Last update 14 April, 2025 by Alberto Llopis
Atlético de Madrid and Alavés will face each other at the Cívitas Metropolitano on the first day of their LaLiga season 2024/25.
At the time of writing this article, Atlético de Madrid has added 26 points in 13 matches and is in third position. Alavés has 13 points in the same number of games and remains in fifteenth position.
Atlético de Madrid started the new La Liga season with a Tie 2-2 against Villarreal All the goals in that match came in the first half, when Arnaut Danjuma opened the scoring for the hosts before Marcos Llorente equalized for Diego Simeone's team. An own goal from Koke just before half-time put the yellows ahead until former Villarreal player Alexander Sorloth scored in first-half stoppage time to put Atlético back on level terms.. It was an interesting way to start the new season..
In the next league match, Atlético beat Girona by 3-0 and got his first victory of the season. Antoine Griezmann scored his first goal of the season with Koke, while Llorente scored for the second consecutive game. The rojiblancos drew goalless at home with Espanyol, but they recovered with two consecutive victories over Athletic Bilbao and Valencia. And what is more important, They kept a clean sheet in both games.
In the Champions League, a competition in which Diego Simeone has already done a lot of damage, Atlético came back from a goal down and won 2-1 RB Leipzig in front of their fans. Griezmann scored the tying goal first and then gave the pass to José María Giménez for the winning goal. In the league, The next three games ended with a single victory (against Celta Vigo). The other two games against Real Madrid and Rayo ended in a draw 1-1. In the second match of the Champions League with the new format, Benfica beat Atlético by 4-0.
In the next three La Liga games, Atlético achieved only one victory, tied with Real Sociedad before losing by 1-0 against Real Betis and end their undefeated start to the La Liga campaign. At UCL, Lille once again inflicted defeat on the red and whites. However, Simeone's team bounced back with four consecutive wins in three competitions to return to form just before the international break in November. In total, Atlético has won seven games, tied five and lost only once in La Liga this season.
As for Alavés, It has been a difficult start to the season. El Glorioso have been hovering around the bottom three and will need some key results to stay clear. Despite the fact that their tally of four victories is one of the largest in the bottom half of the table, Alavés is not in any safe place in the table.
The new La Liga season began with a defeat by 2-1 at the hands of Celta Vigo. Kike García scored the first goal for Alavés, but the local team reacted to turn the game around. In the next five games, Alavés won three of them to start the season strong. Sevilla, Las Palmas and Real Sociedad fell, while Espanyol took the three points.
However, a streak of five consecutive defeats against Real Madrid, Getafe, Barcelona, Valladolid and Rayo have complicated things for them and put them in a difficult position. El Glorioso did beat Compostela in the Copa del Rey to advance to the next round, before a triumph by 1-0 on Mallorca would return them to the path of victory in the league.
Just before the international break, Alavés was defeated by 3-0 against Villarreal. In total, Alavés has won four games, tied one and lost the remaining eight. They sit just three points above the relegation zone ahead of this trip to the capital.
In his last 16 confrontations from 2005, Atlético de Madrid has won 10 times, Alavés has won 2 times and 4 ended in a tie.
Match tickets
The epic match at the Cívitas Metropolitano in Madrid will begin at 15:15 Saturday GMT 23 November 2024.
The stadium with capacity 70.460 spectators will host this League match between Atlético de Madrid and Alavés.
Get Atlético de Madrid – Alavés tickets Might require a lot of work given the level of this game. Therefore, It is recommended to look for ticket resale sites in case they are sold out on each club's channels..
Team news
Lineups
Diego Simeone and his warriors have done their job well this season. Madrid has strengthened itself in the summer and has improved a little ahead of the other crucial phases of the season. Julián Álvarez has proven his worth on several occasions, but a lot is expected of him. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak should remain in goal, while Koke, even in the twilight of his career, He is still a regular in the starting eleven. Meanwhile, Thomas Lemar, Broja Graces and Marcos Llorente should miss this match.
Atlético de Madrid's eleven:Jan Oblak; Reinildo Mandava, Clemente Lenglet, José Giménez, Nahuel Molina; Giuliano Simeone, Pablo Barrios, Boil, Rodrigo Riquelme; Antoine Griezmann; Julian Alvarez.
Hugo Novoa and Carlos Nahuel Benavidez are expected to miss this trip to the capital. Having said that, goalkeeper Antoni Sivera will continue in goal with players like Andrian Pica and Abdelkabir Abqar providing cover in the center of the defensive line. On attack, Jon Guridi and Kike García will look to cause havoc in front of the noisy home fans of Atlético de Madrid.
XI of Alavés: Antonio Sivera; Manuel Sanchez, Adrian Pica, Abdelkabir Abqar, Nahuel Tenaglia; Antonio Blanco, Ander Guevara; Aberrahman Rebbach, Jon Guridi, Carlos Vicente; Kike Garcia.
Prediction
Atlético de Madrid were in great form just before the international break. Diego Simeone's men are not far from the first two places - Barcelona and Real Madrid- and they will want to continue in the fight for the title by winning this match. Atlético de Madrid has an advantage in terms of form and direct confrontations.
By the way, get Atlético de Madrid Tickets Might be a bit complicated as the year is coming to an end.
On the other hand, Alavés has surprised Real Sociedad away from home this season and that could be the motivation they need for a match of this magnitude. However, has lost on each of his previous visits to the Metropolitano and this particular visit is not expected to be any different.
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Alavés
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