PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Atlético de Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

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·4. Dezember 2025

PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Atlético de Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

Athletic Bilbao and Atlético de Madrid face each other this Saturday at the San Mamés (La Catedral) on Match Day 15 of the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao currently have 20 points and lie in 8th position. Last time out, Ernesto Valverde's team slipped to a 0-3 defeat against Real Madrid (La Liga 2025/26).

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Atlético de Madrid have 31 points to their name this season and occupy 4th position in the table. In their last fixture, Diego Simeone's team suffered a 3-1 reverse against Barcelona (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Atlético de Madrid winning 1-0.

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Athletic Bilbao

Yeray Álvarez - Doping Ban
Benat Prados - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Unai Egiluz - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Maroan Sannadi - Knee Injury

Atlético de Madrid

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Athletic Bilbao ( vs Real Madrid 2025-12-03): Unai Simón, Iñigo Lekue, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Vivian, Adama Boiro, Alejandro Rego, Álex Berenguer, Iñigo de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Nico Williams, Gorka Guruzeta

Atlético de Madrid ( vs Barcelona 2025-12-02): Jan Oblak, Nahuel Molina, Clément Lenglet, José Giménez, David Hancko, Johnny Cardoso, Pablo Barrios, Giuliano Simeone, Nicolás González, Álex Baena, Julián Álvarez

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MANAGERS

Ernesto Valverde has faced Diego Simeone on 25 occasions, recording six wins, five draws and 14 losses
Diego Simeone has faced Athletic Bilbao on 33 occasions, recording 21 wins, four draws and eight losses
Ernesto Valverde has faced Atlético de Madrid on 33 occasions, recording ten wins, six draws, and 17 losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Atlético de Madrid comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Atlético de Madrid currently has a loss in the last eight games.
Atlético de Madrid currently has a draw in the last 14 games.
Atlético de Madrid comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Athletic Bilbao and Atlético de Madrid have faced each other 207 times, with Atlético de Madrid having the advantage: 94 wins, against 78 victories for Athletic Bilbao.
At San Mamés (La Catedral), Athletic Bilbao has an advantage in duels against Atlético de Madrid: 54 wins in 104 games. Atlético de Madrid has 31 victories.
In the Spanish League, 176 games have been played between the two teams, with 64 wins for Athletic Bilbao, 31 draws and 81 victories for Atlético de Madrid.