Sporting Gijon vs Atletico Madrid Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Atleti don’t have a good recent record at El Molinon. Defeat here at the back end of last term put pay to their title ambitions but Sporting Gijon have been so poor this season, they ought to get the job done this time although goals at both ends do look likely.

The main reason being that Atleti are likely to be missing key central defender Diego Godin again. Without him they are much less organised defensively and conceded twice at home to Celta Vigo last week, before fighting back to win 3-2. They haven’t been great on the road this term and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 4 away games which gives further hope to Sporting’s forwards at least.

Sporting Gijon have netted a very respectable 1.5 goals per game at home and come into this match after a rare win at Leganes last time out so there should be some confidence in their camp. They’ve scored at least once in a huge 90% of their home games this term in La Liga which again suggests there will be a goal in this for them.

However at the other end, there are multiple frailties which Atleti should have little problem exploiting. Sporting are yet to keep a home clean sheet and have conceded a worrying 2.4 goals per game at home in La Liga. They have the 3rd worst overall defensive record and have lost 14 of their last 19 matches in the league.

All that should offer Atleti’s attacking players plenty of encouragement. Fernando Torres looks like he could be entrusted with another start up front, having netting 3 goals in his last 2 league outings. He may be a shadow of his former self but does have the odd good run of form every now and then and this looks like it could be one of them. Against a very poor Sporting defence, backing Torres to score anytime at 13/8 looks like a decent punt.

Sporting Gijon home games this term average a huge 3.90 goals per game and against strong opposition, several goals are likely for the visitors here but with Godin missing, Sporting should continue their impressive record of scoring at home too and backing Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score at 13/8 looks to offer value.