Atlético Madrid are stalking the top league places while Almería are more worried about staying out of trouble and relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Atlético Madrid have the fewest points from losing position (1) in La Liga
- Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in La Liga
Atlético Madrid and Almería should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Atlético Madrid at their home stadium (Estadio Civitas Metropolitano) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. days ago.
A strong away win for Atlético against Rayo Vallecano the last match, as Hermoso and Molina were on target. Savić was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Savić won 8 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match, Atlético Madrid won a home game hosting Real Betis (1-0).Low on goals? In this team's last 16 league matches, 12 have seen two goals or less.
The Atlético Madrid fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 14 league matches. From these home matches, Atlético have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Almería form and stats
Almería have only collected 4 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 0-4-9 (13 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Almería's previous fixture versus Valencia (placed 18th), a 2-1 win played at home. That victory felt good as this club had gone four league games without victory. Defender Babić was the best team player with a rating of 7.75. Babić scored one goal and won 0 of 1 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Celta de Vigo that ended 2-2.Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 9 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Almería as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. The Almería manager Sicilia has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels. Almería has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Atlético Madrid and Almería have duelled before this season: Almería - Atlético Madrid 1-1. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: four wins for Atlético, four draws and two wins for Almería. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  Á. Morata Martín 10 goals |  A. Griezmann 9 goals |  Á. Correa 6 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
Almería missing players
| Atlético Madrid | Almería | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 45 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 34 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 29 | 48 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 82% |
| 36% | 43% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 54% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 46% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 43% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| 5 | 6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.2 | 15.3 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| 11.2 | 9.4 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 15.8 | 14.6 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
- Almería have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Almería have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Almería have the fewest points (4) away in La Liga
- Almería have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in La Liga
- Almería have yet to win a game away.
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Almería have scored away.
- Atlético Madrid have the fewest points from losing position (1) in La Liga
- Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 35 | 59 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Girona | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Cádiz | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Almería | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -24 | 29 |
| 18 | Valencia | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Elche | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
