Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Atlético Madrid & Athletic Club face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Super Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Atlético and Athletic Club.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
Atlético Madrid have performed here at King Abdullah Sports City this season with 5 wins from 9 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
An away draw last time out for Atlético Madrid, facing Villarreal in a game that ended 2-2. The forward Correa was declared "man of the match" for Atlético Madrid with a rating of 7.43/10. Correa scored one goal.
Before that match, a Copa Del Rey win away at Rayo Majadahonda.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Atlético have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Atlético in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Atlético have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Athletic Club form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Club, as they won the Super Cup.Playing away, Athletic Club have won 2 games, drawn 8 and suffered 1 defeat in the La Liga this season.
Club are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Deportivo Alaves. Defender Álvarez was the best team player with a rating of 8.01. Álvarez won 9 of 16 duels.
Prior to that result Club won their away game at Mancha Real in the Copa Del Rey. The scoreline was 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Athletic Club have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were zero victories, two draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Club as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Athletic Club are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: six wins for Atlético, two draws and two wins for Athletic Club. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Suárez Díaz 7 goals |  Á. Correa 7 goals |   I. Williams Arthuer 5 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Atlético Madrid | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 9 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 15 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Valencia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Granada | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
