Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th May 2023
Espanyol go up against Atletico Madrid at RCDE Stadium this coming Wednesday in a thrilling La Liga match.
One spot behind the leader of the table, Atletico Madrid have claimed 72 points after 35 rounds, while Espanyol have amassed 34 points and are now ranked as number 19 in the La Liga standings.
Atletico Madrid are hugely favoured to knock out Espanyol from this competition. The latter will obviously put up a fight on Wednesday but an away win still seem the most likely scenario.
Espanyol go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 22. That amounts to an average of 2.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Atletico Madrid scored 24 goals, conceded eight and fought their way to three clean sheets in their last ten games.
The most recent outing between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
Espanyol Form
In their last three games, Espanyol lost 3-2 against Sevilla, got defeated 2-4 by Barcelona before winning 1-2 against Rayo Vallecano. Espanyol only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent La Liga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for Espanyol, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.
Atletico Madrid Form
Results have been up and down for Atletico Madrid, who beat Cadiz by 5-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Elche, before claiming three points in a 3-0 win against Osasuna. Atletico Madrid won half their previous six away matches in the La Liga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding six.
Form favours Atletico Madrid for the win a little more than prices with the bookmakers suggests. Even playing on home soil, the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Espanyol, and we aim for the away win.
Atletico Madrid recorded 23 points following seven wins from their last 11 games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 27 goals, but also conceded ten. Espanyol show off a record of eight wins, ten draws and 17 defeats in the La Liga this season. Atletico Madrid enjoy a record of 22 wins, six draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.
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Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Stats
- Espanyol have lost 9 of the last 11 matches and both teams scored at the same time
- Espanyol have scored in 22 of the last 24 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 matches Espanyol played, both teams scored
- Espanyol have lost 9 of the last 11 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Atletico Madrid away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Atletico Madrid have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches without scoring a goal
- In 7 of the last 9 Atletico Madrid away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Atletico Madrid have conceded in the last 8 matches in a row
- Atletico Madrid have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Squads
Espanyol Squad
The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Luis Garcia, will select the lineup against Atletico Madrid from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:
Alvaro Fernandez (0/11), Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/15), Joan Garcia (0/0), Adria Pedrosa (0/5), Aleix Vidal (0/23), Brian Olivan (1/27), Cesar Montes (1/17), Fernando Calero (0/24), Joan Puig (0/0), Leandro Cabrera (0/30), Omar El Hilali (0/5), Oscar Gil (0/30), Ronael Pierre-Gabriel (0/7), Ruben Sanchez (0/18), Sergi Gomez (0/28), Wassim Keddari (0/6), Daniel Villahermosa (0/0), Denis Suarez (0/15), Edu Exposito (2/26), Javier Puado (6/34), Jose Carlos Lazo (1/11), Jose Gragera (1/9), Keidi Bare (0/17), Luca Koleosho (0/0), Roger Martinez (0/0), Sergi Darder (6/35), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/31), Daniel Gomez (0/0), Joselu (15/32), Martin Braithwaite (9/28), Nabili Touaizi (0/0), Nico Ribaudo (1/29).
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 (0/9), Jan Oblak (0/28), Jose Gimenez (2/26), Marco Moreno (0/0), Mario Hermoso (3/23), Matt Doherty (0/2), Nahuel Molina (3/30), Reinildo (0/22), Sergio Reguilon (0/8), Stefan Savic (0/21), Axel Witsel (0/30), Geoffrey Kondogbia (0/19), Koke (0/30), Marcos Llorente (1/22), Pablo Barrios (0/18), Rodrigo De Paul (2/28), Saul Niguez (2/28), Thomas Lemar (1/26), Yannick Carrasco (6/33), Alvaro Morata (13/35), Angel Correa (7/32), Antoine Griezmann (13/35), Diego Bri (0/0), Giuliano Simeone (0/0), Memphis Depay (5/10).
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Team News
At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Espanyol, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.
Keidi Bare and Adria Pedrosa are missing from the squad, Espanyol will field against Atletico Madridthis coming Wednesday.
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Lineups
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid H2H
Espanyol and Atletico Madrid settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Atletico Madrid have been the dominant force winning five matches against Espanyol. The bookies have Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 11/8.
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Results
In the past ten matches between home side Espanyol and Atletico Madrid both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/13.
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips
Espanyol against Atletico Madrid is also a battle between Joselu and Alvaro Morata with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three La Liga goals in their last six games respectively.
Espanyol claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Atletico Madrid won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match in seven of their last 10 away games, while Espanyol did the same in three of their previous 10 games on home soil.
Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol, as both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Espanyol performed 1.1 goals on average, whereas Atletico Madrid averaged 1.1 goals. Over 2.5 goals paid out in eight of Espanyol’s ten most recent home matches across the tournaments, and they scored an 1.3 goals on average in the process. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Atletico Madrid's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches.