Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th March 2025

Atletico Madrid are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the LaLiga table, when stepping up against Espanyol for a match on Saturday. Espanyol no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Atletico Madrid nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Atletico Madrid claimed 56 points from 28 rounds, while Espanyol amassed 28 points. They now rank as number 15 in the LaLiga standings.

Both Espanyol and Atletico Madrid came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at RCDE Stadium? We'll find out this coming Saturday.

Espanyol only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Atletico Madrid managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Espanyol played Atletico Madrid. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Espanyol Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Espanyol at the moment. Against Deportivo Alaves, they came out on top in a 0-1 win, before drawing 1-1 against Girona. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-1 defeat against Mallorca. Espanyol managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their previous three outings, Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 against Getafe, beat Real Madrid 1-0 and lost 2-4 against Barcelona. Atletico Madrid managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

We expect Atletico Madrid to come away unscathed but, goals could be at a premium, and we like the look of a low scoring win against Espanyol.

Espanyol fought their way to one wins and five points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Atletico Madrid took six wins and 19 points in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga, as they scored 18 goals while also allowing three against. Espanyol claimed seven wins, seven draws as well as 13 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Atletico Madrid enjoy a record of 16 wins, eight draws and four defeats in the LaLiga.

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Espanyol Squad

Gonzalez 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):

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/27), Pol Tristan (0/0), Alvaro Tejero (1/23), Brian Olivan (0/17), Carlos Romero (2/23), Fernando Calero (1/12), Leandro Cabrera (2/23), Marash Kumbulla (2/25), Omar El Hilali (0/26), Pablo Ramon (0/0), Sergi Gomez (0/11), Alex Kral (0/27), Alvaro Aguado (0/12), Edu Exposito (0/8), Jose Gragera (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/20), Rafel Bauza (0/5), Roger Hinojo (0/0), Urko Gonzalez (0/7), Alejo Veliz (1/21), Antoniu Roca (0/16), Javier Puado (8/25), Jofre Carreras (3/26), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/11), Roberto Fernandez (2/8), Walid Cheddira (1/18).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Here is the full team squad of Atletico Madrid. The 54 year-old Diego Simeone will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/27), Juan Musso (0/1), Axel Witsel (0/12), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/8), Clement Lenglet (1/16), Geronimo Spina (0/0), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/17), Jose Gimenez (0/22), Nahuel Molina (0/21), Reinildo (0/18), Robin Le Normand (0/18), Conor Gallagher (2/22), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/23), Marcos Llorente (2/23), Pablo Barrios (0/22), Rodrigo De Paul (3/26), Thomas Lemar (0/2), Alexander Soerloth (11/25), Angel Correa (3/25), Antoine Griezmann (8/28), Giuliano Simeone (1/23), Julian Alvarez (11/28), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/12), Samuel Dias Lino (3/24), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Espanyol could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Atletico Madrid. Espanyol have to alter their line-up, as both Omar El Hilali, Javier Puado and Marash Kumbulla get a day in the shade.

Atletico Madrid seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to RCDE Stadium to face Espanyol. For instance, Atletico Madrid won't be able to field Angel Correa as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Espanyol and Atletico Madrid had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 29/10. Espanyol enter the match against Atletico Madrid with a 2-4-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Results

Of the last ten encounters between Espanyol Atletico Madrid over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Julian Alvarez who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Atletico Madrid are looking to him against Espanyol, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Espanyol claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing one. Atletico Madrid won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Espanyol on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Atletico Madrid in their last 10 league games away from home.

Espanyol managed an average of 1.3 goals in the past ten encounters against Atletico Madrid, who scored 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Espanyol’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.