On Saturday, December 18, the match fixtures for the 18th round of the Spanish La Liga Championship will end with a match in Seville. At the arena “Ramon Sanchez Pis Juan,” there will be a head-to-head encounter between the teams of Sevilla and Atletico de Madrid. The match will start at 23:00 MSK.
We are looking forward to seeing another exciting spectacle this Saturday. Sevilla, who is sitting in second place in the standings, will be taking on the defending champion. Hence, we herein offer our prediction for the Sevilla vs Atletico match and hope that it will be useful and relevant.
Sevilla
The team of Julen Lopetegui continues to fight for a place on the podium. Sevilla is unlikely to compete with Real Madrid for the championship win, but it is quite possible for the team to win silverware and get a ticket to the Champions League next year.
Before the upcoming game with the mattresses, Sevilla has 34 points and occupies the second line in the standings. In the previous round, Julen Lopetegui’s charges won 1-0 against Athletic of Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid
The champion, which was closer to the middle of the tournament standing, has begun to resemble the former Atletico that won the Championship last season. Today, the Mattresses are in fourth place in the championship table with 29 points. Diego Simeone’s charges were prevented from climbing higher in the rankings by a 0-2 defeat against Real Madrid in the previous match.
Head-to-head statistics
Sevilla and Atletico have met 187 times at the official level. In 59 matches, Sevilla won; while in 72 matches, Atletico won. So, a draw was recorded in 56 matches.
Prediction
Both teams play good defending games. Therefore, the fate of the match may be decided by chance or one or two goals that might be scored. In such a situation, the optimal bet in our prediction for the Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid match is an outcome of a total/under 2.5.
Probable result – total/over 2.5.
