Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

• Both teams have scored in six of Atletico Madrid’s last seven league away games
• Atletico have won four of their last five matches against Athletic Bilbao
• Athletic Bilbao have won just one of their last seven league matches

Simeone looking for the perfect tonic

It has been a solid start to the season for Atletico Madrid and they would have probably been celebrating three wins out of three had they not finished their 2-2 draw with Villarreal with ten men.

Wins over Sevilla and Malaga were solid and they would regard another victory in Bilbao as the ideal preparation for a Champions League trip to Liverpool in midweek.

Diego Simeone’s team have failed to score in just one of their last 17 La Liga outings, and confidence will be high that they can return to the capital with three more points to aid their title push.

Athletic still have a bit to prove

Athletic have already lost 3-1 to Sevilla at home and their cause was undoubtedly adversely affected by left-back Yuri Berchiche getting sent off after just 11 minutes.

They beat Celta Vigo 2-0 the last time they were in action, but that was a win against a team who have scored just a solitary goal in their three league games, so it is perhaps difficult to see them living with Madrid.

Bilbao have scored once in four of their last five matches and a repeat of that would probably not be enough to stop Atletico winning.

However, it could be enough to help punters looking for a correct-score interest as, along with backing Atletico to win the match at the main selection, it could also pay to go for a 2-1 scoreline.