Atlético de Madrid vs Athletic Club prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 23 May 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Atlético de Madrid vs Athletic Club
La Liga · Sunday 23 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid
Atlético de Madrid vs Athletic Club preview
The La Liga fixture between Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club is scheduled for Sunday 23 May 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid. Atlético de Madrid are 2nd in the table with 28 points from 11, while Athletic Club go into the round 7th, on 15 points from 10 games.
Atlético de Madrid come into the game with a L-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Athletic Club's recent sequence reads W-W-L-D-D. Over their last 6, Atlético de Madrid have scored 1.2 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 0 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Athletic Club average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Atlético de Madrid won 6, 0 games were drawn and Athletic Club won 4. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 5 Sep 2026, ended Athletic Club 3-0 Atlético de Madrid.
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Form and table
- Atlético de MadridLast five: W D W W L
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlético de Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 28 | WWWWW |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 15 | DDLWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Atlético de Madrid expected line-up (4-4-2)
Jan Oblak, Dávid Hancko, Marc Pubill, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pablo Barrios, Giuliano Simeone, Marcos Llorente, Morten Hjulmand, Álex Baena, Julián Alvarez
Athletic Club expected line-up (4-4-2)
Unai Simón, Yuri Berchiche, Hugo Rincón, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Berenguer, Peio Canales Urtasun, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
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