Atl. Madrid vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-02-28 20:00.
[p]Beginning this round only one point off the top of La Liga, home side Atlético Madrid are looking to extend their current league run at the Metropolitano Stadium to 14 league matches without defeat (W9, D4) this season. Across all competitions and venues, Diego Simeone’s side have lost only one game since the end of October (W20, D4), but three of those draws have come across their last four matches (W1).[/p]
[p]One key to success for Los Rojiblancos has been their defence which has been breached just 16 times across 25 La Liga fixtures and has accumulated 12 clean sheets. They lapsed significantly when drawing 4-4 with Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday evening, albeit with a much changed side.[/p]
[p]There were also eight goals in Athletic Bilbao’s last game when they demolished bottom-of-the-table Real Valladolid 7-1 to maintain their hold on fourth place while giving their goal difference a major boost. It also took Athletic’s unbeaten run in La Liga to 16 matches (W9, D7) which marks their longest such run since they went 17+ without defeat in the top flight in March 1930![/p]
[p]That impressive run sets them up to end a drought of 13 league away H2Hs against Atlético Madrid without victory (D2, L11), a sequence which began after a 2-0 win in January 2011. This is their longest winless run in the H2H matchup, although it has not all been painful in recent years as Athletic did return home with a Copa del Rey first leg semi-final victory in February last year, on their way to lifting the trophy.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Julian Alvarez has failed to score or assist a goal in only four of Atlético’s last 12 matches and has been involved in four goals across their last two games (G3, A1). Nico Williams contributed to three of Athletic’s strikes (G2, A1) last weekend and has an impressive H2H record with three goals and an assist from his last four meetings with Atlético Madrid. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Athletic Bilbao were not ahead at half-time in any of their last six away games across all competitions (W3, D2, L1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]