La Liga: Atletico Madrid Vs Athletic Bilbao Predictions and Betting Tips (27/04/2024)

On Saturday night, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will square off at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, with a Champions League berth up for grabs. Even if they were not impressive in their 2-0 defeat to Alaves, Los Rojiblancos are still heavy favourites to win in front of their home crowd. While imposing defender Stefan Savic serves a one-game suspension, Alvaro Morata should be ready to face Athletic. Marcos Llorente's return from suspension is welcome news for the hosts.

Conversely, the Basques are now in third place, three points off of a Champions League spot. We are considering betting on over 2.5 goals since Inaki Williams and his teammates are expected to play aggressively in Saturday's match. With Oscar De Marcos missing due to suspension, the visiting club should be without a single player this time around.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

As Diego Simeone nears the end of his tenure as Atletico Madrid coach, the Rojiblancos may have a disappointing season finale. They lost the Copa del Rey semi-final to Athletic and then went on to lose the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal to Borussia Dortmund, which was a major disappointment.

Even though Atletico have been disappointing in La Liga as of late, they are still in a very good position to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Even though they lost 2-0 to Deportivo Alaves last weekend in the Basque Country, they still managed to win seven of their past sixteen matches in all competitions.

Athletic Club, led by a former Barcelona manager, have had a fantastic season, once again outperforming expectations. The Basque club will go into this weekend's games three points behind Atletico, but a win at the Metropolitano would give them a chance to pass the capital city team and move into fourth place.

Not only have they been on fire in La Liga recently, but they also won the Copa del Rey in La Cartuja in Seville a few weeks ago, defeating Real Mallorca in the final on penalties. After beating Granada and Villarreal in the cup final, Athletic have drawn 1-1 in their last two matches.

Our Predictions

Both teams to score

An intense showdown between two top La Liga teams vying for a spot in the Champions League for next season is in store for Saturday's matchup between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. We anticipate a different outcome this time despite the fact that high levels of mental and physical weariness marked both teams' previous games. We believe there will be goals at both ends in this encounter.

Over 3.5 Goals

This weekend at the Metropolitano may be a nail-biter. Even though Atletico Madrid is still a solid team that wants to end the season well, their inconsistency and unreliability make this matchup very challenging. Athletic will face a flawed and incohesive defence that will yet manage to score enough goals to win the game. An intriguing matchup in which both sides score seems to be a solid option for the neutral in what might be a top-four showdown.

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