One of the best fixtures this weekend in La Liga takes place at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano as Atlético Madrid meet Sevilla FC.
The game will be played on the 23rd of December and the hosts are currently in 4th place on 35 points while the visitors are in 15th place on 16 points.
💭⚽ Regresamos a los entrenamientos con el Atleti-Sevilla en mente. pic.twitter.com/Id1nujpd3U— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) December 20, 2023
💭⚽ Regresamos a los entrenamientos con el Atleti-Sevilla en mente. pic.twitter.com/Id1nujpd3U
Atlético Madrid come into the match on the back of a thrilling 3-3 draw at home with Getafe in La Liga on Tuesday night. Atlético Madrid opened the scoring on the stroke of half time and having conceded the equaliser in the 63rd minute they went on to score 2 more goals to lead 3-1.
However, Getafe were not finished and with Atlético Madrid down to ten men, they scored 2 goals, the second of which came from the penalty spot in the 93rd minute.
The draw with Getafe means Atlético Madrid have won only 2 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The victories have come over Almeria at home in La Liga and Lazio away in the Champions League. There have been 2 defeats and the losses have come against Barcelona and Athletic Club away in La Liga.
Trends show Atlético Madrid have not suffered any defeats in their 23 most recent home matches in all competitions.
Atlético Madrid have scored at least once in each of those 23 games and both teams have scored in 9 of Atlético Madrid’s 10 most recent home La Liga fixtures.
Sevilla travel to the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano having beat Granada 3-0 away in La Liga on Tuesday.
It was a comfortable victory for Sevilla against one of the worst teams in the league this season.
Sevilla scored their first goal in the 23rd minute and doubled their advantage 9 minutes later. A third goal early in the second half wrapped up the win for Sevilla.
The victory for Sevilla was their first win in 4 games in all competitions. They lost each of their previous 3 fixtures, with the defeats coming against Mallorca away and Getafe at home in La Liga plus Lens away in the Champions League.
Trends show Sevilla are on a poor run of just 5 wins in 33 matches in all competitions. They have won only 1 of their last 11 La Liga fixtures but have found the back of the net in 4 of their 5 most recent away games in the league.
Looking ahead to the team news and Atlético Madrid will be without suspended defender Stefan Savic. Pablo Barrios, Thomas Lemar, and Vitolo are injured.
Sevilla make the trip without a vast number of players due to injury. Djibril Sow, Joan Jordán, Dodi Lukebakio, Fernando, Marcos Acuna, Tanguy Nianzou Kouassi, Mariano Diaz, Jesus Navas, Erik Lamela, Ørjan Nyland, and Alfonso Pastor among those in the treatment room.
Sevilla have injury problems and come up against an Atlético Madrid in great form at home.
Atlético Madrid have been conceding goals, so Sevilla could score but such is their confidence when playing at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano, we expect to see the hosts take maximum points.