Atlético Madrid vs Elche: predictions and betting tips on the La Liga match on December 29, 2022
On December 29, Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid) will host the match of the 15th round of the La Liga, in which Atlético will compete with Elche. The battle will start at 21:30 CET.
Atlético
The club has been playing under the leadership of Diego Simeone for over a decade. El Cholo has reached great success in the club, to which he has given a lot of time as a footballer. The last time the team won the championship was in 2021. The previous season was pretty difficult, which, however, managed to be saved by finishing in the 3rd position, that is quite familiar to “the Mattress Makers”. But this autumn, in Madrid, they seemed to fall into the same trap again. Moreover, there was a failure in the Champions League: the Spanish club finished in the last place among the quartet. Griezmann and the company came to the break only in the 5th position. However, forcing his wards to add in the winter part of the season is a familiar task for Simeone. This case is even better; the coach has had more than a month to work on the troubles that appeared in the autumn.
Elche
The team seems to have accustomed to the fact that its level is sufficient for the Primera. “The Green-striped ones” had been expected to be relegated the season before, after their return by means of the play-offs. But then the newcomer finished in the 17th position that is the last suitable one for saving. Everyone had been sceptical about this team even before the last temporade, but instead the expectations it managed to add in the game and to rise to the 13th place. And only now, when everyone in the La Liga is already more or less accustomed to this manner, everything has gone wrong. No wins until November: only 4 draws and 10 defeats. It seems that Jorge Almirón, who came towards the end of autumn, needs a miracle to save the team. It seems that the Argentine should work with a view to the next season, which is likely to take place in the Segunda.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
The last time Elche took a victory was in 2002. After that there was only 1 draw in 10 matches, the rest of the head-to-head games ended with the victories of Atlético.
Predictions
Bookmakers are not waiting for a new misfire from “the Mattress Makers”, the opponent is really weak this time. We bet on the victory of Atlético with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.85).