La Liga giants Atletico Madrid are big favorites with the betting companies when they are visited by Espanyol at the Wanda Metropolitano. A fitting task, given that Diego Simeone and his gang have started well while the visitors have come out on the losing end of both duels so far.
ATLETICO MADRID
After a tough opening against hard-to-beat Villarreal, where they still went home with a point, after goals from Marcos Llorente and new signing Alexander Sørloth, there was a victory this weekend against the Champions League team Girona. They managed to keep close at the back, while Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorente and Koke found the back of the net.
Just like last season, they are a very strong home team, who can be trusted. The attacking game has become significantly sharper and the goals have therefore also come.
ESPANYOL
Coach Manolo Gonzalez has one goal for the season. To keep the team in the top division. As a newcomer, it is always a tricky task. It also doesn’t help that the breadth of the team and the quality are not at a higher level. Right from the start, the team has run into trouble.
In the premiere, there was an away victory against another newcomer in the form of Real Valladolid. The team failed to find the nets. The same thing happened at home against Real Sociedad, when the loss figures were also written at 0-1.
MY GAME TIP
As the guests are already suffering from a goal drought and create very little forward in the lane, this task will be leaden. They are also unable to keep close behind. Instead, this could very well be a new, bigger type of victory for the home team.
The bet lands on Atletico Madrid winning by more than a goal margin. Like 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, etcetera.
