Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol preview: Visitors will have a rough task at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano (67829 seats)

The league standings tells us that 18 points divide the two competitors in this La Liga match. Atlético Madrid own both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Atlético Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Espanyol have scored away.

The hosts Atlético Madrid saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. This match was also played here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Espanyol have had more rest.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano as Atlético Madrid have scored 29 goals to get 33 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 10-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Atlético Madrid, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw versus Manchester City in the Champions League last time out and are looking for a victory here. Defender Savić got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Savić won 9 of 13 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Mallorca in the La Liga.

Atlético Madrid are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found twelve matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won ten, drew zero and lost two.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Granada are coming to town in three days.

A decent goal production from Atlético in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 15 league matches. Atlético Madrid are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.

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Espanyol form and stats

There's been little loot from Espanyol's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 15 away games in the La Liga. Espanyol only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws.

Espanyol go into this game after a win, the home game against Celta de Vigo that ended 1-0. Espanyol goalie López was high and low in the Celta de Vigo game, contributing six saves towards the victory. López was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.64. The agile goalkeeper López topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, the Espanyol manager Peris faced defeat when travelling to Real Sociedad and losing 0-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rayo Vallecano in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Espanyol as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Espanyol have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head match ended Espanyol - Atlético Madrid 1-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Atlético wins - draws - Espanyol wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
14 goals
Atlético MadridL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
11 goals
Atlético MadridÁ. Correa
Á. Correa
11 goals

Atlético Madrid missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atlético Madrid Espanyol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 4 15 31
17 10 4 Won W 0 1 10
6 3 2 Drew D 1 5 9
8 2 0 Lost L 3 9 12
57 29 10 Scored S 2 13 36
38 14 4 Conceded C 6 26 42
97% 93% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
77% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 68%
65% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 53% 45%
35% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 26%
19% 20% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
58% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 60% 55%
29% 47% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 29%
16% 13% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 40% 23%
 
5.4 6.1 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 4.6
3.9 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 5.6
3 3 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.6
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
12.3 13.4 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.3 10.9
4.3 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.8
43% 41% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 26% 31%
 
9.2 7.8 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 18 13.5 13.1
2.8 2.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.3 4.7
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Espanyol have scored away.
  • Atlético Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 31 22 6 3 63 26 16 11 4 1 34 13 15 11 2 2 29 13 37 72
2 Barcelona 30 17 9 4 60 31 14 10 2 2 32 13 16 7 7 2 28 18 29 60
3 Sevilla 31 16 12 3 44 22 15 11 4 0 32 13 16 5 8 3 12 9 22 60
4 Atlético Madrid 31 17 6 8 57 38 15 10 3 2 29 14 16 7 3 6 28 24 19 57
5 Real Betis 31 17 5 9 56 37 16 9 2 5 31 19 15 8 3 4 25 18 19 56
6 Real Sociedad 31 15 9 7 32 30 15 9 4 2 12 6 16 6 5 5 20 24 2 54
7 Villarreal 31 12 10 9 49 30 16 9 5 2 36 15 15 3 5 7 13 15 19 46
8 Athletic Club 31 11 12 8 36 30 15 8 3 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 11 14 6 45
9 Valencia 31 10 12 9 43 44 15 5 7 3 22 18 16 5 5 6 21 26 -1 42
10 Osasuna 31 11 8 12 31 40 16 5 6 5 15 20 15 6 2 7 16 20 -9 41
11 Espanyol 31 10 9 12 36 42 16 9 4 3 23 16 15 1 5 9 13 26 -6 39
12 Celta de Vigo 31 9 9 13 34 35 16 5 4 7 21 21 15 4 5 6 13 14 -1 36
13 Rayo Vallecano 30 9 7 14 32 37 16 8 4 4 22 12 14 1 3 10 10 25 -5 34
14 Getafe 31 7 11 13 28 35 15 7 4 4 20 13 16 0 7 9 8 22 -7 32
15 Elche 31 8 8 15 32 44 15 5 5 5 17 17 16 3 3 10 15 27 -12 32
16 Granada 31 6 11 14 35 52 15 4 5 6 19 24 16 2 6 8 16 28 -17 29
17 Mallorca 31 7 8 16 27 50 16 5 6 5 14 17 15 2 2 11 13 33 -23 29
18 Cadiz 31 5 13 13 26 43 16 2 8 6 13 20 15 3 5 7 13 23 -17 28
19 Levante 31 4 10 17 35 61 16 3 7 6 21 25 15 1 3 11 14 36 -26 22
20 Deportivo Alaves 31 5 7 19 24 53 15 4 4 7 12 18 16 1 3 12 12 35 -29 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 31 22 6 3 63 26 16 11 4 1 34 13 15 11 2 2 29 13 37 72
2 Barcelona 30 17 9 4 60 31 14 10 2 2 32 13 16 7 7 2 28 18 29 60
3 Sevilla 31 16 12 3 44 22 15 11 4 0 32 13 16 5 8 3 12 9 22 60
4 Atlético Madrid 31 17 6 8 57 38 15 10 3 2 29 14 16 7 3 6 28 24 19 57
5 Real Betis 31 17 5 9 56 37 16 9 2 5 31 19 15 8 3 4 25 18 19 56
6 Real Sociedad 31 15 9 7 32 30 15 9 4 2 12 6 16 6 5 5 20 24 2 54
7 Villarreal 31 12 10 9 49 30 16 9 5 2 36 15 15 3 5 7 13 15 19 46
8 Athletic Club 31 11 12 8 36 30 15 8 3 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 11 14 6 45
9 Valencia 31 10 12 9 43 44 15 5 7 3 22 18 16 5 5 6 21 26 -1 42
10 Osasuna 31 11 8 12 31 40 16 5 6 5 15 20 15 6 2 7 16 20 -9 41
11 Espanyol 31 10 9 12 36 42 16 9 4 3 23 16 15 1 5 9 13 26 -6 39
12 Celta de Vigo 31 9 9 13 34 35 16 5 4 7 21 21 15 4 5 6 13 14 -1 36
13 Rayo Vallecano 30 9 7 14 32 37 16 8 4 4 22 12 14 1 3 10 10 25 -5 34
14 Getafe 31 7 11 13 28 35 15 7 4 4 20 13 16 0 7 9 8 22 -7 32
15 Elche 31 8 8 15 32 44 15 5 5 5 17 17 16 3 3 10 15 27 -12 32
16 Granada 31 6 11 14 35 52 15 4 5 6 19 24 16 2 6 8 16 28 -17 29
17 Mallorca 31 7 8 16 27 50 16 5 6 5 14 17 15 2 2 11 13 33 -23 29
18 Cadiz 31 5 13 13 26 43 16 2 8 6 13 20 15 3 5 7 13 23 -17 28
19 Levante 31 4 10 17 35 61 16 3 7 6 21 25 15 1 3 11 14 36 -26 22
20 Deportivo Alaves 31 5 7 19 24 53 15 4 4 7 12 18 16 1 3 12 12 35 -29 22

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