Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th November 2022

Atletico Madrid are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the La Liga table, when stepping up against Espanyol for a match on Sunday. Espanyol no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Atletico Madrid nevertheless seems the likely outcome. Atletico Madrid hope to extend their grip on Espanyol, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 2-1 and 2-1, respectively.

Atletico Madrid approach the next La Liga round as number three in the table, having claimed 23 points this season so far. With 12 games behind them, Espanyol amassed 11 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.

Espanyol have collected too many draws recently which have slowed down their progress. Their upcoming duel with Atletico Madrid could be a good chance to get three well-needed points.

Atletico Madrid average 1.7 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 17 times. They conceded ten goals or an average of one per game, with three clean sheets along the way.

Espanyol scored 13 goals, conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Prediction

Atletico Madrid form

A draw was the best Atletico Madrid could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, before getting trounced 3-2 against Cadiz. Last time out, more disappointment followed as FC Porto ran out 2-1 winners. Atletico Madrid managed to win two of their past six home matches in the La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Atletico Madrid are among the title candidates in the La Liga again this season, and first place is still within reach.

Espanyol Form

In the last three games, Espanyol were defeated 1-0 against Osasuna, before drawing 2-2 with Elche and 1-1 with Mallorca. Espanyol claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to seven.

Aiming for a mid-table finish Espanyol would require a quick upturn in form to achieve even that.

Atletico Madrid disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Civitas Metropolitano, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Atletico Madrid took 12 points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 13 times and conceding five.

Atletico Madrid are looking at a record of seven wins , two draws and three defeats in the La Liga this season. Espanyol so far pulled of two wins, five draws and five defeats in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Team News

At the time of writing, Atletico Madrid have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Espanyol on Sunday.

Thomas Lemar, Koke and Marcos Llorente nurses various injuries and won't take part for Atletico Madrid against Espanyol at Civitas Metropolitano.

Espanyol just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Atletico Madrid at the Civitas Metropolitano.

Adria Pedrosa won't be travelling with Espanyol this time, as he nurses an injury.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol H2H

Atletico Madrid won the last two meetings against Espanyol, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Atletico Madrid have been slightly more successful than Espanyol in recent meetings. With a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Atletico Madrid has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.50.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Espanyol come visiting Atletico Madrid. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 1.61 with the bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Antoine Griezmann has three strikes in six La Liga matches for Atletico Madrid, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Espanyol. The visitors are looking to Joselu, who has provided his team with four La Liga goals.

Atletico Madrid won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Civitas Metropolitano. They drew four and lost two as well, while Espanyol won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Atletico Madrid managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Civitas Metropolitano, Espanyol kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up four times in the previous ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol, as Atletico Madrid scored one goal on average per game and Espanyol averaging one goal. Both teams scored in four times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Atletico Madrid’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.3 times in those matches.