October 23rd features a match where Atlético Madrid will travel to Sevilla to battle Real Betis in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Real Betis is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Cádiz. Cádiz had 15 on net, and Real Betis had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Madrid is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Morata struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 20th minute, but Radamel Falcao got the equalizer for Rayo Vallecano in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Atlético Madrid should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Atlético Madrid won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Atlético Madrid’s most prolific scorer has been Ángel Correa. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. William Carvalho has been the most prolific scorer on Real Betis in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Nabil Fekir, Juanmi and Luiz Felipe are unavailable to play for Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s team, while Felipe, Koke, Llorente and Reguilón are unavailable to play for Atlético Madrid.