Struggling Malaga will be hosting Atletico Madrid in the week 29 of Spanish La Liga on this April 2 at La Rosaleda Stadium. This game will be interesting between the two teams in the whole 90 minutes.
Malaga are coming into this game from a goalless draw to Leganes in their last Spanish La Liga game, they are in danger of going down to the relegation zone spot after failing to win a single game in their last five league games.
This Sunday night, will be their another tough game to face Atletico Madrid. But they are coming into this game highly motivated and they will be hoping to win this round to avoid from the red zone.
Malaga are currently at 15th place in the league table with 27 points from 28 games played this season. They have been in a poor form so far, they registered 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses in their last five league games. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 9 goals in the last six league games.
We couldn’t believe how bad Malaga in recent weeks. They were terrible in front to score more goals at home and away. Malaga head coach should consider changing his XI when they host the giants this Sunday. However, Pablo Fornals and Martin Demishelis are expected to start the lineup.
Atletico on the other hand, they enjoyed a 3-1 over Sevilla in their previous game. They will be confident to face their upcoming rivals in this round and they will be hoping to win this round in order to improve their spot in the league table standings.
Diego Simeone’ side have been in a superb form in their last five games all competitions. They have recorded 3 wins and 2 draws and scored 8 goals. Including a 4-2 win against Bayern Leverkusen on aggregate in the 2017 Champions League round 16.
The visitors top players Fernando Torres, Kevin Gameiro, and Antoine Griezmann are very expecting to start the lineup to seek more goals in front when they against the hosts this Sunday. A win this game could lift them on third place in the league table. But it depends on their game how it looks like.
Atletico Madrid are strongest favorites to win this one. (Source:www.dailymail.co.uk)
Head to Head Malaga vs Atletico Madrid
29/10/16: La Liga Atletico 4-2 Malaga
23/04/16: La Liga Atletico 1-0 Malaga
21/12/15: La Liga Malaga 1-0 Atletico
11/04/15: La Liga Malaga 2-2 Atletico
22.11.2014 La Liga Atletico 3-1 Malaga
Match Prediction: Malaga are struggling at the moment because they are having trouble scoring goals. While, Atletico Madrid are doing enough, we expected they are strongest favorites to win this one.
