Atletico Madrid take on the visitors Elche in the round 15 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Thursday, December 29th at Metropolitano Stadium (Madrid).
Atletico Madrid under Diego Simeone have, firstly, a consistently high level - they are kept in the quartet of leaders. Secondly, quite often it turns out to win something significant. Including in 2021, the capital club quite unexpectedly took the championship. There were a lot of expectations for the following tempo, which was worth the return of Griezmann. But in fact, there were not the best results a year ago, and a difficult return to the group of leaders. It is noteworthy that now, in many ways, Atletico repeats that path. In the Champions League, the Spaniards completely failed, finishing in 4th place in a fairly simple group. In LaLiga, the results are inconsistent. At first, points were lost literally in every 2nd match, then they seemed to gain momentum - but in the end, in the last 3 rounds, there were a couple of defeats, from modest Cadiz and Mallorca, with a draw with Espanyol. As a result, Christmas was met in 5th place.
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Elche at one time, in 2015, were excluded from the LaLiga not for sports, but for financial indicators. However, after 5 years, it turned out to return there almost by a miracle: in fact, by accident, taking 6th place, then the team won the playoffs. The story went on and on. At first, the rookie collected enough points to “survive” in La Liga. And then even managed, according to the results of the temporada 2021/2022, to rise to the 13th position. But now everything has fallen apart. So far, there is not a single victory, moreover, with 10 defeats, it turned out to take at least draws with Almeria, Mallorca, Valencia and Espanyol. As a result, during a pause, in mid-November, Jorge Almiron was fired, calling Pablo Machin, a fairly well-known and relatively successful coach. This specialist made his debut with a confident 3-0 victory. However, it was a round of the Copa del Rey, and the modest “Guadalajara” turned out to be the opponents, which is now playing at a semi-amateur level.
Over the past 20 years, 10 head-to-head matches have been played. All that Elche succeeded in this time was only once, in 2017, to take a draw, and then within the framework of the cup (which did not give anything - in the second leg, Atletico won 3-0). The hosts, of course, lost many points during the starting segment. But at the same time, they are still playing at home, against the main underdog of this season. We recommend betting on the fact that Diego Simeone’s wards will be able to win in this match with a handicap of “-1.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid to win with -1.5 handicap.
