Atletico Madrid vs. Malaga

Champion Atletico Madrid takes Malaga for the match of the 12th round of the Spanish La Liga. Meeting at "Vicente Calderon" starts at 17: 00 on Saturday. Two panels have 22 meetings against each other in the championship. The hosts are greeted with 11 wins; there are five draws recorded and 6 victories for visiting team of Malaga. The odds for this game by the bookmaker bet365 are: victory for champions - 1.44, equality is 4.20 and for Malaga is 7.50.

Atletico Madrid takes the 4th place in La Liga with a total of 23 points and goal difference 20-11, four points behind Real Madrid. The team lost surprisingly in the last league round visit of Real Sociedad 1:3. This result interrupted a series of five consecutive wins in all competitions. The shape of the host is very strong, recording four wins and only one draw in five matches played at home this season and in these meetings had scored at least 2 goals per game. With injury in the camp of Atletico Madrid is the central defender Miranda.

Malaga is one of the pleasant surprises this season in La Liga. The team showed great football in their previous meetings and coincidentally takes 6th place in the table with 21 points and a goal difference of 14-9. The team is in super form and recorded five wins in their last five games. However, in their home away games, team is not as convincing in the tournament, with a record of two wins, two losses and one draw. In the infirmary of the team are: Roberto Rosales, Sergio Sanchez, Vitorino Antunes, Fernando Tissot and Pablo Perez.

In the last six direct meetings against each other, Atletico earned three wins and three draws and the latest success for Malaga were three years ago.

Last six direct meetings:

Atletico Madrid - Malaga 1:1

Malaga - Atletico Madrid 0:1

Atletico Madrid - Malaga 0:0

Atletico Madrid - Malaga 2:1

Atletico Madrid - Malaga 2:1

Malaga - Atletico Madrid 0:0

Football pick, done by the professionals from Sport-Tips: Atletico Madrid – Malaga: 1

Security: 8/10

Odds: 1.44 at bet365