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Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, 5/24/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/22/2023

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Game: Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+186) Atletico Madrid (+141)

The Red and Whites (22-6-7) are headed to RCDE Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the Budgerigars (8-10-17). Atletico Madrid are priced at +141 while Espanyol are priced +186. The betting total is set at 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Fernando Pacheco Espanyol and Ivo Grbic Atletico Madrid.

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The Budgerigars had a rank of 11th in relation to goals expected having 43.5, and the team's xGA were sitting at 53.1. Espanyol gave up 61 goals while conceding 1.74 goals per 90, and opposing clubs had 168 shots on target on them. Their goal differential was -17 by means of 44 goals notched as well as 61 goals surrendered. They compiled 6 clean sheets, which put them at a rate of 17.1 in the prior season. Espanyol had a total of 108 saves and they had a save percentage of 66.1 over the course of last season. Espanyol accumulated 92 yellow cards last season in addition to 10 red cards. For the previous season, the team finished with an average of 0.97 pts per match (34 pts) and had a rank of 12th in soccer with 25 assists.

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Atletico Madrid accumulated 63 goals and their expected goals in the previous season was at 57.5. Their goals against per 90 was at 0.77 with 76 saves, and they compiled 13 clean sheets. For the season, Madrid had a save rate of 76.7 (103 SoTA), and also had a rank of 2nd in La Liga with 72 points. Atletico Madrid sat at 3rd concerning goals surrendered having 27, and the goal difference was at 36. Atletico Madrid amassed a clean sheet % of 37.1 last year in addition to 85 yellow cards. The Red and Whites finished with an average of 2.1 pts per contest while earning 46 assists and 7 red cards.

The man protecting the net for Espanyol is Fernando Pacheco. Pacheco (102-69-130 record in his career) has accumulated 84 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 27.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper born in Spain has seen 1,244 shots sent his way in 302 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.34 (404 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .676. Pacheco has seen the pitch a total of 27,081 minutes and has 841 stops during his soccer career.

Ivo Grbic will look after the net for Atletico Madrid. Grbic has recorded 28 shutouts and defended 133 shots attempted against him in 9,522 career minutes. He has a save % of .692 and his clean sheet rate sits at 26.4%. He has given up 0.71 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 48-27-31. So far in his career, Grbic has given up 75 goals while tallying 92 stops in 106 starts.

Javi Puado is one footballer who can be a difference maker for Espanyol. He has 15 assists while tallying 10 yellow card cautions in his career. The forward born in Spain has recorded 22 goals scored in 6,591 professional minutes played. Puado has been in the starting lineup in 72 matchups in his career while scoring 0.30 goals per 90 mins.

Atletico Madrid has a player in Antoine Griezmann, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has tallied 64 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 69 times. The forward representing France has totaled 35,804 professional minutes while earning 175 goals. He has an average of 0.44 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 417 outings so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Espanyol (+186)

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