Elche vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, 5/14/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Elche vs Atletico Madrid
Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023
Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain
TV: ESPN+
Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+690) Atletico Madrid (-259)
Elche (3-7-23) will go up against Atletico Madrid (21-6-6) at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Sunday. Elche opens at +690 and Atletico Madrid are priced -259. The total has been set at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders will be Edgar Badia Elche and Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid.
Elche allowed 64 goals while giving up 1.94 goals per 90, and opposing clubs had a total of 186 SoT against them. They had 2 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 6.1 over the course of last year. Elche recorded 90 yellow cards over the course of last year and 12 red cards. The Green-Striped Ones ranked 18th when talking about expected goals with 31.0, and the team's xGA were sitting at 61.4. Last season, this team put together an average of 0.48 pts per match (16 points) and also were ranked 18th in the league with 18 assists. This team's differential on goals sat at -39 by means of 25 goals earned in addition to 64 goals conceded. Elche accounted for 121 SVs and were the owners of a SV percentage of 69.4 during the previous year.
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Over the course of the season, Madrid had a save percentage of 76.3 (97 SoTA), and they also were ranked 2nd in La Liga with 69 pts. The Red and Whites averaged 2.1 pts per match while amassing 44 assists and 7 red cards. Atletico Madrid accounted for 60 goals and this team's goals expected over the course of last year was at 54.1. Atletico Madrid tallied a clean sheet % of 36.4 in the previous season and 85 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 was at 0.79 in addition to 71 saves, and they had a total of 12 clean sheets. Atletico Madrid had a ranking of 3rd in regard to goals against with 26, and the team's goal difference sat at 34.
The man defending the goal for Elche will be Edgar Badia. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.22 (267 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .737. Badia (58-72-89 mark during his soccer career) has 61 shutouts, which gives him a 27.9% clean sheet rate. Badia has been on the field a total of 19,710 minutes and has tallied 598 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The goalie from Spain has seen 811 shots tried against him in 219 starts.
Jan Oblak will reside in front of the net for Atletico Madrid. Oblak has accumulated 155 shutouts while seeing 991 shots against him in 28,319 minutes in his career. He has earned a save % of .777 and his shutout rate is currently at 49.1%. He has allowed 0.76 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 182-74-59. So far in his career, Oblak has allowed 240 goals while totaling 770 saves in 316 starts.
Lucas Boye is one player who can create chances for Elche. Boye has been in the starting lineup in 118 games so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.17 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Argentina has earned 21 goals in 11,062 mins played. He has totaled 13 assists while tallying 30 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.
Atletico Madrid has a player in Antoine Griezmann, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He scores 0.44 G/90 and has been a starter in 415 matches in his career. The forward born in France has been on the field for 35,625 mins and has scored 175 goals. He has earned 64 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 68 times.
Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Elche (+690)
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