Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Atletico Madrid and Malaga who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Atletico Madrid start the season as favourites to land the LaLiga crown. They launch their title bid this coming Wednesday at home in an opening day fixture with Malaga at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
Form: Atletico Madrid vs Malaga
Atletico Madrid Form
Atletico Madrid are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Osasuna by 1-2, before beating Girona by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Villarreal, who ran out 5-1 winners. Atletico Madrid won four of their past six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 11 goals and conceded seven times.
Malaga Form
In their last three matches, Malaga drew 1-1 with Las Palmas, 0-0 with Almeria and beat Almeria by 1-2. Malaga didn’t manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 12 and scored four goals themselves.
Betting stats for Atletico Madrid and Malaga
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atletico Madrid and Malaga played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Atletico Madrid matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Atletico Madrid home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Atletico Madrid home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Atletico Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Malaga matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Malaga have lost 6 of the last 7 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Malaga away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Malaga have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Malaga have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Malaga
It is the beginning of a new LaLiga campaign, and both Atletico Madrid and Malaga will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Malaga
Full-time result
Atletico Madrid won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Malaga won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Malaga lost 4 matches on the bounce. Atletico Madrid have beaten Malaga in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Malaga scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Malaga should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Wednesday, as Atletico Madrid only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Malaga claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Malaga.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Malaga, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.
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