The final game to be played in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday is between Atletico Madrid and Real Betis. The game will take place at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano with the hosts beginning the weekend in 8th place on 8 points while the visitors are in 7th place on 9 points.
It is worth pointing out Real Betis have played two games more than their opponents.
Atletico Madrid come into the match having suffered a disappointing 4-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Atletico Madrid made a decent start to the game but having conceded a goal in the 28th minute it was always going to be difficult to get back into the game against the European champions.
That was the first defeat of the season for Atletico Madrid but they remain undefeated in La Liga ahead of this match. They started the campaign with an excellent 6-1 home victory against Granada but were then held to 0-0 draws against Huesca away and Villarreal at home. Atletico Madrid got back to winning ways last weekend with a 2-0 victory at Celta Vigo.
Trends show Atletico Madrid are undefeated in 24 of their last 25 home games in all competitions. They are unbeaten in their last 20 La Liga matches and have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7.
Real Betis have made an inconsistent start to the season with 3 victories and 3 defeats from their 6 La Liga matches. They started the campaign with a good 1-0 victory at Deportivo Alavés and followed that with a 2-0 home win over Real Valladolid.
Real Betis will consider themselves unfortunate to have lost 3-2 at home against Real Madrid, with the winning goal for the visitors coming following the red for Emerson in the 67th minute.
Real Betis then travelled to Granada and were on the end of a 3-0 loss. All of the goals were conceded before half time and Real Betis saw another man sent off late in the game.
However, the following La Liga game at Valencia produced a good performance and result as Real Betis came away with a 2-0 victory.
The inconsistency was there to see last weekend as having enjoyed a good away victory in Valencia, Real Betis lost 3-0 at home against Real Sociedad.
Trends show Real Betis have conceded three or more goals in 3 of their last 5 La Liga games.
Atletico Madrid will be without four key players as Diego Costa, José María Giménez, Saul Niguez, and Sime Vrsaljko remain on the treatment table.
Real Betis are also without four players with Dani Martín, Francis Guerrero, Martin Montoya, and Víctor Camarasa unavailable. Andres Guardado, Emerson, and Juanmi are doubts.
Atletico Madrid have made a solid start to the season in La Liga and will cement their place as potential title challengers with a win in this match. Real Betis have what it takes to score in this game but the hosts should have too much for them.