Athletic Bilbao VS Atletico Madrid Match Prediction

Atletico have utterly dominated Athletic Bilbao of late as they have not lost any of the last ten meetings against them.  Overall, Atletico have 27 wins, seven draws, and 13 losses against Athletic Bilbao.  Here's a look at the last five results:

May 21, 2017: Atletico 3-1 Bilbao
Jan 22, 2017: Bilbao 2-2 Atletico
Apr 20, 2016: Bilbao 0-1 Atletico
Dec 13, 2015: Atletico 2-1 Bilbao
May 2, 2015: Atletico 0-0 Bilbao

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Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Athletic Bilbao are at 23/10 to win, a draw is at 11/5, and an Atletico Madrid win is at 5/4.

Records are meant to be broken and trends are meant to come to an end, but it doesn't appear to quite be the case here.  Even though they are 'due' and at home, it's hard to make a case for Athletic Bilbao in this match.

After their Europa League match in Germany on Thursday, they played on Sunday. This gives Atletico an extra day of rest to use, and that could prove invaluable to the very experienced operators.

They haven't put together back-to-back wins as of yet, though, so it is a bit of a scary proposition to bet on them to win out right.

Therefore, Atletico -1 looks good but only as a tie at 11/4.

Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Atletico Madrid come out and get a second consecutive win to really get their season going now.

Correct Score Prediction: Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Atletico Madrid

Team News

Jose Angel Ziganda will be missing center back Yeray Alvarez and right back Oscar de Marcos for even more time here due to cancer and injury, respectively.

Key Man

Aritz Aduriz was hoping to be able to rest throughout the 90 minutes on Sunday as his side got a win.  However, they didn't get a win and he was forced off the bench to try to get them three points.  That did not work, however, and they will be seeking to get him back on the score sheet after they've been held off of it two matches in a row.

Team Form - LDWWW

Athletic Bilbao had been unbeaten ahead of the last week and had three wins in a row, but a 0-0 draw in Berlin against Hertha ended that run. They then lost in La Liga to Las Palmas 1-0 away.

Athletic Bilbao Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

Team News

Diego Simeone has an injury to right back Sime Vrsaljko and center midfielder Augusto Fernandez that will keep each man out.

Key Man

Who else could have opened up the new stadium for Atletico Madrid with a goal than Antoine Griezmann.  The true star of the side, who chose to stay because his club couldn't find a replacement due to a transfer ban, was the first man to get a goal there.  In so doing, he got off the mark in La Liga as well, and he'd love to follow that up and start to really round into form here. 

Team Form - WDDWD

Atletico have yet to lose a match in any competition this season.  They have two wins in La Liga, including a 1-5 win at Las Palmas, and two draws in the league as well.  They come off a week in which they drew 0-0 at Roma and then won 1-0 in their new home over Malaga on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-4-2

It's always a tall order to defeat Atletico Madrid under Diego Simeone, no matter if you are at home or away. However, that task is even more difficult by the looks of things for Athletic Bilbao. Even though they have a great home ground and a strong group of supporters, they continually struggle to get results against Atletico Madrid. With a shorter turnaround than their visitors here, they will once again come up short to the mighty Atletico side.

Atletico Madrid have not lost any of the last ten matches against Athletic Bilbao.