In this week 9 match, on Saturday Oct 15th, Atlético Madrid will travel to Bilbao to battle Athletic Club in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Athletic Club is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sevilla. Óliver Torres scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 4th minute, but Mikel Vesga got the equalizer for Athletic Club in the 73rd minute earning them at least the one point. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Athletic Club should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 4th placed Atlético Madrid, recorded a 2-1 win against Girona. Ángel Correa struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 5th minute on a feed from Antoine Griezmann, then Ángel Correa added another in the 48th minute. Atlético Madrid should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Athletic Club won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Atlético Madrid’s most prolific scorer has been Ángel Correa. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Both Williams Arthuer and Oihan Sancet have been the hottest scorers for Athletic Club in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each
Mikel Vesga, Yuri, Mikel Balenziaga and Dani Vivian are unavailable to play for Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s team, while Thomas Lemar, Felipe, Llorente, Reguilón and José Giménez are unavailable to play for Diego Pablo Simeone’s team.