Diego Simeone’s team are coming off a 4-3 win over Getafe on Saturday, while Levante were also involved in a high-scoring match on Saturday, losing 4-2 to Real Betis.
Team News
Atletico Madrid
- Atletico will likely be without Daniel Wass and Antoine Griezmann due to injuries, while Yannick Carrasco is a significant doubt after testing positive for COVID-19.
- Due to Felipe’s red card against Getafe, Hermoso is anticipated to return to the back four, while Simeone could bring in Rodrigo De Paul in place of Geoffrey Kondogbia in the midfield.
- Joao Felix is also in contention to start, and might replace Luis Suarez if Simeone decides to protect the Uruguayan’s fitness ahead of the Champions League match against Manchester United.
Levante
- Roger Marti has returned to Levante after serving a ban, while Roberto Soldado has been suspended following his red card against Real Betis on Sunday.
- Due to a recent injury to Ruben Vezo, who was withdrawn in the first half of the 4-2 loss, Rober could be inserted into the back four for this encounter.
- Meanwhile, Jose Campana, Sergio Postigo, and Shkodran Mustafi are still out for the strugglers, who could revert to Dani Gomez as center-forward after his two goals against Real Betis.
Prediction Analysis
Atletico Madrid are the clear favorites at home against the bottom-placed team in the league. But Simeone’s side has had a rough season. Levante has goals in their side, and we expect them to score in Madrid. But Atletico should be able to secure all three points, bringing them to within a point of third-placed Real Betis after the same amount of games (24).
Our prediction is Atletico Madrid 2-1 Levante.
Possible Lineup
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Savic, Hermoso, Reinildo; Correa, Koke, DePaul, Lemar; Cunha, L Suarez;
Levante: Cardenas, Rober, Duarte, Caceres; Miramon, Malsa, Melero, Son; Morales, D Gomez, De Frutos;