Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on August 28th, 2024

A football match between Atlético Madrid and Espanyol of the La Liga will take place in Spain on Wednesday, August 28th, 2024, at 19:30h (UTC), check the Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol will occur

The game is set to be played in the great Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium, in the city of Madrid, with a capacity for 70460 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol betting tip 2024/2025

The last match ended in a win for the Atlético Madrid team. On that occasion they met Girona for the La Liga, and the match ended 3-0. Coach D. Simeone's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.48, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Julián Álvarez has a lot to be proud of in this last match. He was one of the few inspired in the Atlético Madrid team in the game. With good plays, he was the key player in the team's victory.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Espanyol, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Real Sociedad team with a final score of 0-1.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.10, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

Espanyol was in 19th place in the La Liga while Atlético Madrid was in 3rd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Espanyol team entered the field with the 5-3-2 formation, the same tactic Atlético Madrid used in the match.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

In the 2022/2023 football season, these teams played against each other on 24-05-2023 in a battle-themed La Liga match which ended in a 3-3 draw.

This football game will be officiated by R. De Burgos Bengoetxea while J. Naranjo Pérez and A. Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana will assist him from the sideline.

Atlético Madrid

Current leaderboard

Atlético Madrid currently occupies 3rd place in the table, with 4 points gained up to 3rd round.

This will be the second game this season in which the Atlético Madrid team will play at home. They managed to get a victory over the Girona in the first one, with a score of 3-0.

Atlético Madrid analysis

Atlético Madrid after 2 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 5 goals and conceded only 2 to opponents.

It's a well-known fact that Diego Pablo Simeone adopts a stringent approach in the technical area. This rigorous coaching style could potentially be a decisive element in favor of Atlético Madrid during the upcoming game, coupled with the home ground advantage, which is usually a crucial aspect of the team's gameplay.

As we approach the Regular Season, Atlético Madrid is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 5 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Atlético Madrid will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

Atlético Madrid has a ball possession average of 49% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Espanyol

Current leaderboard

Espanyol is currently in 19th place in the league after the 3rd round, having won 0 points from their matches so far this season.

Espanyol analysis

Espanyol, with 0 goals scored and 2 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 2 rounds.

Alejo Véliz' life is not being easy in this beginning of his trajectory for his new club. Hired for this season, the player has not been performing well, a fact that was repeated in Espanyol last game. Against Real Sociedad, once again he failed to score goals, accumulating another bad performance.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 3.25 per game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Atlético Madrid scored 5 goals in the last round games and conceded in 2 opportunities, while Espanyol scored 0 times and conceded 2 goals.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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