Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

• Espanyol have lost just three of their 14 home La Liga games.
• The reverse fixture finished 0-0.
• Atletico Madrid have won just one of their last four league trips.

Espanyol can dent Atleti’s title bid

Atletico Madrid have fallen behind in the battle for the La Liga title after back-to-back defeats and they may drop more points at Espanyol on Saturday.

The hosts sit just one point above the drop zone going into this latest round of fixtures but at home they have been picking up results. The Catalan club have only lost three of their 13 home games and their last defeat at this ground came back in October.

Espanyol are unbeaten in their last eight at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, with three wins, and they’ve seen off Real Madrid 1-0 at this venue.

Atletico Madrid have won just one of their last four league trips and they were unable to beat Espabyol in the capital earlier this season. Atleti are actually winless in three against their hosts – all of those games have finished level – so it could be worth backing underdogs Espanyol in the double chance market.

Espanyol may be unbeaten at home in eight byt five of those have finished level and they might have to settle for another point against Los Colchoneros. The hosts have scored exactly one goal in seven successive La Liga games so a 1-1 draw is the correct score prediction for this Saturday afternoon La Liga clash.

Julian Alvarez is in red hot form for the visitors with six goals in his last seven club games. Alvarez was also on target for Argentina over the international break in their win over Brazil and he looks the standout anytime scorer pick.