Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid, taking place on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at The Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao.
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Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormIn their previous league fixture, Athletic Bilbao managed a remarkable 4-0 home win against Rayo Vallecano. In that game they had 50% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Rayo Vallecano who had 11 attempts and 3 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 9 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They have been performing well at The Estadio San Mamés recently and are unbeaten in their last 7 home games.
Gorka Guruzeta will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at The Estadio San Mamés, having notched up 5 goals for Athletic Bilbao in their last 6 league matches at home.
Atletico Madrid, Recent FormAtletico Madrid have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-1 home win against Almeria in their previous league match. Their share of possession in that meeting was 57%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target. Almeria had 18 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Manager Diego Simeone will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
The Atletico Madrid travelling support have had something to shout about on the road via the goals from Antoine Griezmann, who's scored 5 goals in their last 6 league matches away from home.
It was not a positive ending for Athletic Bilbao last time they met Atletico Madrid in the league, with the game ending in a 1-0 defeat.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league, Athletic have been unable to break through Los Colchoneros' defence and find the back of the net. Playing at home, Athletic have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Atletico.
Atletico has won the last 2 games they've played against Athletic in the league.
Antoine Griezmann has scored in each of Atletico's last 0 league games against Athletic.
Athletic manager Ernesto Valverde has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Malcolm Adu (Knee), Yeray Álvarez López (Muscle), Dani García (Muscle) and Mikel Vesga (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Diego Simeone has a number of injury concerns in his Atletico squad to contend with: Pablo Barrios (Meniscus), Thomas Lemar (Achilles tendon) and Víctor Vitolo (Cruciate ligament)
Athletic Bilbao Playing at home | Atletico Madrid Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 28' |
| 2.6 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 7-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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