The early game of La Liga’s Saturday clashesh is Atletico Madrid versus Las Palmas. Atleti are currently in the top 4 in the league, but Bilbao are hot on their tails. Las Palmas are also involved in the battle for European Football, but their sights are on the 6th spot.
Atletico Madrid Team News
Some might have doubts that Atletico will have their minds set on their upcoming Champions League clash with Inter, but their position in the top 4 is not as secure as they would like. In La Liga Diego Simeone’s team has managed 3 wins in the last 5 games, but their last 2 games are a draw with city rivals Real Madrid and a loss to Sevilla. At home, however, their form is stellar as always – 4 wins and a draw in the last 5 La Liga games at the Metropolitano Stadium. Three of those games, however, saw over 2.5 goals in them, something unusual for Atletico. And in 3 of those wins Diego Simeone’s team scored exactly 2 goals.
Las Palmas Team News
Las Palmas are outperforming expectations this season and have a real chance to secure European football next season. The team is in good form having won 3 of their last 5 La Liga fixtures. On the road the statistics are neutral with 2 wins and losses each plus a draw. Two of those games saw over 2.5 goals. Interestingly enough, in both of their away wins Las Palmas also managed to keep a clean sheet. A warning sign for the team is that so far they have failed to score in their trips to top half teams.
Head-to-Head-Games
The statistics are tied between Atletico and Las Palmas as each have 2 wins in the last 5 games from all competitions. If we look at the games that Atletico has hosted, we will see that Diego Simeone’s team has won 4 of the last 5 games against Las Palmas.
Atletico Madrid – Las Palmas Betting Prediction
While they will certainly have Champions League football on their mind, I still believe Atletico will put an effort to win here. Normally their games don’t feature much goals and their home record is stellar. That is why I have opted for Atletico to win this here and the game to feature under 3.5 goals.
Betting Tip: Atletico Madrid To Win & Under 3.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 2.06
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