Ath Bilbao vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-05 20:00.
[p]Both Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid will be looking to return to winning ways after midweek defeats when they meet in La Liga on Saturday evening. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Athleticâs demoralising result against Real Madrid on Wednesday (L 3-0) means that they have now lost four of their last six league matches (W2). The Basque outfit will hope that their record of having avoided back-to-back La Liga home defeats since August 2023 can inspire them to an instant turnaround this weekend, but a mere two wins from their last six league games at San MamĂ©s (D1, L3) is hardly sparkling form. Failing to score more than once in six of their last seven home league games certainly hasnât helped their cause, and a Saturday fixture is unlikely to boost their belief having lost seven of their last nine Saturday-held La Liga games (W2). [/p]
[p]A run of seven straight wins for Atleti in all competitions – five of which were in La Liga – was brought to an end with a 3-1 defeat against Barcelona on Tuesday. Diego Simeoneâs men are now bidding to avoid suffering consecutive away league losses for the first time since January 2024, but a perfectly split La Liga away record this season (W2, D3, L2) make this one difficult to call from an AtlĂ©tico perspective. Honing in on just their away record on Saturdays makes for much grimmer reading though, as AtlĂ©tico have won just one of their last seven such games (D4, L2). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Atlético have won each of the last three H2Hs, and with just one of the last nine meetings between the sides seeing both teams score, the first goal could be huge here. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Athletic have conceded 14 of their 22 La Liga goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]None of Athleticâs last six matches saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Atlético have opened the scoring inside 20 minutes in four of their last five games. [/p]
[p]Atlético have scored first in all 15 La Liga games so far this season. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Oihan Sancetâs return to the Athletic squad could be timely given eight of his last nine goals arrived at home. JuliĂĄn Alvarez got the winner in the last H2H, with each of his last six scoring appearances coinciding with AtlĂ©tico victories. [/p]
[p]Athletic seemingly have no fresh concerns. JosĂ© MarĂa GimĂ©nez, Johnny Cardoso and Ălex Baena all suffered injuries for AtlĂ©tico against Barcelona in midweek, so are doubtful here. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the inconsistent nature of Athleticâs general form and AtlĂ©ticoâs away results, betting on a draw here seems reasonably sensible. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]