Spanish La Liga - Atletico Madrid VS RCD Espanyol Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Atletico Madrid VS RCD Espanyol
Match Time: 29-08-2024 03:30 Thursday(GMT+8)
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Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone does not have any new injury concerns hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. Against Espanyol on Wednesday, the Atletico Madrid manager should have a full-strength squad.
Jan Oblak will take his usual spot between the sticks, with Atletico Madrid lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him against Espanyol on Wednesday. The central defensive partnership should feature Axel Witsel, Robin Le Normand, and Jose Maria Gimenez.
Marcos Llorente and Samuel Lino should be the two wing-backs, with the duo providing width in the final third. In addition, the two wide players will flank the central midfielders, with Conor Gallagher making his first start for Atletico Madrid by pairing up with captain Koke.
Alexander Sorloth should return to the starting eleven by leading the line for Atletico Madrid against Espanyol. Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann will support the Norwegian striker, with the former desperate to kick-start his spell with Los Rojiblancos after being slow off the blocks thus far.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Gimenez, Witsel, Le Normand; Llorente, Gallagher, Koke, Lino; Griezmann, Alvarez; Sorloth
RCD Espanyol
Like his counterpart in the Atletico Madrid dugout, Manolo Gonzalez does not have many issues to deal with ahead of the trip to the Civitas Metropolitano. The Espanyol manager should be without one first-team player, with Eduardo Expósito still on the sidelines.
Espanyol should line up in a 5-3-2 formation against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, with the in-demand Joan Garcia taking his spot between the sticks. The backline should feature Alvaro Tejero, Omar El Hilali, Marash Kumbulla, Carlos Romero, and captain Sergi Gomez.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Alex Kral, Jose Gragera, and Pere Milla. The trio will look to keep things tight in the middle of the park, with the latter providing the forward thrust from the central areas. Finally, Alejo Veliz and Javi Puado should be the two attackers for the away side against Atletico Madrid at the Civitas Metropolitano.
Espanyol possible starting lineup:
Garcia; Tejero, El Hilali, Kumbulla, Gomez, Romero; Kral, Gragera, Milla; Veliz, Puado
Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and have met 183 times in all competitions. The. hosts have been the better side in these meetings with 96 wins. The visitors have got the better of the capital club 53 times while 34 games have ended in draws.
*The hosts are unbeaten in their last six meetings against the visitors and the two teams played out draws in their league matches in the 2022-23 season.
*Atletico have scored 307 goals against the visitors in La Liga, which is their best goalscoring record against a team in the competition.
*Atletico Madrid have seen conclusive results in their last 11 home games in La Liga, recording nine wins.
*Espanyol have just one win in their last nine away games in La Liga, suffering seven defeats. They have scored two goals apiece in four of their last five games.
*Five of the last seven meetings between the two teams have produced over 2.5 goals, with one clean sheet for the visitors and none for the hosts.
*The visitors are the only team yet to open their goalscoring record in La Liga this season.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Espanyol
Atleti would have taken confidence from Sunday's commanding win over Girona, and we think that they will produce another strong home display to maintain their unbeaten start and condemn Espanyol to a third consecutive defeat.
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