Atletico Madrid v Alaves

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Atletico Madrid headed off into the international break on the back of two wins on the trot in the Spanish top flight after posting a 1-0 win away from home at Mallorca, while Alaves slipped back into their old ways last time out as they were dealt a heavy 3-0 loss away from home at Villarreal.

Recent wins against Las Palmas and Mallorca have helped Atletico Madrid remain in third spot in the La Liga standings where they trail their city rivals Real Madrid by just a single point but also possess a useful five-point cushion over fifth placed Osasuna prior to this weekend's action.

Atletico Madrid have been dealt just the single defeat so far in what has been a solid and consistent campaign in the domestic top flight, that being a 1-0 loss away from home at Real Betis but Diego Simeone's side have also registered seven wins along with five draws as well to date.

The hosts still remain unbeaten on home soil at their Riyadh Air Metropolitano as well, picking up wins against Girona 3-0, Valencia 3-0, Leganes 3-1 and Las Palmas 2-0 along with points picked up in draws with Espanyol and Real Madrid, while six of their last 10 home games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Alaves slipped to a sixth defeat in seven games in the Spanish top flight just before the international break when the visitors ended up second best away from home at Villarreal, losing 3-0 in a heavy defeat.

This resulted in Alaves dropping down the La Liga table to 15th place and having previously suffered losses on the road at Real Madrid 3-2, Getafe 2-0 and Rayo Vallecano 1-0, Luis Garcia's side look set to have their work cut out once again this weekend when they make their way to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday afternoon.

Interestingly, Alaves had previously produced a reasonable and promising start to this new La Liga season as the visitors had posted early season wins against Real Sociedad and Las Palmas but the rot has well and truly set in as they have lost seven of their subsequent nine league matches.

In addition, Alaves have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 14 outings on the road in La Liga, being handed no fewer than 10 defeats in the process while goals also look set to feature here on Saturday as six out of Alaves' last 10 away games have also produced three goals or more.

Atletico Madrid v Alaves Verdict

Four of the last seven meetings between Atletico Madrid and Alaves have resulted in Over 2.5 goals while the hosts have collected five wins during this period as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Madrid win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.30

Correct Score: Atletico Madrid 3-0 @ 8.00