Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tip Draw – 13th January 2022

Second Spanish Super Cup semi could go beyond 90 minutes as holders Athletic Bilbao face Atleti

Marcos Llorente / Atletico Madrid ©IMAGO / NurPhoto 01/09/2022

Spain Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Spain
13th January 1900hrs
Football – Saudi Arabia – Spanish Super Cup
Pick Draw
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 12/5 odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022

This is the second of the midweek Spanish Super Cup fixtures and either Barcelona or Real Madrid will be waiting in the final for one of these.

Athletic Bilbao are the reigning Supercopa de Espanol champions having defeated Barcelona in last year’s final.

Can they make a step towards a title defence by shrugging off underdog odds to beat Atletico Madrid?

Bet at William Hill

 

Atletico Madrid Preview – Can Madrid win the day?

Atletico Madrid have not delivered a great amount of positive form recently.

They have won only two of their last six matches in all competitions.

One of those victories in the sequence was against lower-tiered opposition in the Copa del Rey earlier this month.

Under Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid have built a reputation for a massively strong defence.

That’s not happened for them this season.

Atletico Madrid have banked one clean sheet in their last nine matches (not including the Copa del Rey).

So there are clear vulnerabilities in defence there.

But in the match outright for football betting, Atletico Madrid are the 17/20 odds-on favourites* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill).

However, there does need to be a deeper examination of that Atleti defence.

Not only have they lacked clean sheets, but they have conceded at least two goals in four of their last five matches outside of the Copa del Rey.

Can they pass this test to make it through to the Supercopa finale?

Our betting prediction:
1-1 Correct SCore
5/1

Bet at William Hill

* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill)

 

Atletico Madrid have won only one of their last four matches against Athletic Bilbao (W1 D2 L1).

Earlier this season there was a 0-0 draw between them in La Liga.

Under 2.5 goals is at 8/13 for football betting* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill).

Four of the last six meetings between the clubs have ended that way.

Atletico are the reigning La Liga champions, and that is why they are here in the Supercopa.

They have won the title three times before, most recently in 2014.

 

Athletic Bilbao Preview – Can title holders progress?

Athletic Bilbao sprung a massive surprise in the last edition of the Supercopa de Espana.

They beat Real Madrid in the semi finals and then knocked over Barcelona to get their hands on the title for the third time in their history.

They are the match outrights for Thursday night’s semi final.

Athletic Bilbao are 3/1 to pick up the match win* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill).

That is some heavy odds-against football betting odds.

But then looking at their most recent form, they have been struggling to put wins on the board.

Athletic Bilbao have won three of their last thirteen matches across all competitions.

One of those was a Copa del Rey match against lower-tiered opposition.

One positive is that they have won three of their last five (D1 L1) so they have come into some slightly better form.

But can they defy those odds?

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Athletic Bilbao made it back to the Supercopa after reaching the final of the Copa del Rey last season.

They lost that final 4-0 against Barcelona.

So basically the set up for this one is that neither side involved in this match are in any great form.

The last six matches between Atleti and Bilbao are evenly split at two wins each and two drawn matches.

That does make it all a very difficult match to read.

It may be tight and therefore the Half Time Draw at 21/20 should be a reasonable betting option* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill).

 

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Advice

We are going straight to the draw in the match outright for this Supercopa semi final fixture at a quote of 12/5* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill).

This one is on neutral territory and neither of the teams bring particularly inspiring form to the table for the match.

So it may just pan out to be a fairly low-key fixture which will need to be settled beyond 90 minutes.

 

Key Facts – Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tip

  • Atletico Madrid are W2 D2 L2 in their last six against Bilbao
  • Atletico Madrid are the reigning La Liga Champions to qualify
  • Athletic Bilbao won last season’s Spanish Supercopa

 

The head to head doesn’t give us a lot, but there was that 0-0 draw in the league between them back in mid-September.

There have been problems at the back for both clubs recently.

Atleti do have slightly the better form, but the 1-1 correct score doesn’t look a bad proposition at 5/1* (odds recorded 1702 GMT on January 10th, 2022 at William Hill).

 

The best betting odds for Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao

Atletico Madrid to win: 17/20 at Bet365
Draw: 12/5 at Bet365
Athletic Bilbao to win: 3/1 at Bet365