LaLiga: Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 9 match between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Atletico Madrid go up against Espanyol this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at RCDE Stadium.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Atletico Madrid have claimed 19 points after eight rounds, while Espanyol have amassed eight points and are now ranked as number 12 in the LaLiga standings.

Team form: Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid

Espanyol Form

A single draw is all Espanyol have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 1-3 against Rayo Vallecano and Elche respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Malaga. Espanyol managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Real Madrid got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Deportivo Alaves got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Manchester United was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding 11.

Betting facts for Espanyol and Atletico Madrid

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 Espanyol and Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Alejandro Grimaldo has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Atletico Madrid bank on him to build on these numbers against Espanyol. The latter relies on Roberto Fernandez, who found the target four times in six games.

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Full-time result

Espanyol claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Atletico Madrid won five of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost five of the games in this run. Atletico Madrid won their last 4 matches on the trot. Espanyol have not lost to Atletico Madrid in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Atletico Madrid should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Espanyol only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Atletico Madrid claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Espanyol have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Atletico Madrid.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Espanyol’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals themselves during this run.