Atlético de Madrid hold the edge on eve of Athletic Bilbao contest

Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Bilbao go head-to-head at the Civitas Metropolitano this Saturday in the La Liga. Currently, Diego Simeone's team are 4th in the table with 61 points, while Ernesto Valverde's team are 5th with 58 points. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Atlético de Madrid head into this game after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Alavés (La Liga 2023/24), whilst Athletic Bilbao shared the spoils with Granada after a 1-1 draw (La Liga 2023/24). When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Diego Simeone's team and Ernesto Valverde's team have faced each other two hundred two times, with Atlético de Madrid holding the advantage: 89 victories, against 78 victories of Athletic Bilbao. Specifically in the Civitas Metropolitano, Diego Simeone's team has the advantage in the duels against Ernesto Valverde's team: 59 wins in 98 games. Athletic Bilbao have 23 wins.

In the La Liga, one hundred seventy-three games were played between the two teams, with 78 wins for Atlético de Madrid, 31 draws and 64 wins for Athletic Bilbao.

Considering the Liga EA Sports 23/24, from Atlético de Madrid's most influential players, Jan Oblak is the most used player in a total of 32 games (2880 min). Álvaro Morata is the current best scorer with 14 goals. As for Athletic Bilbao, Gorka Guruzeta has entered the pitch 31 times, and Unai Simón has played the most minutes (2790). Gorka Guruzeta has scored 14 goals, the most across Athletic Bilbao's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Athletic Bilbao winning 3-0. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.