LaLiga: Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 4 match between Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

While facing a top 4 side from last season is never easy, home advantage is on Athletic Club’s side. The hosts hope to make it count when they face Atletico Madrid at San Mames for a round 4 match of the new LaLiga campaign this coming Saturday.

A look at the LaLiga standings shows that one points and five places currently separate the two teams.

Team form: Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Getafe brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Valencia by 1-0. Athletic Club managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored eight and conceded five goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal. Then, they took out Girona 3-0, followed by a 0-0 draw with Espanyol. Atletico Madrid claimed 13 points in their last six LaLiga matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid

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 Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Oihan Sancet, who is performing well for Athletic Club. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Atletico Madrid.The visitors will be looking to Antoine Griezmann to find the net once again, after managing four LaLiga goals for Atletico Madrid in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid

Full-time result

Athletic Club won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew five and lost none. Atletico Madrid won six games, drew one and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Athletic Club are on an amazing streak of now 20 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Impressively, Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Atletico Madrid managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Athletic Club have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Atletico Madrid.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Athletic Club were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.

Suggested bet: Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid

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

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