Athletic Bilbao-Atletico Madrid is a match valid for the 17th day of La Liga and is played Saturday at 4:15 p.m.: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
It always has one game less than the others for Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, which after taking the blow against Barcelona put things back on track by winning against Almeria and especially by taking home first place in the standings against Lazio in the Champions League without even breaking a sweat. In short, what the Colchoneros experienced was a good week.
This of course is not to say that against Valverde’s Bilbao, a formation fifth in the standings and dreaming of getting back into the Champions League, a victory will come. Of course paper the favorites are the guests despite the bookmakers think otherwise, and objectively we don’t even understand much more why, but to think that on the field of Athletic can be a walk in the park no, not so. So what? So, also going by what have been the precedents – in the last five crossings only on one occasion both have found the net – we feel like saying that, in this circumstance, given the two formations that will take the field, that at least one goal per team we expect.
The prediction
A match of at least one goal per team and a match that at best could see an outside win. Yes, we don’t think Bilbao can pull off the upset. Valverde’s team should still be able to find a goal, though.
The probable lineups of Athletic Bilbao-Atletico Madrid
ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; Herrera, Ruiz de Galarreta; I Williams, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta.
ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Llorente, Lino; Morata, Griezmann.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
