Match Preview

Both of these teams are struggling to set the league alight in terms of offensive inspiration, ahead of our Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid preview and football odds, with Quique Sanchez Flores coming under some heavy pressure in recent weeks in Catalonia.

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Espanyol have lost two of their last three home games, with their form in Cornella needed to be far better if they are to steady their form and maintain a solid league position. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, come into this fixture still unbeaten on the road throughout LaLiga so far.

Our Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid predictions back there to be not much in the way of goals or entertainment, according to our LaLiga predictions. Both teams are pragmatic and negative, with the January transfer window needing to arrive to enable them to purchase some more exciting attacking options.

The hosts are in desperate need of a result, with their recent form and general goalscoring record in the league not helping their cause at all. This should be a tight and competitive game between two sides that are afraid to lose.

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Prediction and Betting Advice

Espanyol have been very poor in terms of scoring goals at home, with all of the creative responsibility falling to Gerard Moreno in the final third. The majority of the threat coming from just one player should be something that is fairly easy for Atletico Madrid and Diego Simeone to plan ahead for heading into Friday’s game.

Betfair offer the best value on there being less than three goals in this contest, which looks incredibly likely given how the hosts have scored just two goals in their last five consecutive home matches in LaLiga. Quique Sanchez Flores is coming under fire for his fairly boring and repetitive style of football, which isn’t resulting in many convincing victories or score lines.

In their last 11 home league games, Espanyol have scored more than one goal per game on just two occasions. Against a team that is undefeated on the road in the Spanish top flight and still looking solid defensively against any opposition, entertainment isn’t likely to be on the cards.

Heading into our Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid bets, Diego Simeone’s men have kept five consecutive away clean sheets in LaLiga. They are looking in very good shape defensively and goalkeeper Jan Oblak is in terrific form across all competitions, with his hulking frame sure to be an additional factor if the home side do manage to get in on goal.

William Hill offer the best odds on one or both teams failing to score on Friday. Given that Atleti have been good defensively, mixed with the fact that Espanyol have failed to score in three of their last five home matches in the league, it looks likely that the hosts will struggle to find themselves a breakthrough.

Our Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid betting tips suggest that both of these teams will struggle to find a way through the opposition in this contest. Atleti are likely to edge it, mainly down to their extra quality in attack, but a stalemate would be equally unsurprising.