Elche vs Atletico Madrid Match Overview – 22.04.2026

Elche hosts Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero in a match from the 33rd round of Spanish La Liga. Stick with us because we are going to offer you our Accurate football score predictions today. Let’s get to work!

Elche are fighting hard for their survival. Los Franjiverdes are currently in the relegation zone of La Liga, but just one point behind the 17th Deportivo Alaves. This gives Eder Sarabia’s team some solid hopes for survival. They can do it, but they need points – as much as possible.

For Atletico Madrid this visit to Elche comes just a few days after the Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad. Given the fact that Diego Simeone is prioritising the Champions League as well, Atleti could make many changes to their usual line-up here.

Elche News & Analysis

In the previous round of La Liga Elche enjoyed a very important 1-0 win against Valencia at home. Lucas Cepeda scored the only goal in the game and moved Franjiverdes a step closer to the safety. Now they will chase a similar result against Atleti, too.

Eder Sarabia has some squad problems before the next game. The head coach can’t use players like Marc Aguado, Grady Diangana and dam Boayar who are recovering from their injuries.

The veteran striker Rafa Mir is one of Elche’s biggest weapons this season. The 28-years old striker has scored 8 league goals since the beginning of the season. Let’s see if Mir can punish Atletico, too.

Atletico Madrid News & Analysis

As we said, Diego Simeone could rotate the line-up as he priorities other competitions at the moment. Just a few days after the Copa del Rey final, Cholo could give some playing time to many of the players that are considered backups in the squad.

He did something similar against Sevilla before the Champions League second leg against Barcelona. You probably remembered that in this game Simeone started players like Mendoza, Vargas, Almada, Belaid, Bonar and Diaz. Now he could be doing something like that again.

Javier Bonar is an interesting talent from Atletico’s Academy. The 20-years old scored his first La Liga goal against Sevilla. Now he could get the chance to start again.

Elche vs Atletico Madrid Betting Predictions

Elche and Atletico Madrid are going to offer us a good game from La Liga. The hosts are fighting hard for survival and most probably their motivation here is much bigger. Atletico are focused on other competitions.

1X;
Elche Over 1.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

This will be the 59th match between Elche and Atletico Madrid so far. Los Colchoneros have won most of them – 35. There are just 12 wins for Elche.

Betting Verdict

Elche must use this chance to hurt Atletico Madrid and win some precious points in La Liga. They are aware that Atleti are not focusing on La Liga right now. Let’s see if they can actually do it. Thank you for being with us and our Accurate football score predictions today.