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Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, 8/31/2024 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/28/2024

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Game: Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Athletic Bilbao (0-1-1) will go up against Atletico Madrid (1-1-0) at San Mamés on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Julen Agirrezabala for Athletic Bilbao and Jan Oblak for Atletico Madrid.

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Athletic Club has relinquished 3 goals while allowing 1.50 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have compiled 7 shots on target against them. They have yet to compile a clean sheet this year. Athletic Bilbao has accumulated 9 yellow cards this year. The Lions are 17th for expected goals with 1.3, and the squad's xGA are coming in at 2.7. For the year, the club averages 0.50 pts per contest (1 point) and also have a ranking of 10th in soccer with 1 assist. This team's difference in goals is -1 by means of 2 goals tallied in addition to 3 goals relinquished. Athletic Bilbao has accumulated 4 SVs and have earned a SV percentage of 57.1 for the year.

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For the season, Madrid has a save percentage of 71.4 (7 shots on target against), and also rank 3rd in La Liga with 4 points. The Red and Whites are averaging 2.0 points per match while accounting for 4 assists. Atletico Madrid has earned 5 goals and their xG this season sits at 2.3. Madrid has accounted for a CS% of 50.0 over the course of the season and 4 yellow card cautions. The club's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.00 with 6 saves, and they have amassed 1 clean sheet. Atletico Madrid sits at 1st in relation to goals allowed with 2, and their goal difference sits at 3.

The guy who will defend the goal for Athletic Bilbao will be Julen Agirrezabala. Agirrezabala has seen the pitch for a total of 1,273 minutes and has earned 36 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.06 (15 total goals surrendered) and his save % is 70.6. The keeper from Spain has had 51 shots tried against him in 13 starting assignments. Agirrezabala (3-5-5 mark during his career) has accumulated 5 clean sheets, which has earned him a 38.5% shutout percentage.

Jan Oblak will reside in front of the net for Atletico Madrid. Thus far in his career, Oblak has allowed 328 goals and has totaled 947 saves in 394 starts. He has surrendered 0.84 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 228-87-78. He holds a save percentage of 75.9 and his shutout rate sits at 45.9%. Oblak has racked up 181 clean sheets while seeing 1,264 shots against him in 35,339 mins in his career.

Inaki Williams is a man who could help decide the outcome for Athletic Bilbao. He has 38 assists while tallying 29 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. The forward from Spain has accumulated 76 goals scored in 25,550 professional minutes played. Williams has been a starter in 295 matches during his soccer career while he scores 0.27 goals per 90 mins.

Atletico Madrid is being led onto the pitch by Antoine Griezmann, who can change the course of a fixture. He has accumulated 72 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 84 times. The forward representing France has totaled 40,570 professional minutes and has scored 197 goals. He is currently averaging 0.44 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 474 games so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atletico Madrid

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