On Saturday, the defending champions travel to Osasuna as Atletico Madrid aims to strengthen their claim for a top-four finish in the La Liga table this season with a kickoff at 6:15 pm.
Atletico Madrid’s underperforming season continued when they lost to Levante to remain fifth in the Spanish top flight, while their hosts sat ninth after a 3-0 win last weekend.
Osasuna has laid a strong claim for a top-half finish this time around, currently sitting ninth in La Liga after 24 games with a tally of 32 points – 12 fewer than they managed in the entirety of the last term.
That was largely down to an impressive start, as Jagoba Arrasate’s side also had to endure a poor run for the final two months last year, failing to pick up a victory from a run of 10 league fixtures.
Atletico Madrid will be hoping to avenge their latest disappointing defeat in Sunday’s La Liga match at the Camp Nou. Last season, Los Colchoneros won La Liga with a record points haul of 100, and boss Diego Simeone will want to keep hold of the title at the Wanda Metropolitano.
But it hasn’t been plain sailing under El Cholo this season, with Atleti winning 11 matches and taking 39 points from 24 games as they battle to finish in the top four.
Osasuna vs. Atletico Madrid Head to Head
Both sides have 20 games against each other with hosts taking four wins while visitors with fourteen wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Osasuna
- Osasuna 0-0 Sevilla
- Osasuna 0-1 Alaves
- Granada 0-2 Osasuna
- Celta Vigo 2-0 Osasuna
Away
- Atletico Madrid 0-1 Levante
- Atletico Madrid 4-3 Getafe
- Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid
- Atletico Madrid 3-2 Sevilla
- Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid
Osasuna Team News
After a dominant showing last time out, Osasuna is unlikely to make many changes for Saturday’s game, with Kike Barja, Jesus Areso, and Aridane Hernández likely to remain out due to injury concerns.
Atletico Madrid Team News
The visitors will be without Daniel Wass and Antoine Griezmann, who are sidelined by injuries. Meanwhile, winger Yannick Carrasco should again miss out after testing positive for coronavirus.
Prediction and Odds
We are backing Atletico Madrid to win their next game, which is at home and against a struggling team.
- Atletico Madrid Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score: Home
