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Athletic Club vs Club Atlético de Madrid, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:15 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'
Gorka Guruzeta 51' 1–0
Nico Williams 64' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Club Atletico de MadridLa Liga at San Mames.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Angel Nevado Rodriguez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Javier Martinez Nicolas (Spain)
8 games this season 🟨 0.9/game 3.9 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–0 W
11 Dec Granada CF A 1–1 D
02 Dec Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 4–0 W
27 Nov Girona FC A 1–1 D
10 Nov RC Celta de Vigo H 4–3 W
05 Nov Villarreal CF A 3–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Athletic Club A 0–2 L
13 Dec SS Lazio H 2–0 W
10 Dec UD Almeria H 2–1 W
03 Dec FC Barcelona A 0–1 L
28 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–1 W
25 Nov RCD Mallorca H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Athletic Club Club Atlético de Madrid
#19 Position #14
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 19th (0 pts). Club Atlético de Madrid are 14th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Athletic Club get us underway at San Mames.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Athletic Club are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Club Atletico de Madrid's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at San Mames. Club Atletico de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Club Atletico de Madrid needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuri Berchiche, as he is very good at scoring at San Mames with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' Daniel Vivian has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo de Paul. He replaces Nahuel Molina on 46 minute.
  • 49' Rodrigo de Paul was booked on 49.
  • 51' Gorka Guruzeta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' The 31-year-old Mario Hermoso has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Angel Correa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antoine Griezmann at the 60 minute mark.
  • 64' GOAL! Nico Williams scores on 64.
  • 67' Club Atletico de Madrid ring the changes. Alvaro Morata has done his job and it is now time for Azpilicueta to step up.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' Athletic Club make a change. Benat Prados trudges off to be replaced by Mikel Vesga on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rodrigo de Paul suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Oihan Sancet by Unai Gomez on 85 minute.
  • 90' Alex Berenguer gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Nico Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.89 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32 Club Atletico de Madrid xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club49% Draw37% Club Atletico de Madrid14%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
86%
Draw or Club Atletico de Madrid
51%
Athletic Club or Club Atletico de Madrid
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club27% Draw67% Club Atletico de Madrid6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.5%
1 – 0
25.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
1.4%
1 – 2
1.3%
0 – 2
1.2%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Club Atletico de Madrid covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 13% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 30% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 89% 11%
+1 89% 9% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
73%
Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet
41%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.