30 October 2021, 11:11 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Spanish LaLiga Santander fixture, Atlético de Madrid vs. Real Betis, kicks off at 16:15 (GMT+1) on Sunday, October 31, at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
Preview Atlético Madrid La Liga, Oct 31, 2021
Preview The Spanish champions picked up another 2-2 draw against Levante during the midweek round of fixtures at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Antoine Griezmann (12') put ATM in the lead inside the first fifteen minutes with what was his first goal in LaLiga after rejoining Atletico Madrid from Barcelona. Minutes after the goal, Luis Suarez gave away a penalty with a clumsy challenge in the box, leaving Enis Bardhi (37' P.) with the leveler from twelve yards. A moment later, Matheus Cunha (76') combined with another second-half substitute to put Atletico in the lead. But Levante would restore parity once again from the penalty spot through Enis Bardhi (90' P.). Right after the final whistle, Rober Pier (R. 90’+9) was shown the red for having too much to say to the referee, Pablo Gonzales Fuertes. The draw saw ATM drop two spots lower, from 4th to 6th place on the table, while having 19 points and a game in hand, after 5W, 4D, and 1L. ATM has two draws in a row: WLWDD in the last five LaLiga games. The club has a GD of +5, having scored 15 goals and conceded 10 goals in ten LaLiga fixtures. Diego Simeone has been rotating both his squad and formation since the start of the season. However, during the week, he deployed the 3—4—2—1 formation for the game against Levante, leaving Luis Suarez in attack while Griezmann and João Félix formed the duo behind Saurez. A similar formation may be seen for this fixture against Real Betis on Sunday.
Preview Real Betis La Liga, Oct 31, 2021
Preview Real Betis picked up a comfortable 4-1 win over Valencia on Wednesday at the Estadio Benito Villamarín. A brace from Borja Iglesias (14' P. & 30’) coupled with goals from German Pezzella (62') and Juanmi (68') were enough to see Betis pick up the win. The victory saw Real Betis make the huge leap across the LaLiga table to 4th place while having 21 points after 6W, 3D & 2L. Betis will be heading into this fixture with three victories in a row: WLWWW, and on Match Day 12, the Greens will try to replicate their midweek's form which saw off the Bats in a bid to pick up another victory. Manager Manual Pellegrini is tipped to adopt the attacking 4—2—3—1 formation, which could see Borja Iglesias leading the attack once again for this game against Atletico Madrid.