There are four matches to be played in La Liga on Saturday the 7th of March including the meeting between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla.
The game will take place at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano and the hosts come into the weekend sitting 5th in the table on 44 points. Sevilla are currently in 3rd place on 46 points so there is plenty to play for in this match.
Atletico Madrid come into this fixture having been held to a 1-1 draw at Espanyol last weekend. It was a disappointing result against the team which currently sits bottom of the table. However, it does extend Atletico Madrid’s unbeaten run to 5 games in all competitions. They have defeated Granada and Villarreal at home in La Liga plus Liverpool 1-0 at home in the Champions League.
In addition to the draw at Espanyol, Atletico Madrid also picked up a point in a 2-2 draw at Valencia in La Liga.
Trends show Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last 7 home matches in all competitions and have won their last 3 at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico Madrid have been good defensively at home, conceding just one goal in their last 4 home games. However, they have become a bit of a draw specialist in La Liga and there have been 11 draws in their last 22 matches.
Sevilla recorded a 3-2 home victory against Osasuna last weekend which sees them well positioned to qualify for the Champions League next season. That victory means Sevilla are undefeated in their last 5 games in all competitions. There have been 2 victories in those 5 games with a 3-0 over Getafe away from home in addition to the win over Osasuna.
The away win at Getafe is without doubt Sevilla’s best result in recent games. The other 3 games in their 5 match unbeaten run have all ended in a draw. Two of which were against Romanian club CFR Cluj and the other came at home against Espanyol in La Liga.
Trends show Sevilla are unbeaten in 15 of their last 18 La Liga games and have managed to score at least one goal in each of those 18 matches. However, they have not been particularly solid at the back and 6 of Sevilla's last 8 matches in all competitions have seen both teams score.
Looking ahead to the team news and Atletico Madrid may have one eye on their Champions League encounter against Liverpool on Wednesday night. Thomas Partey will definitely miss out as the midfielder is suspended and there are doubts over the fitness of Hector Herrera and Thomas Lemar.
Sevilla travel without Fernando and Oliver Torres Muñoz as both players are suspended. Goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik is a doubt due to a knee injury.
This is going to be a closely fought game between two teams who are now aiming to finish in the top four this season. Atletico Madrid have the home advantage but Sevilla have what it takes to get something from the game. Sevilla have scored in each of their last 18 league games and could do so again here in a low scoring draw.