Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Atlético de Madrid (4th, 69 pts) and Athletic Club (12th, 45 pts). On recent form Athletic Club sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Atlético de Madrid ran at 1.63 scored and 1.16 conceded, Athletic Club at 1.13 and 1.53.
Atlético de Madrid had lost three in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The sides have met 39 times in the GioScore results database: 23 wins for Atlético de Madrid, 4 draws and 12 for Athletic Club, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 62% of the meetings.
The venue was Riyadh Air Metropolitano, with room for 70,460 spectators. On the scoreboard, Athletic Club led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Atlético de Madrid: Antoine Griezmann (49'), Alexander Sørloth (54'), Alexander Sørloth (90') · Athletic Club: Aitor Paredes (23'), Gorka Guruzeta (90')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético de Madrid 54% · Athletic Club 46% · Total shots: 6-12 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-4