Sevilla hosts Atletico Madrid in round 18 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, December 18th at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (Sevilla)
Sevilla earned six points in the last two rounds. The winning streak replaced the streak of two consecutive matches without victories (one draw and one loss). At the moment, Julen Lopetegui's charges are the most realistic contenders to take 2nd place in the standings. Actually, they are in it at the moment. Sevilla scored 34 points in 16 matches (with one game in hand). The main trump card of the Andalusians is a reliable defensive line. They conceded only 11 goals in the current championship. Their attack does not shine, but they managed to score 24 goals. Sevilla remains one of the three teams, which has not suffered a single defeat at home: six victories and one draw with a goal difference of 18-6.
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If Sevilla is in good shape, then Simeone's charges are absolutely unimpressive. In the last two matches, they did not earn a single point. As a result, Atletico Madrid dropped to 4th place in the standings (29 points scored). However, the team has one game in hand. In the current season, the Mattress Makers are not as reliable in defense as in previous years. They have conceded 18 goals in 16 games. At the moment, they have only five clean sheets. And the team lost points in exactly half of the away games: four victories, two draws, and two defeats with a goal difference of 15-12. Six away games ended with Over 2.5 goals scored. I will add that the last away match ended in a defeat to Real Madrid (2-0).
In the previous season, Sevilla was stronger than Atlético Madrid at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (1-0). Only two out of eight last head-to-head confrontations ended with Over 2.5 goals scored. Ten previous games on the pitch of Sevilla ended as follows: four victories of the Mattress Makers, four draws, and two wins of the Andalusians. Definitely, it will be one of the most interesting games of the matchday. Sevilla is now in good shape and will probably try to build on the success. Atletico Madrid suffered two consecutive defeats in the last rounds. I am sure that Simeone's charges have no problems with motivation. They probably expect to end the streak of failures as soon as possible. But it seems to me that Sevilla is stronger at the moment. First of all, the Red-Whites look excellent in defense. The visitors may have problems with goals scored. Moreover, Griezmann will not play.
Prediction for the match: Sevilla to win with 0.0 handicap
