Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Estadio Mendizorrotza will host Saturday’s football game between Deportivo Alaves and Atletico Madrid, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2021/2022 La Liga campaign. Alaves’ main goal is to secure the La Liga survival, while Atletico Madrid are on a quest to defend their title. The Basques made a slow start to the season, with the team losing each of their first five league fixtures, and it should come as no surprise the bookies see them as underdogs in Saturday’s clash.
Los Rojiblancos, on the other hand, came from behind to beat ten-man Getafe in the local derby, and given Alaves’ shaky defence, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Diego Simeone’s troops. Joao Felix remains on the sidelines through suspension, while the match comes too early for Thomas Lemar. Both Koke and Kondogbia are major doubts. As for the hosts, Florian Lejeune, Edgar Mendez, Lopez Carballo, and Pons Riera Pere are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Lucas Perez):
Lucas Perez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo La Coruna as a striker. Lucas Perez was born in La Coruna on 10 September, 1988 and he started his youth career at Alaves. Between 2007 and 2009 he played for Atletico Madrid C and in 2009 he signed for Rayo Vallecano.
Lucas Perez scored 25 goals in 44 appearances for los Vallecanos, but he played no more than seven matches for the first team. In 2011 he joined Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv, but two years later he moved to PAOK, where he played 32 league games for the Greek outfit (scoring nine goals).
Lucas made it to the Greek Football Cup final with PAOk in the 2013/2014 season, but Panathinaikos emerged triumphant in the title game. On 12 August, 2015, Lucas signed a four-year deal with his home-town club Deportivo La Coruna and he impressed in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign, scoring 17 goals for the Galician outfit.
Highlighted Team (Atletico Madrid):
Atletico Madrid are a Spanish team that plays in Primera Division (La Liga). Los Rojiblancos or los Colchoneros play their home matches at Estadio Vicente Calderon, which holds up to 54,960 spectators. Atletico Madrid have won 10 La Liga titles, but they have yet to lift the European Cup (Champions League) trophy.
Los Rojiblancos have won 10 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) trophies and it has to be noted that they defeated their bitter local rivals Real Madrid in the 2012/2013 Spanish Cup final. The rivalry between the two capital clubs is pretty big and El Madrileno is regarded as one of the most exciting derbies in the world football.
Atletico Madrid played two Champions League finals under Diego Simeone, but they failed to beat Real Madrid in the title games (2013/2014 and 2015/2016). However, the Argentine tactician helped Atletico Madrid win the La Liga trophy in 2014 and, no doubt, he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the capital club.