LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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 are third in the LaLiga standings after collecting 53 points from their initial 25 encounters. Athletic Club trail them on 48 points after 25 rounds, leaving them as number 4 in the table.

Form: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Celta Vigo, beating Valencia 0-3 and drawing 4-4 with Barcelona. Atletico Madrid put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding five.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Girona by 3-0. This was followed by a 1-1 with Espanyol and a 7-1 win against Real Valladolid. Athletic Club won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club

It’s been a great season for Oihan Sancet so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt Athletic Club want him to continue this productive spell against Atletico Madridon Saturday.

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Full-time result

Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Athletic Club won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing five and losing one. Atletico Madrid did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Atletico Madrid are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Athletic Club struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 16 matches in a row. Athletic Club have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Athletic Club in 13 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Athletic Club only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Athletic Club played. Atletico Madrid probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Athletic Club managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Athletic Club, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.