Elche vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th May 2023

Atletico Madrid are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the La Liga table, when stepping up against Elche for a match this coming Sunday. Elche no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Atletico Madrid nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Atletico Madrid have claimed 69 points after 33 rounds, while Elche have amassed 16 points and are now ranked as number 20 in the La Liga standings.

Top side Atletico Madrid will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Elche on Sunday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say this coming Sunday.

Elche scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets.

Atletico Madrid scored 28 goals, conceded eight and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Atletico Madrid celebrated a 2-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Estadio Martinez Valero on Sunday?

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Elche Form

Elche are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Celta Vigo by a 1-0 score, before winning 4-0 against Rayo Vallecano. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Almeria. In their last six La Liga matches at home, Elche have one win, while they've drawn one and lost four.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid first beat Mallorca 3-1, then Real Valladolid by 2-5 and finally Cadiz by 5-1. Atletico Madrid claimed 13 points in their last six La Liga matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals themselves.

We expect Atletico Madrid to come home from the away trip to Estadio Martinez Valero with a win, but Elche have enough resistance in them to avoid getting hammered. Value lies with the away win in a combination fewer than 3.5 goals.

Atletico Madrid won seven of their previous ten outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 23 points. They scored 26 and conceded eight goals. Elche so far pulled off a record of three wins, seven draws and 23 defeats in the La Liga this season. Atletico Madrid have a record of 21 wins, six draws and six defeats in the La Liga.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Elche Squad

The 42-year-old Elche manager, Sebastian Beccacece, will select the lineup against Atletico Madrid from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Axel Werner (0/2), Edgar Badia (0/31), Jesus Lopez (0/0), Carlos Clerc (0/28), Diego Gonzalez (0/16), Enzo Roco (0/20), Gonzalo Verdu (1/14), Helibelton Palacios (0/23), Jose Angel Carmona (3/19), Lautaro Blanco (0/13), Lisandro Magallan (0/10), Nicolas Fernandez (0/16), Pedro Bigas (0/24), Pol Lirola (1/11), Alejandro Alfaro (0/0), Alex Collado (1/14), Gerard Gumbau (1/30), John Nwankwo (0/9), Josan (1/21), Omar Mascarell (0/28), Pape Cheikh (0/0), Randy Nteka (0/19), Raul Guti (0/24), Rodrigo Mendoza (0/0), Tete Morente (3/27), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Ezequiel Ponce (4/31), Fidel (2/22), Lucas Boye (4/30), Pere Milla (6/26).

Atletico Madrid Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone will select from for his starting XI:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/7), Jan Oblak (0/28), Jose Gimenez (2/24), Marco Moreno (0/0), Mario Hermoso (3/21), Matt Doherty (0/2), Nahuel Molina (3/28), Reinildo (0/22), Sergio Reguilon (0/6), Stefan Savic (0/21), Axel Witsel (0/28), Geoffrey Kondogbia (0/18), Koke (0/28), Marcos Llorente (1/22), Pablo Barrios (0/16), Rodrigo De Paul (2/26), Saul Niguez (1/27), Thomas Lemar (1/25), Yannick Carrasco (5/31), Alvaro Morata (13/33), Angel Correa (6/30), Antoine Griezmann (13/33), Diego Bri (0/0), Giuliano Simeone (0/0), Memphis Depay (5/10).

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Team News

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

Alex Collado, Josan and John Nwankwo are missing from the squad, Elche will field against Atletico Madridthis coming Sunday.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Elche vs Atletico Madrid H2H

The last three times Elche faced Atletico Madrid in the La Liga, Atletico Madrid didn't concede a single goal, as they won by 2-0, 2-0 and 1-0 scoreline. Atletico Madrid go into the game this coming Sunday at the best betting odds of 2/5 for a fourth win on the bounce. Atletico Madrid are currently enjoying a great run against Elche, against whom they have a 9-0-0 advantage. They should be eagerly awaiting this away trip to Estadio Martinez Valero. The bookies have Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 2/5.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Results

In one of the previous nine matches between Elche and Atletico Madrid both teams scored.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

While Antoine Griezmann added four strikes to his account in his last six games in the La Liga, Tete Morente scored twice in his last six.

Estadio Martinez Valero witnessed Elche winning two of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost six in this run. Atletico Madrid won six of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost three. Elche won only two of their previous 10 league outings, while Atletico Madrid nine wins in their previous 10.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in the last nine encounters between Elche and Atletico Madrid as under 2.5 goals happened two times. Elche scored an average of 0.11 goals a game, with Atletico Madrid averaging 1.98 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Elche’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments. They scored 2.2 times on average in the process.