Atletico Madrid are warm favourites to win this festive clash against Sevilla, with the Mattress Makers having secured eight wins and a draw from their nine home La Liga matches. Indeed, they boasted a 100% record in front of their own fans before a recent 3-3 draw against Getafe where a red card for Stefan Savic changed the game.
Savic will now be missing for this encounter, although Atletico are still strong favourites to secure a victory, with Antoine Griezmann having scored twice in that recent clash to make it seventeen for the campaign. The Frenchman continues to thrive for the team and the home side could prove too strong for Sevilla in this one.
The visitors might have turned a corner after recording a 3-0 victory away to Granada, with this coming after a 3-0 home reverse against Getafe. Adria Pedrosa, Lucas Ocampos and Sergio Ramos were all on target, with the latter having scored an impressive four goals in the past six games and the former Real Madrid man will be motivated for this clash.
However, it’s hard to see beyond an Atletico Madrid win and perhaps this can be combined with BTTS Yes, with Sevilla capable of scoring at least one consolation goal. Diego Simeone’s side are less pragmatic these days and they need to start racking up wins in order to stay on the coat tails of Girona and Real Madrid who are blazing a fierce trail.