Atletico Madrid started off this season with unbeaten outcomes as expected. Hoever, they draw two of their three matches which is not that impressive for a team of their stature. Do also note that they allowed 2 goals in their three matches at the beginning.
They will hope for a dominant win and on Saturday, the team will visit Athletic Bilbao in their fourth Laliga match. The Athletic Bilbao side started off with a draw against Getafe but lost the next match against Barcelona conceding 2-1. however, they bounced back with a 1-0 win against Valencia.
Moving on, the past six overall wins in the head-to-head was evenly split, with three each for both. Bilbao are having a two-game winning streak against Atletico at this venue. Also, Athletic Bilbao managed to score in eight of their last nine clashes at this venue which is noteworthy.
Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
Atletico Madrid had some highly competitive outings one the road of late. They have managed to claim eight unbeaten games in their past 10 and has managed to score goals at a rate of over 1.5 in all the last eight unbeaten road trips.
Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao is on a long unbeaten run at home. They have met some average teams in that period which is a point to be noted. Do also note that the Bilbao defense breached in two of the past four home games. Their defensive side have been allowing goals in their h2h clashes against Athletic Bilbao at this venue.
By the looks of things, we are not sure about picking a winner here. However, the impressive goal trend of both inclines us to back the over 2.5 goals and both teams to score option. We would like to suggest it as the main pick for this match.
