Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 420. (Read 439567 times)

Atletico Madrid was really slaughtered in the first half of this match. It's astonishing. How big is the contribution and influence of the injured Griezmann to make Atletico Madrid this weak? especially with a very defensive formation, did they really aim to defend when in the first leg, they were behind on a goal, so why did they choose to defend? hmm.

On the other hand, Bilbao can really take advantage of this moment to optimally attack Atletico Madrid. Even though they may not have that big of an attack statistically, they can score goals effectively and accurately, which is satisfying. It could be that the final will actually be the final match between Mallorca vs Bilbao.

Incredibly, Atletico Madrid are currently losing 2-0 to Athletic Club, it seems that Simeone is snubbing the Copa del Rey to focus on La Liga and the Champions League. I really hope I'm wrong and see the result overturned at the end of the match

ATM needs to fight in this first leg so they don't lose this game because since they are currently losing with 1 goal now they need to defend very well so they don't concede more goals since Morata will be back in the second leg. ATM  will surely get a goal if they improve in their performance because right now Bilbao is not letting them get closer to getting a closer attempt on their post  until they are able to force attack to break the defense on Bilbao they may end up losing the game without getting a goal.

First, I thought Los Colchoneros will not encounter any more challenges after eliminating Real Madrid from the tournament, but now looking at them, they're on the verge of losing. An early goal in 2 minutes of the game puts Athletic Club infront. They're currently leading with 2-0 on the scores aggregate. Big dissapointing results but all hope is not lost because there's still enough time for Atletico Madrid to do an epic comeback. I'm more concerned with Atletico Madrid top striker, Alvaro Morata who serves a crucial purpose under Los Colchoneros boss, Diego Simeone. There's no way they're hitting good number of goals without the presence of the Spanish international. He's not good with footings on the ball but when it comes to scoring goals, don't underestimate him because that's the spot he's destined for.

Its surprising right, it glads my mind to see Diego Simeone side struggling because I was sad when my favorite team, Real Madrid got eliminated by Atletico Madrid, that was one of the dissapointing night because my money on stake losts. Moreover there's more to hope for because Atletico Madrid are keeping fierce pressing on the home team. I would say Athletic Club are just having lucky stars in the second leg of the Copa del Rey. They're playing nothing that's yielding positive impact, instead they maintain their ground for defensive game.

The performance of the two teams in La Liga seems a little different, but this is a semi-final that is basically like a final for both teams. Bilbao is indeed superior on aggregate and superior in the home match, but this is not something that makes Atletico Madrid fail in this second leg. Atletico Madrid is a strong team and I don't think they will give up easily in this match.

Bilbao were really good and they managed to steal an early goal at home to make it 2-0 on aggregate. Iñaki Williams' volley damaged Atletico Madrid's mentality, it looked good for the first 13 minutes. There is still a lot of time, but Atletico Madrid seems to be under pressure to recover.

Luckily Alvaro Morata can play in this second leg and it will be a game changer if he can score a goal for Atletico. I feel that Atletico is not completely disadvantaged and this is only a small aggregate that Atletico can complete in 90 minutes. Now it is Bilbao who have to be more alert because Atletico seem to be hungry and they are so hungry for victory after being humiliated at home previously.

Madrid must continue to be able to maintain its current consistency because however even though they are superior in terms of points now it can still be caught up if they are careless and do not take advantage of the moment in every match.
Against Valencia, despite playing away, Madrid are still the favorite club in terms of bookmakers' odds and I think that's a good thing but besides all that, I think this will be quite an emotional match again.  

We know that last season there was a problem where Vini had some tensions with the Valencia fans and even with the La Liga federation due to racism and this could be a match with a lot of ambition from Vini which will definitely make the match more interesting.

Madrid first meet with Valencia of the season was a 5-1 win at the Bernabeu and this could be a good motivation for Madrid as their statistics are better than Valencia.  

I would say the payment you get should be different, or at least that's what I assume. I understand that there could be some small changes, and nothing major but even the reputation plays a role. Girona being second or third doesn't matter to them and they would be happy, shame that they were leading the league and looked like they would have a Leicester type of story, but third is amazing for them.

However, being third behind Girona is not acceptable for Barcelona and that's why it matters, doesn't matter even if they get all the same things, it would still be a shame for them and fans would feel humiliated and their biggest rival Real wins the league so they would be mocked a lot for a whole year until they do better.

Athletic Club v Atletico Madrid
aggregate (1-0)

Athletic Club StartXI: 4-2-3-1
Julen Agirrezabala; Óscar de Marcos; Daniel Vivian; Aitor Paredes; Íñigo Lekue; Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta; Beñat Prados; Iñaki Williams; Oihan Sancet; Nico Williams; Gorka Guruzeta

Atletico Madrid StartXI: 5-3-2
Jan Oblak; Nahuel Molina; Stefan Savić; Axel Witsel; Mario Hermoso; Samuel Lino; Marcos Llorente; Koke; Rodrigo de Paul; Álvaro Morata; Ángel Correa

Here we go for the second leg of the semi finals, Athletic Club are already winning and again they are in a better position to win today match apart from been the leading team their performance is consistent compared to Atletico Madrid for winning only one game out of five matches, Atletico Madrid are facing low performance this season, due to my analysis Athletic Club have hope of winning.

Athletic Bilbao won the first leg away from home by a single goal to take an important advantage. Athletic Bilbao's victory was also the first home defeat of the season for Atletico Madrid. The hosts are in great form at the moment. Atletico Madrid have to take risks in this match. After losing to Inter in the Champions League, A.Madrid drew with bottom of the league Almeria. A.Madrid have not been playing good defense lately and I don't think they inspire confidence with their current form. Simeone has a very difficult job in this match. A.Madrid are away and don't have the scoring advantage. The home team will be the winner.

The Athletic Bilbao vs Atlético Madrid match will be the second Head to Head Semi Final Leg match with an aggregate of 1-0. Currently, Athletic Bilbao is in 5th position in the La Liga standings with 49 points from 26 matches, in five matches with two wins, two draws and one defeat. while Atletico Madrid is in 4th position in the 2023/2024 La Liga standings by winning 52 points from 26 matches. Atletico Madrid looks superior to Athletic Bilbao in the 46 matches between the two, Atletico Madrid with 26 wins, seven draws and 13 defeats against Athletic Bilbao.

Yep. Athletic Bilbao is in a more favorable position
and Estadio San Mamés would be the perfect venue to advance to the Copa del Rey final.
They only need to avoid defeat to repeat their feat from the 2020/2021 season.
The winner of this match will face Mallorca, who won on penalties at the Anoeta Stadium.
Best of luck to the team...

Athletic Bilbao has a 1 goal advantage which was obtained in the previous match at home to Atletico Madrid, this 1 goal advantage of course gives hope for Bilbao to be closer to the final round of the Copa Del Rey, but I think it is too risky if Bilbao just tries to play defensively at home Because this could be exploited by Atletico Madrid to turn things around, a 1 goal lead is not very safe for Bilbao, especially as Atletico Madrid will certainly try to play impressively in the second match so there is a big possibility of equalizing the score or what is even worse is that Atletico Madrid can do comeback in that match.

The only way even though it is quite risky, is of course that Bilbao must be able to balance their pattern of play to attack and defend in the match, instead of defending with only an aggregate of 1 goal wouldn't it be better if Bilbao continued to attack to increase their advantage at home?
That is to prevent for Atletico Madrid to can dictate and dominate the match, because if Bilbao tries to focus on defending as you say, of course there will gradually be mistakes from the players which could possibly be exploited by Atletico Madrid's attackers.

Bilbao has good results against Atletico only in this season because after all, in the last season Bilbao always lost by Atletico for home and away matches even though only with a score of 1-0. So yes, basically at this moment Bilbao has improved performance so Bilbao still manages to get good results for home and away matches. But even so, at least Bilbao also still have to work hard to overtake Atletico in the La Liga standings. But indeed, for today's match about the Copa del Rey match, I personally do not doubt the chance and quality of Bilbao because yes, it is very possible for Bilbao to win and qualify for the final match. Because after all, considering Bilbao who have won the aggregate, of course this factor makes Bilbao in a better situation than Atletico at this moment.

I see this as the final match, whichever team advances to the final will win the Copa Del Rey trophy this season because whoever wins this final match will face the team below them, namely Mallaorca. This doesn't mean to underestimate the final match, but if you look at the strength of the teams between Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca. the Mallorca team is the weakest.

So in my opinion, the Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid match will be fierce, and Athletic Bilbao have good capital in facing this match because in the first leg they won, in this match they only played defensively. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid must try to score goals quickly so that the team's confidence increases, but it is felt that this will be difficult for Atletico because this match is being played at San Mames.

Its a statement game given their 6-point lead against Girona. The odds favor Real Madrid due to Valencia's inconsistent form of 2 wins, 2 losses, and a tie in their previous 5. Given their point differentials, its apparent they're performing differently this season. You and I know Real Madrid will lose on paper. Football's allure is its unpredictability, but I'd lay everything on Real Madrid getting those points.

However, Valencia's fighting spirit, especially when cornered at home, cant be ignored. I think Real Madrid will win if they play to their strengths and stay focused. If Real falls, Girona's chase, though slightly further away, could catch up. I think Real Madrid has everything to expand their lead.

Athletic Bilbao indeed have a serious superiority to Atletico Madrid at San Mames in the recent years.    Griezmann's absence is making things much harder for Simeone's team to make a comeback in the matchup. I would like to talk nicely about Morata's presence but I can't.    Because his form recently is just terrible. He needs to improve his self confidence again. I think seeing Atletico Madrid being eliminated wouldn't be a surprise tonight.

Athletic Bilbao have been the better side of teams this by their usual standard, and they 2 advantage going into today's game, 1, they have a 1 goal lead from the first leg and secondly Bilbao will be Atletico Madrid at San Mamés, a stadium that have been a tough place for visitors to get an easy ride against Bilbao, It's still pretty much an open tie, but I don't see Atletico getting the better of Bilbao tonight.

The both team seem to have the same chances of winning against each other because if you check there level of performance and there pattern of play is very similar and even on there Spanish La Liga tabe they are both close to each other, although Athletic Club seem to have really improve on this season to have been able to be challenging Atletico Madrid because I remember that previous season Atletico Madrid performance was no way to be challenged by Athletic Club because they were more better but perhaps it seem Atletico Madrid performance has been a bit weak this season because there last meeting with Athletic Club was not easy on Atletico Madrid because Athletic Club was able to win them on there home do to there poor performance, so perhaps if we consider how they lose there match to Athletic Club on there last meeting it Will show that Athletic Club may likely win them on this match because there home advantage will also become an added advantage for them.

Bilbao have two advantages, apart from playing at home they also have 1 goal in hand. Bilbao have won the first leg at Civitas Metropolitano with a score of 0-1, so today they will maintain their lead and will take advantage of home advantage to determine their fate this season in the Copa Del Rey.

Both teams were unable to win in their last match in La Liga. Bilbao surprisingly lost to Real Betis, while Atletico Madrid was held to a 2-2 draw by Almeria. I think this second leg match will be tense because Atletico Madrid has the ambition to recover and qualify for the final. Bilbao also have the same ambitions, so the match will be very tense even though it seems reasonable to expect Atletico Madrid to win the match.