Atletico Madrid Vs Deportivo La Coruna
Spanish La Liga.
Date: Sunday, 25th September, 2016
Kick-off: 21:15 GMT+7
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Perennial contenders Atletico Madrid (2-0-3, 9 points) are still unbeaten after five rounds of competitions in the 2016-2017 La Liga season. They will aim to keep that run as they meet lowly team Deportivo La Coruna (1-2-2, 5 points) at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on Sunday, Sep. 25.
Atletico Madrid won twice and drawn thrice in their first five games to remain undefeated but head coach Diego Simeone is far from satisfied with his boys' play early this term.
The team settled for stalemates against lowly sides Alaves and Leganes to kick off their season before going on a two-game winning run as they defeated Celta Vigo and Sporting Gijon in lopsided affairs.
Their last game was a tough 1-1 draw with arch-rivals Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Wednesday for their first high-profile game of the season, via SkySports.
Barça opened the scoring at the 41st minute with a beautiful header from Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic off a floating cross by team captain Andres Iniesta.
However, Atletico managed to level the count at the 61st with a brilliant evading move from Lionel Messi's compatriot Angel Correa to salvage the draw and share a point in the overall standings with the defending champs.
Meanwhile, Deportivo La Coruna is on a four-game winless slide with their last match ending in a sorry 1-2 defeat in the hands of newly-promoted side Leganes at their home field of Riazor Stadium on Thursday, ESPN reported.
Deportivo midfielder Celso Borges opened the scoring at the 31st minute to give the hosts a one-point advantage at the break.
Leganes converted two goals in the second half, though, via strikes from Brazilians Luciano and Gabriel at the 55th and 61st minutes, to hand head coach Gaizka Garitano's boys their second defeat in three games.
Key Facts
Atletico Madrid is part of the 4 Laliga teams that are unbeaten so far this season. The Diego Simeone led side has however failed to suffer defeat from Deportivo La Coruna in 9 league meetings, winning 6 of this 9 encounter.
Deportivo La Coruna has 1 win in 6 league games, and 1 win in their last 6 home league games. In addition, the Turks have 1 win in their last 10 league games away.
Atletico Madrid: Predicted Line-Up (4-3-3)
Oblak: Juanfran, Godin, Savic, Luis: Gabi, Niguez, Koke: Griezmann, Gameiro, Carrasco
Deportivo La Coruna: Predicted Line-Up (4-2-3-1)
Lux: Juanfran, Albentosa, Arribas, Luisinho: Mosquera, Borges- Moreno Fajr, Gama: Andone
Atletico Madrid Vs Deportivo La Coruna: Head to Head
Atletico Madrid is enjoying great run of form over their Sunday opponent. The Los Rojiblancos commands 6 victories over the Turks in their last 10 meetings.
In addition, Atletico Madrid currently maintains 10 straight home victories over Deportivo in Deprotivo last 10 visits to Madrid. 1999/2000 was the last time Deprotivo defeated Atletico Madrid at home.
Atletico Madrid Vs Deportivo La Coruna: Prediction
Deportivo La Coruna locking horns in their fortress makes this clash somehow beyond their reach. Without wasting much time, I will predict Atletico Madrid winning this with a 2 goal margin.
Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna: Betting Tips
Atletico to win First Half at 1.62 (5/8)
Correct Full-Time Score: 2-0 for Atletico at 5.50 (9/2).
