Elche & Atletico Madrid meet on Match-day 36

LaLiga action on Wednesday as Elche and Atleti meet at Estadio Martínez Valero – 10:30pm GMT.

Atleti, remain in contention for Champion’s League qualification, sitting in fourth place and 10 places above fourteenth placed Elche, going into the clash.

This season’s LaLiga campaign, has so far seen Elche achieve 39 points

Elche come to this fixture on the back of a 3-0 away win against Cádiz at Estadio Ramon de Carranza.

Also, Elche need to get out of the losing habit, with seven recorded in the last 12 games. With 39 points, they currently sit fourteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 10 wins, 16 losses and 9 draws having won 10 games, drawn nine fixtures, and lost 16 games.

Elche have won six meetings, drawn six fixtures, and lost five games of their 17 League matches at home this season.

A victory for Elche would put them on 42 points.

Elche’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Francisco, ahead of this Wednesday’s fixture against their opponents.

Atletico Madrid have 64 points to their name, going into this tie

With Atleti having secured all three points on their two previous outings, Diego Simeone’s men will doubtless be looking to retain their run after this fixture.

Also, Atleti keep finding ways to win, having secured 11 victories in their last 17 games is astonishing this season, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. Their position is fourth in the League and they have 64 points, that is, 19W, 9L and 7D having won 19 matches, drawn seven fixtures, and lost nine meetings.

Atleti’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Elche. In the 17 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven matches, drawn three games, and lost seven meetings.

Atletico Madrid will have 67 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Atleti, in terms of goals scored (60). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Joao Felix (6), Luis Suarez (4), and Angel Correa (4). Atleti have conceded 41 goals.

Atleti’s squad has depth, but even so, Diego Simeone is likely to be missing two of they key players when they start Wednesday’s game.

Elche v Atletico Madrid – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Atleti with a greater number of wins. In the last 13 meetings, they have enjoyed 10 wins, to Elche’s two wins. In addition, Atleti are unbeaten in their ten of the last 13 fixtures played against Elche. August 2021 was the most recent time these two clashed in this competition and Elche took all three points winning 1-0.

Other standout players for Elche are Pere Milla and Fidel with four goals both and for Atleti are Joao Felix and Luis Suarez with six goals each.