Week 15 brings us a match on Dec 29th, where Atlético Madrid will host Elche at Estadio Civitas Metropolitano in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 5th placed Atlético Madrid is fresh off their 3-1 win against Arenteiro. Alonso Rodriguez scored the first goal for Arenteiro in the 42nd minute, but Yannick Carrasco got the equalizer for Atlético Madrid in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback in the 76th minute on a goal by P. Rivas to cap off a wild match. Atlético Madrid should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Elche, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Guadalajara. Pere Milla struck first for Elche in the 5th minute on a feed from Pedro Bigas, then Ezequiel Ponce added another in the 82nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Guadalajara couldn’t manage to score, and Elche took the shutout win. Elche looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Atlético Madrid won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Roger Martí and Ezequiel Ponce have been the hottest scorers for Elche in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both João Félix and Yannick Carrasco have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Madrid in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.