Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao 07.02.2024 Prediction: Copa del Rey

Match Overview

Atletico Madrid take on Athletic Bilbao in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on Wednesday. The home team will back themselves to see off the challenges set to them by Bilbao, but it will not be easy for them by any means. Atletico have a strong defensive unit, and this will hurt Bilbao deeply.

Key Highlights 

Bilbao's attackers know that they will face a tough challenge when they come up against Atletico in this game. The latter's fullbacks are known to hunt down the wingers of opposition teams, and force them to bring balls through the middle. And when the balls do come through the middle, it seems that the gigantic centre-backs rarely let anything go past them.

Injury Report

Vitolo, Thomas Lemar and Marcos Paulo are among some of the players of Atletico who are not available for selection in this game. For Bilbao, Inigo Lekue has been ruled out of this game.

Prediction

We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game. When these two teams last met, in December last year, Bilbao were able to beat Atletico by a clinical 2-0 scoreline. Atletico will give it their best when trying to avenge themselves in this game. Given that they are playing at home, Atletico will have a marginal advantage over Bilbao, that is for sure.