The first meeting between Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid this season ended with Atletico's narrow victory at San Mames. Although Bilbao is a team that is relatively consistent this season, in this meeting Atletico also has the opportunity to beat Bilbao again.
Of the three matches played by teams that are fighting for a place at the top of the standings, the Atletico Madrid vs Bilbao match will be the tightest match if we look at the standings.
Bilbao, who is currently in fourth place in the La Liga standings, will definitely try everything they can to win at Atletico Madrid's home in the upcoming match. Because if Bilbao manages to reduce the points gap with Atletico Madrid through this match, of course the competition in the top four of La Liga will be even fiercer because there are teams that have a fairly narrow points difference. But the problem is that in home games Atletico Madrid can also be better than their opponents so that it could make it difficult for Bilbao to win there.
Bilbao has a good record in the previous meeting, so it will be more motivation for them to win this match. If they win, then they will narrow the points gap with Atletico Madrid, it is a good opportunity for them. It is quite interesting when looking at the records in the last 5 matches of both clubs, because they both have 3 draws and 2 wins, that is the same record. So I agree that this will be a tight match, and if a draw occurs, then it is something natural and not surprising at all.