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- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
All-inclusive La Liga statistics playing at home this season for Atlético Madrid are 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Atlético Madrid, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Celta de Vigo away with the result 1-0. Depay found the net in that victory. Atlético made it very difficult for themselves, when Savić got a red card in the 70th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Atlético Madrid won the match 1-0! Midfielder de Paul was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.31 (out of ten) in that game. Paul hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Atlético Madrid drew at home versus Getafe.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Atlético Madrid handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
The Atlético fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches.
Athletic Club form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Athletic Club playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Athletic Club play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Valencia (placed 18th). Athletic Club goalie Simón was high and low in the Valencia game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Cadiz.The travelling fans enjoy Club's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. As for defending, Athletic Club rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended Athletic Club - Atlético Madrid 0-1, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Atlético Madrid won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Athletic Club managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Sancet Tirapu 8 goals |   Á. Morata Martín 7 goals |  A. Griezmann 6 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Atlético Madrid | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 31 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 86% |
| 71% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 62% |
| 33% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 52% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 48% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 38% |
| 38% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 38% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 30% | 38% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.3 | 15.2 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 12.3 | 15 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 25% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 11.6 | 10.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
- Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 45 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Girona | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 23 |
| 15 | Almeria | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 22 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Valencia | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Getafe | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 19 |
| 20 | Elche | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 9 |
