Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla Predictions

• Atletico are on a run of eight successive victories
• Three of Sevilla’s last five away league fixtures have ended in defeat
• Five of Atleti’s eight victories have come by at least a two goal cushion

Atleti motoring forwards

While Barcelona and Real Madrid have suffered slip-ups in the La Liga title race recently, the same cannot be said for Atletico Madrid, who have won eight games in a row across all competitions.

As such, they have moved to within five points of top spot ahead of this round, and have been in particularly brutal touch at the Wanda, winning five of seven unbeaten outings in the league.

Three of those successive have once by at least a two goal cushion, as have five of their victories during this eight-match winning streak.

Can Sevilla pull off a surprise win?

That does not look like good news for Sevilla, who make the trip to the Spanish capital having won only one of their last ten away league games.

Three of their last five on the road in the Spanish top flight have ended in defeat, including a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Barcelona.

That seems to suggest that García Pimienta’s side are not of the level of the elite teams in La Liga, while it is hugely concerning that their last away game was a 1-0 loss to struggling Leganes.

I predict that Atletico Madrid will win this game with a -1 handicap, selecting 3-1 as a correct score prediction.