Espanyol VS Atl. Madrid ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
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PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Espanyol vs Atl. Madrid
Espanyol and Atletico Madrid meet at RCDE Stadium in a match of the 17th round of the Primera Division. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 games won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match in this stadium, in a match for the Primera Division on 22-04-2017, Atletico of Madrid only managed to win, by (0-1). A. Griezmann (73 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the house / off condition, as Espanyol presents different results at home and abroad.
Espanyol Team News
The home team is currently in 16th place with 17 points earned after 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Girona by (0-1). In the last match, he tied for Las Palmas by (2-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches he has 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 19 conceded, against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats at home, with 21 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last eight home games for the league, Espanyol have recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, having won 13 points out of 24. In matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 8 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 6 of the last 8 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the board.
Espanyol vs Atl. Madrid Stats
Espanyol are not showing any sign of recovery in this edition of the Spanish Championship, and so remains in a very complicated situation, as they only accumulate a victory in the last six rounds. In their last clash, the team did not have a great performance, but reached 0x2 in the first half against Las Palmas, but in the final minutes of the match let the opponent reach equality. Even with the two goals scored away from home in the final round, the team still has very bad numbers in the offensive sector, having one of the five weakest attacks in the competition, also one of the least complete. Another weak point of the club has been the lack of quality in the exchange of passes, which is reflected in the low average possession of the ball. The coach often alternates the tactical formation of the team, but must maintain Lopez as a reference in the midfield.
Atl. Madrid Team News
The visiting team is currently in 2nd place with 36 points, after 10 wins and 6 draws. In the penultimate match, he won away to Betis by (0-1). In the last match, won at home to Alavés by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 7 wins and 8 draws as a visitor, with a total of 20 goals scored and 6 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 23 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last 9 games out of the league Atletico Madrid has 6 wins and 3 draws, having won 21 points in 27 possible.
In this competition, he won his last 4 games as a visitor and did not lose any of the last 9 that he played as a visitor. In his league games as a visitor the most frequent result in the break was 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and their attack has scored regularly, as it has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their games away to this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 5 of the last 9 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals.
Atletico Madrid enters the field for this game trying to continue their great sequence of results to seek to reduce the difference of points for Barcelona, the leader of the Spanish Championship. The club has come from four consecutive wins and is unbeaten in the competition. In the last round, the team had a great defensive performance against Alavés, and even leaving to be desired in the attack, managed to leave the field with the three points. Just as it was possible to perceive in this confrontation, the consistency of the defensive system has been the great asset of the team in the competition, so much that it has the defense less leaked, next to Barcelona, with seven goals conceded in sixteen matches. As a visitor, the club owns the best campaign, and in this condition has the best attack, next to Valencia. The coach is likely to set up the team in 4-4-2, with Koke standing out in midfield.
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