Atletico Madrid are looking to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to eleven games but they will have a tough match in LaLiga on Saturday, when they visit Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Last season both league matches between these two teams ended 1-1, interrupting a streak of six matches without a draw. The head-to-head record from the last six matches in all competitions shows a perfect balance, with two victories apiece and two draws.
Sevilla are undefeated in their last four matches in all competitions and they have only lost three matches all season, two of them against giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. This week they had another difficult match as they visited Valencia on Wednesday and did well to return home with a 1-1 draw. Sergio Reguilon is having fitness problems and will most likely miss out, along with Daniel Carrico and Sergi Gomez. Lucas Ocampos has scored in this week's match at Valencia and will most likely keep his place in the starting eleven.
Atletico Madrid are undefeated in their last ten matches in all competitions but they have won just four of those ten matches. This week they got held to a 1-1 draw at Alaves, their fourth draw in the last five league matches. Diego Simeone's men are currently tied with Sevilla on 20 points and another draw would most likely allow Barcelona and Real Madrid to sail away from them. Jose Maria Gimenez and Stefan Savic are injury doubts for the visitors, while Sime Vrsaljko and Joao Felix are expected to miss out.
Probable line-ups:
Sevilla: Vaclik - Navas, Carlos, Kounde, Escudero - Banega, Fernando, Jordan - Ocampos, Chicharito, Torres
Atletico: Oblak - Trippier, Felipe, Hermoso, Lodi - Koke, Niguez, Partey, Lemar - Morata, Correa
My prediction:
Sevilla are looking solid at the moment, I don't think Atletico can beat them but I can't see the home side winning either. Both teams are quite capable of scoring, so I expect a 2-2 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at NetBet:
Sevilla win - 2.35
Draw - 3.25
Atletico win - 3.15
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