Atl. Madrid vs Sevilla prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-12-07 20:00.
[p]If Barcelona and Real Madrid falter again at the top of La Liga as they have both done of late, Atlético Madrid look ready to pick up the pieces after winning their last four league games to keep the pressure on the top two. As the premier form team of the competition and with key defenders Robin Le Normand and Nahuel Molina on their way back from injury, they’re in excellent shape to confirm the title race is now a three-way battle.[/p]
[p]Last week’s 5-0 hammering of Valladolid was their biggest league winning margin of the season and they remain unbeaten at home in La Liga (W5, D2) prior to taking on Sevilla to close out the Sunday program. After passing 700 matches in the dugout for the hosts, Diego Simeone is now trying to steer his team to a fourth straight H2H home win against the side he played for prior to signing for Atlético in 1996.[/p]
[p]Sevilla are firmly rooted in a mid-table position following last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Osasuna, their fifth league game in a row to feature under 2.5 goals (W2, D1, L2). With entertainment at a premium, this looks set to be another tough assignment for Xavier GarcĂa Pimienta’s side as they’ve only won one La Liga game this term against teams that started this matchweek above them and in the top half (D3, L4).[/p]
[p]Winning just one of their last ten league away games is a major concern (D4, L5) and that included a 1-0 defeat at promoted Leganés in their last such fixture. That’s incidentally the same scoreline by which they lost the last two competitive H2Hs here, further suggesting their wait for a first league away win of the season when ranked as outsiders (D3, L2) could continue.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alexander Sørloth has struck late in three of Atlético’s last four league games with his last four La Liga goals all coming after the 80th minute. Dodi Lukebakio has netted three times across Sevilla’s last five league fixtures with two of those goals arriving before half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There were exactly ten total corners in four of Atlético’s last five home league matches (W4, D1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]