Atletico Madrid vs Almeria Prediction, 4/16/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/11/2023

Game: Atletico Madrid vs Almeria

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Atletico Madrid (-349) Almeria (+920)

Estadio Wanda Metropolitano is the location where Almeria (8-6-14) will try to beat Atletico Madrid (17-6-5) on Sunday. Atletico Madrid opens at -349 and Almeria are priced +920. The total has been set at 2.5. The goalies who are expected to start are Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid and Fernando Almeria.

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The Red and Whites ranked 3rd in regard to expected goals having 42.8, and the squad's expected goals against were sitting at 28.7. Atletico Madrid surrendered 20 goals while relinquishing 0.71 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents tallied 83 shots on target against them. This team's differential on goals was at 25 by means of 45 goals scored and also 20 goals relinquished. They had 12 shut outs, which had them at a percentage of 42.9 in the prior season. Atletico Madrid earned 63 SVs and also had a save% of 78.3 for the prior year. Atletico Madrid amassed 70 yellow card warnings during the previous year and 7 red cards. Last year, the squad finished with an average of 2.04 points per contest (57 pts) and they also sat at 3rd in La Liga with 31 assists.

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The Rojiblancos averaged 1.1 pts per fixture while having 24 assists and 3 red cards. Almeria earned a shut out % of 7.1 in the previous season and 81 yellow card warnings. Almeria had a rank of 17th when talking about goals surrendered with 48, and their goal difference sat at -14. On the year, UD Almeria had a save % of 70.6 (153 SoT against), and also were ranked 16th in the league with 30 pts. The club's goals against per 90 minutes was 1.71 in addition to 105 saves, and they compiled 2 clean sheets. Almeria accumulated 34 goals and the team's expected goals during the previous year was 33.7.

The guy defending the goal for Atletico Madrid will be Jan Oblak. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.76 (238 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .778. Oblak (181-74-58 record in his career) has 155 shutouts, which has earned him a 49.4% clean sheet rate. Oblak has seen the field a total of 28,139 mins and has accumulated 767 saves in his career. The keeper from Slovenia has faced 986 shots attempted at him in 314 career starting assignments.

Fernando will be residing in front of the net for Almeria. In his pro soccer career, Martinez has surrendered 126 goals and has accumulated 306 stops in 118 starts. He has surrendered 1.07 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 53-25-41. He has a save percentage of .729 and his clean sheet rate is 28.8%. Martinez has earned 34 shutouts while defending 420 shots against him in 10,609 minutes throughout his career.

Antoine Griezmann is one man who could help decide the outcome for Atletico Madrid. The forward representing France has accumulated 171 goals in 35,175 minutes. Griezmann has been given a starting assignment in 410 matchups in his career and he accounts for 0.44 G/90. He has accounted for 64 assists while tallying 63 yellow card warnings in his career.

Almeria features a game changer in Leo Baptistao, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He scores 0.26 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 210 games in his career. The forward born in Brazil has earned 17,674 mins while earning 51 goals. He has 2 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 27 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Almeria (+920)

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