Atletico Madrid will look to cement their place in the Champions league qualifications this weekend then they travel to Estadio Martínez Valero for a clash against Elche in the 36th round of the La Liga. Kickoffs at 22:30 EAT.
Elche is 14th in the league, seven points ahead of 18th-placed Mallorca in the red zone. While relegation seems unlikely at this point, their form is a source of worry as they have won only two of their last five league games.
Los Franjiverdes will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 3-0 La Liga defeat to Cádiz last time out. In that match, Elche managed 45% possession and four shots with two of them on target. Cádiz got 17 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Álvaro Negredo (80′), Rubén Sobrino (83′) and Antony Lozano (93′).
Meanwhile, After a poor start to their title defense, last season’s La Liga champions put themselves in a good position for Champions League qualification with a run of six straight victories between February and April. Atletico Madrid currently sits in the fourth place with 64 points just a point shy of Sevilla in the third place. Coming into this game, Atlético Madrid has picked up seven points from the last five games both home and away, scoring six times.
Colchoneros come into this meeting off the back off 1-0 La Liga win to beat Real Madrid in their last outing. In that match, Atlético Madrid had 41% possession, 16 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Yannick Carrasco (40′). Real Madrid CF got 15 shots with six of them on target.
Elche vs Atletico Madrid head to head
Atletico Madrid has an excellent record in the history of this fixture winning 10 times out of the 13 head to head encounters since 2000. Elche has won two times and one draw has been recorded.
- Atletico 1-0 Elche 22/08/21
- Elche 0-1 Atletico 01/05/21
- Atletico 3-1 Elche 19/12/20
- Atletico 3-0 Elche 29/11/17
- Elche 1-1 Atletico 25/10/17
Home
- Cadiz 3-0 Elche
- Elche 1-1 Osasuna
- Real Betis 0-1 Elche
- Elche 3-0 Mallorca
- Elche 1-2 Real Sociedad
Away
- Atletico 1-0 Real Madrid
- Bilbao 2-0 Atletico
- Atletico 0-0 Granada
- Atletico 2-1 Espanyol
- Atletico 0-0 Man City
Elche team news
Francisco Rodríguez side will be without attacker Ezequiel Ponce, who picked up a red card during his substitute appearance on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid team news
Diego Simeone will be without the services of midfielder Thomas Lemar and attacker Joao Felix, as both are set to miss the rest of the season through injuries.
Predicton and odds
Despite Atletico Madrid’s inconsistencies, they will be the favourites to win this game.
- Atletico Madrid Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
