Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Predictions and Betting Tips, 22 Dec 2018

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-0

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Predictions for Saturday's La Liga game at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. Read our betting analysis of this fixture, where Espanyol have been winners in their last h2h clashes, to find out why both sides have decent chances of scoring here.

Match status: 2018-19 La Liga - Matchweek 17
Kick-off: Saturday 22 Dec 2018, 03:15pm GMT
Venue: Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid

Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol Team News

Atletico Madrid nearly dropped the whole set of points when they came up against Valladolid last weekend, with the hosts trailing 0-2 at half time. Then goals from Fernando Calero and Atletico midfielder Saul's own one restored the parity before 63 minutes, only for a late Griezmann strike to put the visitors in front again to secure the three points and go toe-to-toe with Sevilla in 2nd on 31 points, 3 less than leaders Barcelona.

Much to Espanyol's disappointment, they once again failed to get a satisfactory result in La Liga, where Rubi's team are winless in their last five outings, having got stuck with 21 points over a month and a half now. However, they have actually won during this period; it was a cup win over Segunda side Cadiz CF 1-0 to earn them a passage into the last 16, although the progress was helped by the away goals rule after the sides had played 2-2 on aggregate.

Periquitos may feel devastated going into this clash in Madrid on the back of such a poor performance, but they will surely be mindful of the two successes they achieved last season, beating Atleti twice at home and away with this fixture's score across two games making perfect reading - 3-0 for Espanyol.

Head-to-Head LaLiga Record: Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol

2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Atl. Madrid 0-2 Espanyol

2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Espanyol 1-0 Atl. Madrid

2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Espanyol 0-1 Atl. Madrid

2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Atl. Madrid 0-0 Espanyol