Atl. Madrid vs Sevilla prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-09-02 16:30.
Records tumbled at Estadio de Vallecas when Atlético Madrid embarrassed neighbours Rayo Vallecano with their equal-largest haul of goals in a single La Liga (LL) game this century, consequently securing their greatest ever winning margin away from home in the process. Most importantly, it marked the fifth consecutive season the club began a new season with at least two wins from their opening three games.
Boss Diego Simeone has reportedly conceded the club wonât be signing the additional midfield option he sought in this transfer window. But with 20-year-old fill-in Pablo Barrios recording the highest Flashscore player rating of his LL career against Rayo (7.5), AtlĂ©tico shouldnât be short of attacking options when looking to preserve and extend 14 seasons of unbeaten LL fixtures (W7, D7) at home to last-placed Sevilla.
The honeymoon period of Sevilla saviour José Luis Mendilibar has well and truly worn off, with the club suffering five consecutive LL losses including their end to last season, all by a single-goal margin and all despite finding the back of the net! Perhaps the most concerning aspect of their dreadful start to this season is that they were pre-match favourites on all three occasions, leaving them in poor shape to take on a far tougher opposition with title aspirations.
Theyâre not short of goalscoring options, boasting four separate players with goals to their name this LL season already, and with only one of their last five LL trips to AtlĂ©tico seeing them draw a scoring blank, they ought to be confident of notching here. But Mendilibar is unlikely to see many, if any, improvements to his squad throughout the season after he was reportedly informed in June by club President JosĂ© Castro that the club has debts of close to âŹ90 million and that no player is considered indispensable.
Players to watch: His time at AtlĂ©tico has been tumultuous over the years, but Ălvaro Morata continues to repay the faith with six goals in the clubâs last nine LL games. Formerly of AtlĂ©tico, Sevilla midfielder Ăliver Torres has not yet played in a single victory against the club at which he made his professional debut (D2, L3).
Hot streak: Atlético scored 2+ goals in each of their last nine LL wins.