Atlético vs Athletic. Can the champions beat the Basques?

On January 13, in the 1/2 finals of the Spanish Super Cup, the teams Atlético and Athletic will meet. The match will take place in the arena King Fahd International Stadium (Riyadh).

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Atlético vs Athletic facts
• ODDs
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Atlético vs Athletic

Atlético

Atlético made it to the Super Cup as Spanish champions in the 2020-21 season. "Mattress" under the management of Diego Simeone showed high-quality football, in a tense struggle, nevertheless, snatched the gold literally in the last meetings. Currently, the "Indians" are not so convincing, the team is only fourth in the championship, with a gap of 16 points behind the leader. Atletico shows itself well in the national Cup, defeating Rayo Majadahonda 5:0 in the 1/16 finals.

But in La Liga, the "mattress" stumbled again, drawing with Villarreal 2:2 in the last round.

Athletic

Athletic made it to the semi-finals of the Super Bowl through the national cup. In the last draw, the Basques made it to the final of the tournament, where they were simply taken out by the Catalan Barcelona 0:4. This season, the "red-whites" also started the cup battles well, as part of the 1/16 finals, the team on the road did not experience problems with Mancha 2-0. In the Spanish championship, the "lions" also perform well in general, right now the team is on the 9th step in La Liga, earning 28 points after 21 game days.

True, in the last meeting, the “Basques” saved their strength by drawing away with Alaves 0:0.

Atlético vs Athletic facts

• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Atlético Madrid's last 9 matches in all competitions.

ODDs from download 1xbet

Bookmakers see the champion as a favorite in this pair. Quotes for the success of Atlético amounted to 1.95. You can bet on a draw with a coefficient of 3.40. Quotes are accepted for Victoria Athletic - 4.30. Bookmakers are waiting for a productive match from the Spanish clubs. Bookmaker 1xbet offers to bet on "Total less than 2" the coefficient is - 2.16, "Total more than 2" with quotes - 1.73. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Atlético perform with varying degrees of success, while the team can turn on and start growing at any moment. Athletic is the middle peasant in the league, the Basques perform almost at the limit of their capabilities. Simeone's guys will win the match, the "mattress" due to the difference in class will be able to break the resistance of the "Basques", and proceed to the final: Atlético win - 1.98.