VENUE: VICENTE CALDERON
DATE: 04/04/2017
TIME: 2230 HRS GMT+3
Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are both in contention for the European champions league qualification spot.This match, therefore, is expected to be a highly competitive match between the two sides.
Atletico Madrid has had a bad first half of the season, but the recent string of improved performances have seen them back into the top four as they are third in La Liga.
Real Sociedad have been poor lately in the field with many suspensions awarded, and they have also had many injuries, and this has evenly affected their performance.The absence of their key man Asier Illarramendi has been felt negatively in their recent performances as they have only managed to pick only one point from their last three matches.
Their four away games against the top 8 sides have ended in defeat.
Atletico has had a good run of results registering seven out of ten wins in all competitions, and they also have seventy-one percentage win at home this season.Though winning, Atletico Madrid have not been scoring many goals as such in their recent matches comparing to last season performances, but they have tried, they have registered over2.5 goals in six of ten of their last games played and both teams have scored in seven of eleven in all competitions.
HEAD TO HEAD
Atletico have won 4 out of 5 meetings, and Sociedad recently won 2-0 in the first leg
Real Sociedad average 2.9 goals per match while away. Atletico has scored over 2.5 goals in 57% of their home matches.
TEAM NEWS
ATLETICO MADRID
Carrasco is set to return from a ban
Gameiro is doubt for this match
REAL SOCIEDAD
Esteban Granero is back and also Carlos Vela back from bans
PREDICTIONS
Atletico Madrid to win @1.50
OVER 2.5 GOALS 1.90
RESULTS
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Sociedad
Home win tip won.
