Elche vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2026

When Atletico Madrid come to Estadio Martinez Valero for the LaLiga match on Wednesday, Elche will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Atletico Madrid must be frustrated and desperate for points after a series of defeats this LaLiga season. Their upcoming game against Elche provides them with another good chance to get back to winning ways.

Elche go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 18. That amounts to an average of 1.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Atletico Madrid are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Atletico Madrid claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

Elche and Atletico Madrid had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Elche Form

Elche added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Mallorca by 2-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat against Rayo Vallecano, followed up by a 1-0 win against Valencia. Elche managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their previous three games, Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 and 1-2 against Sevilla and Barcelona, respectively, before drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad. Atletico Madrid only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.

It seems both Atletico Madrid and Elche have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Wednesday, and we are rooting for goals.

Elche fought their way to one wins and six points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 11 times in these matches, but also let in 20 goals. Atletico Madrid took six wins and 22 points in the previous 11 encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga, as they scored 17 goals while also allowing six against. Elche claimed seven wins, 11 draws as well as 13 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Atletico Madrid have a record of 17 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Elche Squad

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

Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Inaki Pena (0/16), Matias Dituro (0/15), Adria Pedrosa (1/22), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Buba Sangare (0/6), David Affengruber (0/29), Hector Fort (1/9), Leo Petrot (0/28), Nico Salvador (0/0), Pedro Bigas (0/22), Victor Chust (0/24), Aleix Febas (2/30), Alex Herraiz (0/0), Alex Sanchez (0/0), Federico Redondo (0/11), Gonzalo Villar (0/5), Grady Diangana (1/17), John Donald (1/15), Josan (0/15), Marc Aguado (1/29), Martim Neto (2/23), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/9), Adam Boayar (1/7), Alvaro Rodriguez (5/27), Andre Silva (7/24), German Valera (4/30), Lucas Cepeda (1/7), Piri (0/0), Rafa Mir (8/26), Tete Morente (1/6).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Atletico Madrid players that the manager Diego Simeone will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alvaro Moreno (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/26), Juan Musso (0/5), Aleksa Puric (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/13), David Hancko (0/26), Jose Gimenez (0/15), Marc Pubill (0/13), Nahuel Molina (2/22), Robin Le Normand (1/22), Jano Monserrate (0/2), Johnny Cardoso (0/13), Jorge Rajado (0/0), Koke (2/28), Marcos Llorente (0/25), Matteo Ruggeri (0/21), Obed Vargas (0/5), Pablo Barrios (1/21), Rodrigo Mendoza (1/21), Thiago Almada (3/22), Ademola Lookman (2/8), Alejandro Baena (2/22), Alexander Soerloth (10/30), Antoine Griezmann (6/27), Giuliano Simeone (4/27), Julian Alvarez (8/29), Nico Gonzalez (3/22).

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Elche vs Atletico Madrid H2H

It finished all square on when Elche last faced Atletico Madrid. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. In total, they have played three matches in past seasons with Atletico Madrid running away with most of the points. They won one encounter, with Elche stealing all 3 points in one match. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 3/2.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Elche took on Atletico Madrid. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 6/5 with the bookies.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

Rafa Mir is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Atletico Madrid look to Nahuel Molina, hoping he can add to his current total of two LaLiga goals in his latest games.

Elche claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Atletico Madrid won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Elche on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Atletico Madrid''s last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten encounters between Elche and Atletico Madrid as both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times. Elche managed an average of 0.3 goals, with Atletico Madrid averaging 1.7 goals in these. Elche saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid. They performed an average of two goals in these.