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Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Predictions & Live Stream - Attacks to shine in open contest
- Atletico Madrid seeking to regain form after recent setbacks.
- Espanyol remain unbeaten in last eight home matches.
- Match promises excitement with both teams' defensive issues.
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are looking to get their campaign back on track when they travel to Espanyol for a Spanish La Liga fixture on Saturday.
The visitors lost their way slightly prior to the international break while the hosts continue to look a bit erratic. Both teams possess good attacking quality and with neither defence looking convincing at the moment there could be goals here.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol are still trying to find some consistency having picked up just one win from their last five La Liga matches. They suffered a 2-1 defeat at Mallorca in their previous fixture and are now just one point above the relegation zone.
The good news for Espanyol is that things have been slightly better at home as they are unbeaten in their last eight La Liga matches in front of their fans. However, Manolo Gonzalez's men have only picked up three wins in that run, with the other five fixtures ending in draws.
Espanyol are often hard to get past at the RCDE Stadium, with five of their last seven matches producing halftime draws. They also tend to find their range in the second half, scoring four of their last five home goals after the break.
Atletico Madrid Form
Things went slightly downhill for Atletico Madrid prior to the international break as they crashed out of the Champions League and fell four points off the pace in the La Liga table. Diego Simeone's team suffered a 4-2 home defeat to Barcelona in their previous fixture in the league despite taking a two-goal lead.
The result against Barcelona was the second straight La Liga defeat for Atletico Madrid, who were also beaten 2-1 at Getafe. A slight positive for Los Colchoneros beyond the defeat to Getafe is that they have done some good work on their travels and are unbeaten in five of their last seven away matches in the league.
Atletico Madrid often make fast starts and have opened the scoring in their last four La Liga matches. They have scored six of their last eight league goals after the break while three of their last five fixtures have produced halftime draws.
Head to Head
Atletico Madrid historically have a great record against Espanyol but it has been much closer in recent meetings. The last three meetings have ended in draws, with the visitors held to a 0-0 home scoreline in the reverse fixture back in August.
Verdict
Atletico Madrid may be off colour lately but still have a good record of scoring first. Having grabbed the opening goal in their last four La Liga matches, the visitors are expected to strike first again on Saturday.
Espanyol and Atletico Madrid have produced a few halftime draws in recent weeks and with both teams level at the break in three of their last four meetings, a repeat is on the cards here. Both teams often find their range after the break and the second half can be tipped to produce more goals.
Espanyol and Atletico Madrid have produced a few halftime draws in recent weeks and with both teams level at the break in three of their last four meetings, a repeat is on the cards here. Both teams often find their range after the break and the second half can be tipped to produce more goals.
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