Atletico Madrid vs Elche Competition – Spanish Primera Liga Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Date: 29th December 2022 Kick-off time – 20:30 GMT
La Liga returns this Thursday as Atletico Madrid take on Elche in the 15th round of the 2022/23 La Liga season. Atletico will look to bounce back from an inconsistent start to the season when they welcome Elche to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The hosts went into the World Cup break on the back of a disappointing 1-0 loss to Real Mallorca. That loss was their fourth loss of the season and their third game without a win since their 3-2 win over Real Betis in October. And so they come into this round of games sitting outside of the top four, albiet on goal difference alone. With pressure now mounting on long-serving coach Diego Simeone and the impact of their exit from the Champions League and Europa League, the hosts will be desperate to hit the ground running and exorcise the demons of poor form as they restart the season. Since losing to Mallorca, Atletico have won their Copa del Rey games against Almazan and Arantiero, scoring five times and so they will be optimistic of getting a win in this game against a struggling Elche side. Like their hosts, Elche have won their last two competitive games in the Copa del Rey yet they come into this game on a three-game losing run in the league. They are the worst performing side in Europe’s top five leagues having not won a game this season (D4, L10). They have conceded 31 times this season and have scored just ten times. They come into this tie as the clear underdogs. A win here seems unlikely considering their form and head-to-head record against Atletico but having rested during the World Cup break, they could be slightly optimistic about springing a surprise. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga: Spanish Primera Liga Table
April 29, 2024
Barcelona
20:00
Valencia
May 3, 2024
Getafe
20:00
Athletic Bilbao
May 4, 2024
Real Sociedad
13:00
Las Palmas
Real Madrid
15:15
Cadiz
Girona
17:30
Barcelona
Mallorca
20:00
Atlético de Madrid
May 5, 2024
Osasuna
13:00
Real Betis
Celta Vigo
15:15
Villarreal
Valencia
17:30
Alaves
Rayo Vallecano
20:00
Almeria
Sevilla
20:00
Granada
May 10, 2024
Alaves
20:00
Girona
May 11, 2024
Mallorca
13:00
Las Palmas
Villarreal
15:15
Sevilla
Granada
17:30
Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao
20:00
Osasuna
May 12, 2024
Cadiz
13:00
Getafe
Atlético de Madrid
15:15
Celta Vigo
Valencia
17:30
Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis
20:00
Almeria
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Real Madrid
33
26
6
1
71
22
+49
84
2
Girona
33
22
5
6
69
40
+29
71
3
Barcelona
32
21
7
4
64
37
+27
70
4
Atlético de Madrid
33
20
4
9
62
39
+23
64
5
Athletic Bilbao
33
16
10
7
53
33
+20
58
6
Real Sociedad
33
13
12
8
46
35
+11
51
7
Real Betis
33
12
13
8
41
39
+2
49
8
Valencia
32
13
8
11
35
34
+1
47
9
Villarreal
33
12
9
12
54
55
-1
45
10
Getafe
33
10
13
10
41
45
-4
43
11
Osasuna
33
11
6
16
37
49
-12
39
12
Alaves
33
10
8
15
31
38
-7
38
13
Sevilla
33
9
11
13
42
46
-4
38
14
Las Palmas
33
10
7
16
30
41
-11
37
15
Rayo Vallecano
33
7
13
13
27
42
-15
34
16
Mallorca
33
6
14
13
27
39
-12
32
17
Celta Vigo
33
7
10
16
37
50
-13
31
18
Cadiz
33
4
14
15
23
46
-23
26
19
Granada
33
4
9
20
36
61
-25
21
20
Almeria
33
1
11
21
32
67
-35
14
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