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Athletic Club look to Gorka Guruzeta, hoping he can add to his current total of four La Liga goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club

Full-time result

Atletico Madrid claimed eight wins in their previous 10 matches at Civitas Metropolitano across all tournaments. They lost two as well, while visitors Athletic Club won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost three. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Athletic Club in 12 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Atletico Madrid only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Athletic Club got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Athletic Club managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.

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 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Athletic Club’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Atletico Madrid conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.

Recommended tip: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club

To summarize, the upcoming La Liga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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