Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction 18 September 2021

In another match of the fifth game day of La Liga, Atletico and Athletic will try to determine the strongest team.

Third place, 10 points and a goal difference of 7:4 are the current performance of Atletico, which is going to actively fight for the champion's title in the current campaign. A little earlier Colchoneros beat Celta 2:1, Elche 1:0 and Espanyol 2:1, and also drew with Villarreal in a 2:2 battle.

Athletic also manage without defeat. They managed to break the resistance of Celta (1:0) and Mallorca (2:0), before breaking the draw 0:0 with Elche and 1:1 with Barcelona. Pragmatic football played by the Basques is paying off - with eight points and 4:1 hitting statistics, they are in fifth position.

As for us, it will not be easy for the hosts, which are in the favorite rank, to break Athletic's saturated defense, especially against the background of fatigue after the Champions League. The match itself will turn out to be poor for dangerous moments and goals scored.