Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo Alaves Preview and Line Up Prediction: Atletico to Win 1-0 at 15/4

Atletico Madrid and Deportivo Alaves will play their first game of the La Liga season at the Estadio Vicente Calderón on Sunday, 21st August.

Match Preview:

The teams haven’t played since April 2006 when Atletico Madrid won the game 0 – 1. Before that they played in December 2005 and the game ended in a 1 – 1 draw.

Atletico Madrid finished third in the La Liga last season. Most recently they beat NPFL All-Star 2 – 1 in a friendly match.

Deportivo Alaves finished thirteenth in the Segunda Division last season. Last week they drew 1 – 1 in a friendly with Real Valladolid.

Match Prediction:

The shortest odds at William Hill are 9/2 on a 2 – 0 win for Atletico Madrid while at Bet365 they are 15/4 on a 1 – 0 win.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 1/4 Atletico Madrid to Win, 9/2 for a Draw and 12/1 Deportivo Alaves to Win

Bet365 Odds: 1/5 Atletico Madrid to Win, 5/1 for a Draw and 14/1 Deportivo Alaves to Win