LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Sevilla come to Riyadh Air Metropolitano for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Atletico Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 4 in the LaLiga standings, Atletico Madrid, have so far collected 19 points this season, while Sevilla collected 13 points. This puts them up as number 11 after ten rounds.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna by 1-0, lost 4-0 against Arsenal, before defeating Real Betis 0-2. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 16 times, while letting in six themselves.

Sevilla Form

Sevilla have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 4-1 win against Barcelona. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Mallorca, before suffering another loss in a 2-1 match against Real Sociedad. Sevilla won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding ten.

Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Sevilla

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 Sevilla played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla

Alexis Sanchez shows decent form right now for Sevilla, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Atletico Madrid, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Julian Alvarez also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

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Full-time result

Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Sevilla won six of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing two. Atletico Madrid are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat. Atletico Madrid are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Sevilla scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Sevilla in 16 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Sevilla scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Atletico Madrid managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Sevilla performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with Sevilla.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Sevilla, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games. Sevilla scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.