Elche and Atletico Madrid will go head to head in the La Liga matchday 34 at the Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium on Saturday. The kick-off is at 16:15 CET.

Preview

Elche ended their seven-game streak without a win in the league last week as Fran Escriba's men claimed a narrow victory over Levante thanks to an only strike from Lucas Boye on April 24. Hence, the Franjiverdes are yet to give up their hopes on avoiding relegation back to the Segunda this season. As things stand now, Elche are 18th in the La Liga table, level on points with 17th-placed Valladolid.

Atletico, for their part, are lucky to lead the standings after last weekend's 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona could've leapfrogged Diego Simeone's team at the top had the Catalans defeated Granada on Thursday but they suffered a sensational 2-1 loss to Diego Martinez's side at Camp Nou instead. As a result, the Rojiblancos are still two points ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona who sit in second and third respectively.

Team news

Simeone has no injury absentees in his squad while Escriba will have to cope with the absence of Guido Carrillo who remains on the sidelines with a hamstring issue.

Prediction

Atletico destroyed Elche 3-1 in the first part of the 2020/21 season and thus are placed as hot favourites to claim all three points at the Manuel Martinez Valero. The hosts and the visitors badly need points in this one so we wouldn't be surprised if both sides find the back of net this time around, especially after the Rojiblancos managed only four clean sheets in their last 10 matches across all competitions.

Tip

Both teams to score at 2.42 with 1XBET.