ATLETICO MADRID VS REAL BETIS MATCH OF THE DAY

Kickoff 18:15 PM 

Atlético Madrid

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Atlético Madrid will be hoping for a better result after a 3-0 Copa del Rey loss in their previous game against Athletic Bilbao.

In that game, Atlético Madrid managed 60% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Athletic Bilbao had 10 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Iñaki Williams (13'), Nico Williams (42') and Gorka Guruzeta (61') scored for Athletic Bilbao.

A recurring aspect of more recent Atlético Madrid games is the number of nil scores.

Taking their previous six matches leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on both teams scoring would've been a losing one.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Atlético Madrid:

• have not lost a league tie with Real Betis in their last 9 games. A decent run, indeed.
• are undefeated in their last 24 league matches at home. It really has been a fortress.

Real Betis

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Real Betis come into this game following a 3-1 La Liga win vs Athletic Bilbao in their last game.

In that game, Real Betis had 58% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Real Betis, the goals were scored by Ezequiel Ávila (13') and Johnny Cardoso (67'). At the other end, Athletic Bilbao got 3 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Yuri (38' Own goal) and Gorka Guruzeta (45') scored for Athletic Bilbao.

For 5 of the previous 6 games involving Real Betis, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and their opposition. The overall average goals scored per game during that period is just 1.83, with the average goals for Béticos equalling 1.17. That aside, it remains to be seen if that pattern shall persist in this next game.

Their past results show that Real Betis:

• are winless against Atlético Madrid when they have played them away from home in the previous 10 league games. A very poor run of away results.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head to head meetings going back to 11/04/2021 tells us that these fixtures have not been kind to Real Betis. They have not been able to get themselves any wins at all whereas Atlético Madrid have just been stronger than them, finishing as winners in 67% of those games played.

A sum of 13 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them from Atleti and 3 created by Béticos. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league match between these sides was La Liga match day 2 on 20/08/2023 when it ended Real Betis 0-0 Atlético Madrid.

That day, Real Betis managed 53% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.

At the other end, Atlético Madrid got 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

The match was refereed by Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.

ℹ️ Team News: Atlético Madrid

The Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone has a full complement, with no fitness worries whatsoever before this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group available to select from.

It’s our opinion that Atleti should line up in a 3-5-2 system for this game, handing starts to Jan Oblak, Gabriel Paulista, Axel Witsel, Reinildo, Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Pablo Barrios, Saul Niguez, Rodrigo Riquelme, Angel Correa and Memphis Depay.

📰 Team News: Real Betis

Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini has to currently contend with reduced team options. Marc Bartra (Achilles tendon surgery), Nabil Fekir (Broken nose bone), Guido Rodríguez (Ankle injury), Sergi Altimira (Muscle injury), Isco (Torn muscle bundle) and Aitor Ruibal (ankle sprain) will miss out on this game.

We reckon that Béticos seem likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, settling for Rui Silva, Hector Bellerin, German Pezzella, Chadi Riad, Youssouf Sabaly, Johnny, Marc Roca, Pablo Fornals, William Carvalho, Ezequiel Avila and Willian Jose.

💭 Prediction _ HOME WIN

Our feeling is that Atlético Madrid should be able to score a couple when they face Real Betis, who might well find it a difficult task to find the back of the net.

We reckon that it will be a comfortable 2-0 win for Atlético Madrid by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.