Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol Prediction, 4/17/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/12/2022

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Game: Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Atlético Madrid (-296) Espanyol (+808)

Raul de Tomas and Espanyol (10-9-12, 11th in La Liga) head to Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday where they'll meet Atlético Madrid (17-6-8, 4th in La Liga). The goalkeepers protecting the net are Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid and Diego Lopez for Espanyol. The moneyline on this matchup has Atlético Madrid priced at -296 and the Budgerigars are at +808. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Atlético Madrid faced off with Mallorca in their last matchup and took a loss by a score of 1-0. Atlético Madrid attempted 16 dribbles in this contest and converted 10 of those tries for a percentage of 62.5%. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 91.6% received passes rate by converting 548 of the 598 passing targets in their last game.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Atlético Madrid finished at a 11.1% clip by landing 1 shot on target of 9 total shots. Atlético Madrid averages 1.77 goals per 90 (55 goals in total) and have accounted for 39 assists in all games this season.

Antoine Griezmann is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Atlético Madrid. He has accounted for 58 assists while accumulating 64 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Griezmann has been given a starting assignment in 405 matchups thus far in his career and has 0.43 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in France has accumulated 165 goals in 34,436 professional minutes played.

One more player who should impact this match is Luis Suarez, the forward representing Uruguay. Suarez has been on the field for 41,184 mins during 465 starting assignments and has been handed 101 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 148 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 338 total goals. He currently averages 0.74 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Atlético Madrid will be Jan Oblak. Oblak has played for 28,617 minutes and is sitting with 754 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 0.8 (258 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 75.9%. The goalkeeper hailing from Slovenia has faced 986 shots tried at him in 319 starts. Oblak (182-75-61 mark during his soccer career) has earned 153 shutouts, which has earned him a 48.0% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, Espanyol walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Celta Vigo. They finished the contest by converting 403 out of their 444 attempted passes for a percentage of 90.8%. Espanyol finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 7 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Espanyol had 2 shots attempted out of their 11 shots attempted which had them at a 18.2% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 35 goals and 23 assists for all their matches, Espanyol averages 1.13 goals and 0.74 assists per 90 minutes.

Raul De Tomas should provide a spark for Espanyol. The forward hailing from Spain has been on the pitch for 16,927 mins while earning 106 goals. He has 42 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times. He averages 0.56 goals per 90 mins and has started 192 contests during his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Javi Puado, the midfielder representing Spain. Puado has been handed 11 yellow cards in 6,155 mins (69 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.29. He has earned 20 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 14 different times.

Diego Lopez will reside in front of the net for Espanyol. So far in his career, Lopez has surrendered 563 goals while tallying 1,354 saves in 456 starts. He has conceded 1.25 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 195-115-142. He has earned a save percentage of 71.4 and his clean sheet rate is currently 28.9%. Lopez has racked up 132 clean sheets and has defended 1,892 shots tried against him in 40,691 mins in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlético Madrid (-296)

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