LiontipsAtletico vs Alaves. Prediction and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Atletico put up a successful performance in the Champions League group stage and after that they also eliminated Manchester United from the competition by a 2:1 score on aggregate. On April 5, team will face Manchester City in the quarter-final.
Club failed to impress in the Spanish Cup, The Mattresses were eliminated in the round of 16 by Real Sociedad (0:2). In 29 rounds of La Liga The Red-Whites recorded 16 victories and six draws, delivering 54 points and a 4th spot. Team is 12 points adrift from the leader.
Vrsaljko, Wass, Lemar, Carrasco and Cunha will miss the game.
Alaves were lucky enough to avoid relegation in recent years, but all the time club was unable to strengthen the squad. The new season also started badly - the Glorious ones earned their first points only after the start of autumn, but a brief run of good results didn't change the situation.
At the end of the year club's board decided to change the head coach. On December 28, Jose Luiz Mendilibar was appointed a new manager. But so far there is no sign of improvement - after 29 rounds Basque club has five victories and seven draws to their name, delivering 22 points and a 19th spot in the standings. In the previous game The Glorious Ones were beaten by Granada (2:3).
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of Atletico
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of 5 latest head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаCorrect score 3:1
Madrid team won 3 of 4 latest head-to-head matches
СтавкаPenalty: yes
In 3 of 6 latest matches of the visitors penalties were given
Tip and bets
We offer to place a bet on the hosts here, they are two heads above their opponents, plus they are extremely motivated. Capital club is also much more successful in head-to-head matches. We think that Diego Simeone will motivate his players for the success and they will satisfy their fans with a victory.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1,5) on Atletico
We are expecting to see a bunch of goal opportunities in this game - teams had plenty of time to recover, plus in 2 of 4 latest head-to-head matches no less than three goals were scored.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals
