In one of the matches of the Spanish Football Championship, the players of Atletico and Athletic will come face to face. Which of the opponents will get the victory in the face-to-face confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Atletico Madrid
The Madrid team started in the group stage of the LCH, where they received a ticket as the national champion. The first meeting with Porto was held on opposite courses and brought a zero draw. In the new La Liga tournament, the 11-time champion started confidently and was able to record three victories over Celta (2:1), Elche (1:0) and Espanyol (2:1) in four rounds. The defensive line of the "Matrasnikov" is alarming, which conceded an average of one goal per game. Before this round, the Madrid team occupies the third place.
Athletic
The main victory of Athletic at the end of last season was the Spanish Super Cup. In the Spanish championship, the Basques played unstable, which led the Lions to the equator of the standings. The start of the new Primera season brought "Athletic" two draws with "Elche" and "Barcelona", after which they managed to win 2 victories over "Celta" and "Mallorca". Before this match, Marcelinho's team occupies the fifth place in the standings.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Lemar (muscle injury) – Atletico Madrid. Alvarez (knee), Bershish (surgery), Nolascoain (ankle), Paredes (illness) - all "Athletic".
- Under question:
- Sanchet (muscle injury) - Athletic.
Statistics and figures:
- The hosts are the favorites of the meeting;
- Atletico has a 5-match streak without defeats;
- Athletic has a 6-match unbeaten streak;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Athletic.
Forecast
In this meeting, we will give preference to the team of Simeone, who is in excellent playing form, as evidenced by the results of the team in the Spanish championship. As it seems to me, in this duel there will be a victory of "matrasnikov".
