Atletico Madrid vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2025

Elche head over to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday to face title favourites Atletico Madrid in a round 2 match in the LaLiga.

A look at the LaLiga standings shows that one points and five places currently separate the two teams.

Atletico Madrid came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Atletico Madrid and Elche are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Elche are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Elche claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

The last time Atletico Madrid faced off against Elche, Elche claimed a 1-0 win at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Atletico Madrid vs Elche Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid beat Seattle Sounders FC by 1-3 and Botafogo RJ by 1-0, before losing against Espanyol by 2-1. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 18 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Elche Form

Elche recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 2-0 and 0-4 against Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna, respectively. Last time out, Real Betis ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Elche only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by eight goals to four.

For whatever reason, Elche and Atletico Madrid usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Atletico Madrid vs Elche Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Simeone will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Elche from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/1), Juan Musso (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), David Hancko (0/1), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/0), Jose Gimenez (0/0), Marc Pubill (0/0), Nahuel Molina (0/0), Robin Le Normand (0/1), Conor Gallagher (0/1), Javier Serrano (0/0), Johnny Cardoso (0/1), Koke (0/1), Marcos Llorente (0/1), Matteo Ruggeri (0/1), Pablo Barrios (0/1), Thiago Almada (0/1), Alejandro Baena (0/1), Alexander Soerloth (0/1), Antoine Griezmann (0/1), Carlos Martin (0/0), Giacomo Raspadori (0/1), Giuliano Simeone (0/1), Julian Alvarez (1/1).

Elche Squad

Below is the full team squad of Elche. The manager Sarabia will pick his starting XI against Atletico Madrid from these players:

Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Matias Dituro (0/1), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Alvaro Nunez (0/1), Bambo Diaby (0/0), Carlos Clerc (0/0), Leo Petrot (0/1), Pedro Bigas (0/1), Victor Chust (0/0), Aleix Febas (0/1), Federico Redondo (0/0), Jairo Izquierdo (0/1), John Donald (0/1), Josan (0/0), Marc Aguado (0/1), Martim Neto (0/1), Rodrigo Mendoza (0/1), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/0), Adam Boayar (0/0), Ali Houary (0/1), Alvaro Rodriguez (0/1), Andre Silva (0/0), David Affengruber (0/1), German Valera (1/1), Mourad Daoudi (0/1), Rafa Mir (0/1), Rafa Nunez (0/0).

Atletico Madrid vs Elche Team News

Atletico Madrid vs Elche Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Elche H2H

Atletico Madrid face off against Elche for the first time in a while, with Elche claiming a 1-0 win at Estadio Martinez Valero back then. In the last ten encounters between these two clubs, Atletico Madrid have been utterly dominant with a formidable eight wins against Elche. To continue their domination, the best betting odds with the bookies are at 1/4.

Atletico Madrid vs Elche Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Atletico Madrid face Elche as under 2.5 goals happened in eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Elche Betting Tips

Alexander Soerloth found the target seven times in his previous six matches, whereas German Valera just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Atletico Madrid claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Elche won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday? Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal seven times in 10 home games, while Elche did it in seven of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Elche as both teams not to score was a winning bet nine times. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Elche averaging 0.2 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Elche, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.