PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Atlético de Madrid: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 05/09)

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·3 September 2026

PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Atlético de Madrid: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 05/09)

Athletic Bilbao host Atlético de Madrid this Saturday at the San Mamés Barria for matchweek four of the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao have picked up 3 points and currently lie in 12th position. In their last match, Edin Terzic's team prevailed 0-2 against Celta de Vigo (La Liga 2026/27).

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Atlético de Madrid have picked up 7 points and currently lie in 3rd position. In their last fixture, Diego Simeone's team won 1-3 against Sevilla FC (La Liga 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Atlético de Madrid winning 3-2.

Predicted lineups

Athletic Bilbao: Unai Simón, Jesús Areso, Aymeric Laporte, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Iñigo de Galarreta, Benat Gerenabarrena, Robert Navarro, Oihan Sancet, Álex Berenguer, Iñaki Williams

Atlético de Madrid: Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, David Hancko, Álex Grimaldo, Giuliano Simeone, Morten Hjulmand, Pablo Barrios, Ademola Lookman, Lee Kang-in, Álex Baena

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Atlético de Madrid

Last starting XIs

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Celta de Vigo 2026-08-30): Unai Simón, Jesús Areso, Aymeric Laporte, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Iñigo de Galarreta, Benat Gerenabarrena, Robert Navarro, Oihan Sancet, Álex Berenguer, Iñaki Williams

Atlético de Madrid ( vs Sevilla FC 2026-08-29): Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, David Hancko, Marc Pubill, Álex Grimaldo, Giuliano Simeone, Morten Hjulmand, Pablo Barrios, Ademola Lookman, Álex Baena, Lee Kang-in

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MANAGERS

Edin Terzic has faced Diego Simeone on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat
Diego Simeone has faced Athletic Bilbao on 35 occasions, recording 22 wins, four draws and nine defeats.
Edin Terzic has faced Atlético de Madrid on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.

TEAMS

Atlético de Madrid are on a run of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Atlético de Madrid are on a run of three consecutive matches unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

Athletic Bilbao and Atlético de Madrid have already faced each other 209 times, with Atlético de Madrid holding the advantage: 95 wins, compared with 79 wins for Athletic Bilbao.
At San Mamés Barria, Athletic Bilbao has the edge in their meetings with Atlético de Madrid: 55 wins in 105 matches. Atlético de Madrid has 31 wins.
In the Spanish League, there have been 178 matches between the two teams, with 65 wins for Athletic Bilbao, 31 draws and 82 wins for Atlético de Madrid.