Elche vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 13/05/2023, 13:23  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 13/05/2023 at 17:49 in LaLiga Predictions

Bottom-of-the table Elche have the first of their final three home league matches this season against third placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday. They will hope to complete the season respectably in their final five matches. The hosts come into this game having already been relegated and are 15 points behind 19th placed Espanyol. Even if winning their final five games (they've only won three in La Liga all season) they can't climb above Espanyol due to inferior head-to-head results. Elche failed to build on their shock. 4-0 win over Real Valladolid, losing 2-1 in their last game. That was their seventh loss in eight matches and they've failed to score in three of their last five matches. In 10 matches, Elche have managed just two wins and kept as many clean sheets. Six times in the last eight matches, Elche have conceded two or more goals and in their 16 home matches in La Liga this season, they have managed just two wins.

Atletico Madrid still have a mathematical chance of winning the league title but seeing that Barcelona need three points from the remaining five matches to be confirmed champions means Atletico can only focus on finishing second. They dropped down to third after Real Madrid beat Getafe on Saturday but a win here will make up the two point gap. Their only loss in the last 15 matches was against Barcelona, ​​which badly dented their title hopes. In the last 10 matches, Atletico Madrid have won nine and only failed to score in one of those – the loss to Barcelona. They haven't kept a clean sheet though in their last six matches but facing a side that has failed to score in three of the last five matches, means Atletico have the upper hand here. Atletico Madrid have six straight wins over Elche and in five of those, they have kept clean sheets.