Wanda Metropolitano will host the Saturday clash, April 2, 2022. In which Atletico Madrid takes on Deportivo Alaves, the 30th round Spanish LaLiga, Wanda Metropolitano will be the venue
Although Coach Diego Simeone was disappointed by his team’s performance in the first half, they are determined to improve their game and secure their place among the top 4. Atletico Madrid has made significant progress over the past weeks.
The Colchoneros have won five consecutive LaLiga titles, including a 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano. Deportivo Alaves is currently at the same level in LaLiga as the previous three seasons, but they seem to be in a difficult battle for survival as they are five points behind the safety zone. El Glorioso has not experienced a victory in almost two months and is coming into this match after three consecutive losses.
Estadio Mendizorroza was a tough match for both teams. However, Deportivo Alaves managed a win of just 1-0 to bring joy to their fans. Atletico Madrid will be looking to exact revenge on Deportivo Alaves now that they are in great form. I think they will achieve all three points in an easy and routine manner.
Although Atletico Madrid won each of their previous four home matches against Deportivo Alaves with one goal, I believe they will be more sharp in attack. Alaves’ away form this season is quite bad. El Glorioso have lost 10 out of 14 away games and their defense has been poor, scoring only 30 goals. Although Atletico Madrid may not be used to destroying their opponents, it is clear that they are capable of winning comfortably with at least two goals.
Atletico Madrid News
Coach Diego Simeone may have personnel issues before Saturday’s match against Alaves. He could be without five players, including Angel Correa and Koke, who are suspended.
Hector Herrera, a midfielder, has returned from international duty in Mexico. He appears to have sustained a hamstring injury while Joao Felix complained of left-shoulder discomfort.
Deportivo Alaves News
Deportivo Alaves will not be affected by injuries or suspensions. Javi Lopez will remain out of action as he recovers from a hamstring strain.
Jose Luis Mendilibar, despite losing to Granada last year, was happy with his team’s attack. Manu Vallejo scored a goal and added another assist and will continue his position in the attack.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid hopes for a repeat performance of their previous result against Rayo Vallecano (0-1 La Liga).
Atletico Madrid had 45% possession, 11 attempts on goal and 3 on target. Koke (49′) was Atletico Madrid’s only scorer. Rayo Vallecano scored 15 goals with three of them on target.
The latest results show that everything is going according to plan for the Atletico Madrid defense. Atletico Madrid are being stingy with only 3 goals scored in their six clashes.
Atletico Madrid is unbeaten in the last two league matches at home.
Alaves
Alaves and their supporters will be hoping for a better result after last year’s defeat to Granada at La Liga.
Alaves had 50% possession, 11 shots on goal and 6 on target. Gonzalo Escalante (53’) and Manu Valejo (57’) were Alaves’ scorers. Granada CF had 12 attempts at goal and only 3 missed. Granada scored Escudero (50′), Antonio Puertas (75″), and Luis Suarez (87″)
Statistics don’t lie. Alaves were defeated in five of their six matches. In total, opposing teams scored 10 goals. Alaves’ defence has clearly been a problem. It will be interesting for us to see if this trend continues in the next game.
The form guide for this game shows that Alaves is the name of the player.
For the 6 last league matches, they have not beaten Atletico Madrid away games. They haven’t been traveling well.
In their last 10 league matches, they haven’t won away from home. This is not a good run.
Head to head
We can see that Atletico Madrid has won 4 of the previous head-to-head clashes, while Alaves has won 1.
The two clubs shared 14 goals during this period. 10 were from Atleti, 4 from Babazorros. This is an average goal per game of 2.33.
The last league match between them was La Liga matchday 7 on 25/09/2021, when it ended Alaves 1-0 Atletico Madrid.
Alaves was at 29% possession, 7 attempts on goal and 1 on target. Laguardia (4’) was their only player on the scoresheet.
Atletico Madrid had 13 attempts at goal, with only one of them hitting the target.
Antonio Mateu Lahoz was the referee.
Team News: Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone, manager of Atletico Madrid, has no worries about his fitness as he enters the game. This is thanks to a healthy selection.
Team News: Alaves
Jose Mendilibar, Alaves manager, has no worries about his fitness as the squad is injury-free.
Prediction
Alaves may find it difficult to score against Atletico Madrid, who seem set to score many goals.
Atletico Madrid will win the game by a convincing 2-0 margin.
Total Over/under: Under 2.5
