On Wednesday May 11th, in week 36, Elche will play host to Atlético Madrid in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Elche sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Cádiz. Álvaro Negredo scored the first goal for Cádiz in the 80th minute, then Sobrino added another in the 83rd minute In the end, Elche was frustrated by Cádiz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cádiz ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while atlético Madrid sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Athletic Club. Hermoso scored the first goal for Athletic Club on an own goal in the 8th minute, then Williams added another in the 56th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Atlético Madrid couldn’t muster any offence and Athletic Club ran away with the shutout win. Atlético Madrid is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Atlético Madrid was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ángel Correa struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 39th minute on a feed from Rodrigo De Paul, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Elche couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Madrid took the shutout win. Guido Carrillo and Lee Kang-In are the top scorers for Elche in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Lucas Olaza, Lucas Boyé and Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdu are unavailable to play for Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s team, while Diego Pablo Simeone’s Atlético Madrid squad will be without João Félix, Thomas Lemar and Héctor Herrera.