On Saturday afternoon, Athletic Club hosts Atletico Madrid at San Mames in one of the games of the weekend in La Liga.
The Basque club are currently in fifth-place in the Spanish top-flight table, just five points adrift of the Champions League spots.
Athletic are unbeaten in their previous six matches in La Liga, having recorded three wins and three draws. Last time out, the boys from Bilbao drew 1-1 at struggling Granada.
Their recent league matches have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their previous ten Liga outings.
Athletic’s recent form in La Liga at San Mames has been decent, as Los Leones are unbeaten in their last seven home matches, recording five victories and two draws.
One important factor in Athletic’s recent good home form has been their attacking threat, as they have scored at least two goals in all seven unbeaten home matches in the Spanish top-flight.
The club from the Spanish capital are in decent form in La Liga, as a 2-1 home win over Almeria last time out means that Diego Simeone’s team has won three of their previous four matches in the Spanish top flight.
The decent run has left Atletico in fourth place in the table, level on points with third-place Barcelona.
The visitor's recent matches in La Liga have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their previous nine games in the Spanish top flight.
Atletico have a mixed recent away record in La Liga, as they have won two of their previous five away games in the Spanish top-flight, including suffering back-to-back away defeats at Las Palmas and Barcelona.
Forebet predicts that Atletico Madrid will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter.