Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao Meet in Supercopa de Espana Semi-final
Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao - 13/01/2022
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The Supercopa de España is a 4 team competition featuring the winners and runners-up of La Liga and the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey from the previous season.
Atlético Madrid are the current champions of Spain and Athletic Bilbao were the 2020/21 Copa del Rey finalists.
Atlético Madrid come into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw at Villarreal in La Liga on the weekend. It was a decent point away from home against a team that has been in good form and Atlético Madrid came from 2-1 down in the second half to take a point.
That result means Atlético Madrid are undefeated in each of their last 3 games in all competitions. They recorded a 2-0 win at home over Rayo Vallecano and comfortably beat Rayo Majadahonda 5-0 away in the Copa Del Rey.
Atlético Madrid last appeared in the Supercopa de España in 2020 and lost on penalties to Real Madrid following a 0-0 draw. However, Atlético Madrid have never lost inside 90 minutes in the competition having played 6 fixtures.
They have recorded wins over Barcelona and Real Madrid and have also been held to draws by the same two clubs.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Atlético Madrid’s 6 matches in the Supercopa de España, with the one exception coming at this stage of the competition in 2020 against Barcelona and that much ended 3-2.
Athletic Bilbao make the trip to the King Fahd International Stadium, in Riyadh having been held to a 0-0 draw at Alaves in La Liga on the weekend. That point means Athletic Bilbao are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
They have defeated Real Betis at home and Osasuna away in La Liga plus Mancha Real away in the Copa Del Rey.
The only defeat for Athletic Bilbao in their 5 most recent games came at home against Real Madrid in La Liga, with all 3 of the goals in the 2-1 loss coming in the first 10 minutes of the match.
Trends show Athletic Bilbao are undefeated in each of their last 4 appearances in the Supercopa de España. They won the competition last season, beating Real Madrid 2-1 and Barcelona 3-2 after extra-time in the final.
Athletic Bilbao have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of their 6 Supercopa de España fixtures.
Team news and Atlético Madrid are without Antoine Griezmann, who has a thigh injury. There are also doubts over the fitness of defender Stefan Savic.
Athletic Bilbao have 5 players potentially unavailable for this game, with Unai Núñez, Unai Vencedor, Ander Capa, Asier Villalibre, and Yuri Berchiche currently on the treatment table.
Athletic Bilbao come into this game in better form but it is difficult to call. There is little to separate the teams in recent meetings between the two and this one could see a narrow winner, by a one goal margin. If Atlético Madrid perform to their best, it could be them that progress to the final.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
SSC
443026
1
2 - 1
3.13
8°
1.85
1.85
3.40
4.00
no
no
no
1 - 2(0 - 0)
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