Elche-Atletico Madrid Statistical Preview

Probable Lineups

Team News

Elche

• Fran Escriba’s injury crisis continues to slowly ease with just four players ruled out through injury.
• Carles Gil, who was ineligible to play last week against his parent club Valencia, is expected to regain his place in the starting XI.

Atletico Madrid

• Coach Diego Simeone has the luxury of full squad to choose from, bar Mario Suarez who is unavailable through injury.

Match Facts

• Atletico have won 13 of their last 15 matches in La Liga.
• Atletico have been winning at both half time and full time in 7 of their last 9 matches in La Liga.
• Elche have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Atletico in all competitions.

Prediction

• After their flying start to the new season, there were growing fears that Elche’s run of impressive results was slowly coming to an end; that was until last weekend when they overcame Valencia in one of the shock results of the round. Overcoming one of La Liga’s better sides was just the tonic the side needed ahead of entertaining title-contenders Atletico Madrid this weekend.
• During the week, Atletico Madrid’s winning streak in Europe came to an end after a draw against Zenit St. Petersburg, a rare mistake for young goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois handing the Russians a point. Courtois and the rest of his teammates will want to return to winning ways quickly and they will feel they have every chance of doing so on their trip to Elche.
• As it proved with Real Madrid, Atletico will have to be wary that a win is anything but a foregone conclusion against an Elche side that is hard to break down in front of their own fans.

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