Atletico Madrid vs Huesca Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 20/04/2021, 03:19  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/04/2021 at 03:23 in LaLiga Predictions

Atletico Madrid resuscitated their La Liga title chase with a 5-0 win over Eibar and will be looking to extend their advantage when they host Huesca in their second straight home league game. The league leaders are currently on 70 points, 16 places above Huesca, who are on 27 points. With Barcelona playing later on Thursday, Atletico can open up a six-point gap and after registering their biggest win of the season, they will be mentally stronger than in their earlier matches. With Luis Suarez out at least until May, Marcos Llorente and Angel Correa are stepping up well, while Joao Felix’s expected return in this game will also boost Atletico. The win over Eibar was the first time in five matches that they scored more than one goal and it helps further that the next game is at home, where they are unbeaten in four league matches and have three straight wins. Atletico actually have the best run at home in La Liga this season, with 12 wins and only one loss in 16 matches.

Huesca are coming from a 1-0 loss to Deportivo Alaves and will be hoping to do better than in their earlier meetings with Atletico Madrid. They have no win in three matches against Atleti, and have never scored a goal in this fixture. Only goal difference is keeping Huesca above the relegation positions and they’ve played a game more. In two of their last four league matches, they’ve failed to score, while they have two clean sheets in the last five. Huesca do not have a very impressive away run coming to this game, with just a win in the last five in the league and in the last 13, they have just one clean sheet. They’ve managed just two wins in the 16 away league matches they’ve played this season, and conceded 27 goals in the process.