4th March 2023 – 21:00, Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
Atletico Madrid will host Sevilla in the La Liga 24th round on Saturday evening. The hosts look forward to staying in the top-four zone, while the away side hopes to avoid a defeat in this clash.
Atletico Madrid Preview & Team News
Atlético Madrid goes into this game after a 1-1 La Liga drawn game vs Real Madrid. Despite being one man down in Derby Madrileno, Los Colchoneros managed to snatch a point at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Fewer than three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last six meetings in which Atlético Madrid participated. Breaking down the goal split from this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 5, and Atlético Madrid managed the sum of 6. They sit in 4th place, having two points more than Betis, and the hosts aim to remain in this zone. Angel Correa, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Sergio Reguilon, and Rodrigo de Paul will not play on Saturday night against Sevilla.
Sevilla Preview & Team News
Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Osasuna in La Liga action, Sevilla and their traveling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one. The Europa League “kings” suffer in La Liga this season, being only two points ahead of the relegation zone. In the course of their six latest matches, Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla has seen their efforts on goal rewarded eight times – earning them a goal-per-game average of 1.33. The away side needs to do much better to avoid trouble in the campaign’s remainder. Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli has not got a full squad to pick from. Loïc Badé (Thigh muscle rupture), Karim Rekik (Achilles tendon problems), Papu Gómez (Ankle Injury), and Marcão (Thigh muscle rupture) are not ready for selection.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is always tricky to play against Sevilla, but the home side has much better momentum. Therefore, we believe Atletico Madrid will meet expectations and record another valuable victory.
Goals Market Prediction
Only two of their previous nine h2h clashes went over a 2.5 margin. We anticipate a tight encounter in which the crowd shouldn’t see more than two goals in total.