Atletico Madrid hosts Eibar in round 33 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, April 18th at Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid)
In February, everyone was talking about the fact that Atletico Madrid would finally break the hegemony of Barcelona and Real Madrid by winning the Spanish championship. The Mattress Makers have not reached such achievement since the 2013/2014 season. Then the gap from the closest pursuer was 11 points. But Atletico Madrid has lost all its advantage in two months, and now the gap from the second place is only one point. After the defeat to Sevilla, Diego Simeone's charges failed to beat Betis (1-1). The intrigue in the fight for the champion’s title has increased, and there are eight rounds left until the end of the 2020/21 season. Let's add that the Mattress Makers will face Barcelona soon.
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Eibar is the main outsider of the current LaLiga. The team is in the last place in the championship standings with 23 points scored. The situation is difficult, but it can be rectified because the place of salvation is just a stone's throw away. Valladolid scored only four points more. The Gunsmiths have a simpler calendar ahead. The only problem is the lack of a quality game and positive results. The men of Jose Luis Mendilibar cannot win 15 official matches in a row. The last time Eibar won in LaLiga was on January 3. The overcrowded infirmary does not add to the positive. Papa Diop is serving a suspension. Five more important footballers are in question.
Of course, Atletico’s opponent is weak, but the Mattress Makers do not have a clear advantage in other respects. First, Simeone cannot count on the team's top scorer Luis Suarez, who is injured. Secondly, three more key performers are questionable, namely, Felix, Lemar, and Trippier. Thirdly, the statistics are not in Atletico's favor. The Mattress Makers defeated the Gunsmiths with a difference of two or more goals back in 2017. After that, the teams played nine head-to-head matches. The results are as follows: one victory of Eibar with a score of 2-0, five wins of Atlético with an advantage of one goal (three times the score was 1-0), and three goal-scoring draws. We will add that the first match of the current season ended with a 1-2 victory of Atletico, which scored the decisive goal only thanks to a penalty kick awarded in the 89th minute. Mendilibar's men are highly motivated, as they are trying to keep their place in the elite division, so we will risk making bets in their favor.
Prediction for the match: Eibar to win with a +1.5 handicap
