This is a match in the Spanish La Liga where the host Huesca will be lurking horns with Atletico de Madrid, at the Estadio El Alcoraz Stadium. This is the second time both teams are gonn' be playing each other, as the first duel between them ended in a home victory for Atletico Madrid (3-0). Although, many will probably not see value in this game because at the moment Atletico is by no means convincing in their previous matches. And that's true. They do not play like before in their previous seasons, but still, they get the results when playing at home. However, the host Huesca despite being last in the table always frustrates their opponents when they are playing at the El Alcoraz Stadium.
HUESCA
The host Huesca is currently sitting in the last position with 11 points after 2 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats, since the start of the season. They have not been good of recent as they have only managed just one win in their last five matches played in the league. Despite improving with the change of manager, they have not been able to quantify that in points. The team comes from a 1-0 defeat away from home against Leganes in their previous Liga match after having achieved their first victory in a long period of time in the penultimate round, against Betis, at home, 2-1. With the arrival of Enric Gallego, a new top supreme striker from the Segunda division club Extremadura, one hopes so much that Enric's momentum can drip on the team's performance.
ATLETICO MADRID
With 38 points, Atlético Madrid is second in the competition, five points behind Barcelona and five more than Sevilla and Real Madrid. The Madrid team has the best defence in the league, with only 13 goals conceded in 19 matches since the start of the 2018/19 campaign. However, the 27 marked do not impress. On Wednesday, Atlético suffered a hard setback, when they lost at home to Girona in the Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey after playing a 3-3 draw in the return leg, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg. In their previous match in La Liga, Atletico won 1-0 at home against Levante. However, the Rojiblancos are not so good on the road, as they have only two matches out of possible nine games, against six draws and one loss for a total of twelve points, which is a very bad numbers for a team that wants to fight "hand to hand" for the title this season.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- Atlético is pressured and motivated on the surprising Copa del Rey exit at midweek.
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 19 of Atletico's last 24 games in La Liga.
- Atletico has drawn 5 of their last 6 away matches in La Liga.
- SD Huesca has failed to win 17 of their last 18 matches in La Liga.
PREDICTION
Atletico Madrid was kicked out of the Spanish Cup, Copa Del Rey in their previous match after conceding 3 goals at home to Girona. Manager Simeone would not have enjoyed that performance and I think this game will, therefore, bear all the hallmarks of a classic 1-0 victory for Atletico. Huesca has only won twice all season and so I expect the visitors to dominate the game and collect the three points. Atletico has only lost 1 league game all season and I cannot see them dropping points against the bottom club who are destined for relegation.
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