Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid - prediction, team news, lineups

Atletico Madrid volition beryllium aiming to marque it six consecutive wins successful each competitions erstwhile they caput to Espanyol successful Spain's apical formation connected Saturday afternoon.

Diego Simeone's broadside are presently 2nd successful the La Liga table, boasting 19 points from their opening 8 matches of the season, portion Espanyol are 12th successful the part connected 8 points.

Match preview

Espanyol person a grounds of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their opening 8 league matches of the season, with 8 points leaving them successful 12th spot successful the division.

Manolo Gonzalez's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with Malaga, and a disappointing tally of signifier has seen them prime up conscionable 1 constituent from their past 3 matches.

The White and Blues finished 11th successful Spain's apical formation past season, but their signifier successful the archetypal fractional of the run was excellent, having the look of a imaginable Champions League outfit.

Espanyol person won 54 of their erstwhile 187 matches against Atletico successful each competitions, suffering 97 defeats successful the process, portion determination person besides been 36 draws.

The Catalan outfit recorded a 2-1 triumph implicit Atletico successful the corresponding crippled past term.

Atletico person really lone won 1 of their past six matches against Espanyol, with 4 of those meetings finishing level, truthful it has been a conflict for the Red and Whites successful this fixture of late.

That said, Simeone's squad volition participate this crippled afloat of confidence, having been victorious successful each of their past 5 matches successful each competitions, including a 2-0 triumph implicit Manchester United successful the Champions League connected Tuesday night.

The Red and Whites person won their past 4 successful the league against Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Real Madrid and Alaves, with that tally of signifier leaving them successful 2nd spot successful the table.

Atletico are connected 19 points from 8 matches, which has near them 5 points down the leaders Barcelona.

The superior giants surely look susceptible of launching a rubric situation this season, and they volition beryllium looking for 4 much victories earlier the extremity of the month, facing Espanyol, Deportivo La Coruna and Levante successful the league, successful summation to Stuttgart successful the Champions League.

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Team News

Espanyol are erstwhile again expected to beryllium missing Jofre Carreras and Kike Garcia done wounded for Saturday's La Liga fixture with Simeone's side.

Roberto Fernandez has been successful fantabulous signifier this season, scoring six goals successful 8 appearances, and the 24-year-old volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

There are not expected to beryllium immoderate surprises successful the Espanyol XI connected Saturday, with Bryan Zaragoza besides acceptable to clasp his spot successful an attacking area.

Atletico presently person nary wounded concerns, portion determination could beryllium a instrumentality to the squad for Koke, who missed retired against Man United connected Tuesday pursuing the decease of his mother.

Jonathan David and Ademola Lookman some impressed disconnected the seat against Man United and are options to travel into the side, but Julian Alvarez should clasp his spot contempt the information that the Argentina planetary is struggling for signifier this season.

Pablo Barrios was a standout performer against Man United and should besides clasp his spot, portion Alex Baena is acceptable to beryllium a notable starter successful a wide area.

Espanyol imaginable starting lineup:

Fortuno; El Hilali, Riedel, Cabrera, Hartman; Lozano, Exposito; Dolan, Hernandez, Zaragoza; Fernandez

Atletico Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Oblak; Llorente, Romero, Hancko, Grimaldo; Simeone, Barrios, Cardoso, Baena; Lee, Alvarez

We say: Espanyol 1-2 Atletico Madrid

Espanyol are susceptible of making this a pugnacious lucifer for Atletico, but Simeone's broadside are successful fantabulous signifier astatine this infinitesimal successful time, and we are backing an distant occurrence successful this contest.

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