Athletic Bilbao welcome Atletico Madrid to San Mames in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Thursday (February 29).
Athletic Bilbao (also known as Ath Bilbao or Athletic Club) and Atletico Madrid (commonly referred to as At. Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Atl. Madrid, Atletico, ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, Atlético Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, C. Atlético de Madrid, Club Atlético de Madrid or Club Atlético de Madrid) meet again 21 days after the National cup match which Athletic Bilbao won 0-1. Athletic Bilbao are aproaching the match after a defeat from Real Betis last Sunday.
Atletico Madrid are going into the fixture after playing a draw against Almeria last Sunday. They have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive away matches now which puts additional psychological pressure on the team.
Recent Form
Athletic Bilbao have lost to Real Betis in their previous match while Atletico Madrid have played a draw with Almeria in their previous match. Overall, Athletic Bilbao have won 13 of their last 20 matches, losing 2 and drawing 5, while Atletico Madrid have won 10 of their last 20 matches, losing 7 and drawing 3.
Athletic Bilbao have won 3 times (3-2 against Girona on 20th of February, 0-1 against Atletico Madrid on 8th of February and 4-0 against Mallorca on 3rd of February), lost once (3-1 against Real Betis on 25th of February) and drew twice (0-0 against Almeria on 13th of February and 0-0 against Cadiz on 28th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.
Atletico Madrid have won once (5-0 against Las Palmas on 17th of February), lost 3 times (1-0 against Inter Milan on 21st of February, 1-0 against Sevilla on 12th of February and 0-1 against Athletic Bilbao on 8th of February) and drew twice (2-2 against Almeria on 25th of February and 1-1 against Real Madrid on 5th of February) in their most recent 6 matches.
Head-to-head
Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid have met 6 times since January 2022. Athletic Bilbao have won 4 times while Atletico Madrid have won twice. The most recent match between them took place on February 8, 2024 at the National cup of Spain where Athletic Bilbao won 0-1. Athletic Bilbao have scored 7 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Atletico Madrid have scored 3.