Atletico Madrid vs Eibar: Preview and Predictions

Atletico Madrid vs Eibar
Spanish La Liga
Date: Saturday, 6th May April 2017
Kick off at 20:30 UK/ 21:30 CET
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderon.

The bookmakers consider Atletico Madrid to be 3/10 favourites for the win over Eibar in the 36th round of Primera Division.

The home victory is, however, anything but a banker net under the circumstances which are to be discussed below.

Atletico Madrid

Atleti are playing one of the weakest seasons under Diego Simeone. The team showed an awkward display in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal tie with Real Madrid losing 3-0 at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

The Argentine manager is most likely going to rest his key players for the second leg. On the other note, the team has been terrific at the back in the most recent Primera Division outings as Atleti kept three clean sheets in last four league matches.

Eibar

Eibar have also been very solid at the back in the most recent period. The team led by Jose Mendilibar took four points from matches with Deportivo Alaves and Leganes and they will end the season in the top half of the standings.

Atletico Madrid vs Eibar: Head to head

Atletico Madrid have been very dominant in head to head clashes with Eibar winning eight of the 11 meetings.

However, the eight-win streak has been terminated with the 2-2 draw in the second leg of the Copa del Rey tie. However, this match did not have significance since Atleti had previously done the job in the first leg at Vicente Calderon.

Atletico Madrid vs Eibar: Prediction

The hosts won’t come in the match in high spirits, while the visitors have been quite solid at the back in the most recent period.

The only logical bet would be Under 2.5 goals FT at the odds of 19/2.