Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid 20.08.2023 Prediction: La Liga

Match Overview

Real Betis take on Atletico Madrid in the second round of the Spanish La Liga competition on Sunday. At the time of writing, the home team are ranked in the fifth position of the league table whereas Atletico Madrid are perched right at the top of the standings. Both teams have a total of three points to their name at the moment. It is still early days.

Key Highlights

There have been a total of 25 games recorded between these two teams in the past, out of which the home team have won just two. Atletico Madrid have been victorious on eighteen occasions while the other five matches were played out as drawn encounters. When these teams last met in April earlier this year, Atletico won by a narrow 1-0 scoreline. 

Injury Report

Real Betis will have to make do without the services of Nabil Fekir and William Carvalho for this game. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, will not have Vitolo, Reinildo and Jose Gimenez available for selection owing to injuries. 

Prediction

Atletico Madrid appear to be the overwhelming favourites to win this game. We expect them to do so quite comfortably and by a decent margin. The last time Real Betis won against Atletico Madrid was back in 2011, and that was a long time ago. Atletico Madrid should be able to coast to a rather comfortable victory here in this match.