Week 7 brings us a match on Oct 1st where Sevilla will host Atlético Madrid at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in a clash of these two mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Sevilla, recorded a 1-1 draw against Villarreal. Óliver Torres struck first for Sevilla in the 8th minute, but Álex Baena got the equalizer for Villarreal in the 51st minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Madrid is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Real Madrid. Rodrygo struck first for Real Madrid in the 18th minute on a feed from Aurelien Tchouameni, then Federico Valverde added another in the 36th minute. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sevilla won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Hermoso has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético Madrid in his last five matches with two goals. Sevilla’s most prolific scorer has been Carmona Navarro. He has netted two goals over the last five matches
Jesús Corona and Marcão Teixeira are unavailable to play for Julen Lopetegui Argote’s team, while Diego Pablo Simeone’s squad will be without Thomas Lemar, Hermoso, Reguilón and José Giménez.