LiontipsSevilla vs Atletico. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
In the last round of the Champions League group stage Sevilla suffered an away defeat to Salzburg (0:1) and team finished the tournament at 3rd position and got a spot in the Europa League playoffs. In the Champions League The Red-Whites recorded only one victory over Wolfsburg (2:0).
Team got off to a confident start in the Spanish Cup, Los Nervionenses easily beat Cordoba (1:0 a.e.t.) and then beat a modest Andratx only in the penalty shoot-out.
After 16 rounds Julen Lopetegui's men have 10 victories and four draws, which brought 34 points and a second spot in the standings. In two most recent rounds Seville team beat Villarreal (1:0) and Athletic (1:0). Team has the best defensive record in the league and conceded only 11 goals.
Acuna, Lamela, Navas, Ocampos, Suso, En-Nesyri and Torres won't feature in this match.
Atletico put up a brilliant performance in the group stage of the Champions League, in the last round team recorded an away victory over Porto (3:1), which let the team to get the 2nd spot and team advanced into the play-off stage of the Champions League. Overall, Mattresses recorded two victories and a draw, which brought seven points.
After 16 rounds of the current La Liga season Indians have eight victories and five draws, which brought 29 points and a 4th spot in the standings. Team is 13 points adrift from the leader.
On November 28, Madrid recorded an away victory over Cadiz (4:1), then suffered two consecutive defeats - to Mallorca (1:2) and Real Madrid (0:2). Diego Simeone's men have a third-best goal-scoring record in the league.
Vrsaljko, Savic and Gimenez won't feature in this match. It is also uncertain, whether Griezmann will play in this match, he has problems with ankle.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 out of 6 most recent matches of Atletico
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 4 out of 6 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
In 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches both teams scored
СтавкаPenalty: yes
In 2 out of 6 most recent matches of the hosts penalties were given
Tip and bets
Visitors are a clear favourite of this match. Atletico put up a better performance in the Champions League, but team had more time for recovery - team started the performance in Spanish Cup later than the opponent. Indians are looking better than their opponents and are playing well on away matches.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) on Atletico
In our opinion, hosts are not looking unbreakable now, their performance in the Spanish Cup was not so confident. Atletico lost the Madrid derby and won the half of their recent away matches. We are expecting a victory by one goal from Diego Simeone's men in this game.
Our second bet is on Atletico to win by one goal
