ATL vs EIB Dream11 Tips for Atletico Madrid vs Eibar La Liga Fixtures 18 April

ATL vs EIB Dream11: Atletico Madrid’s march to the La Liga title continues but with a cautious undertone as they face Eibar at home. Their lead on top of the table has been cut down to just 1 point now and just 2 points separate them from Barcelona. However, they go into this game on the back of some very poor form, with just 1 win from their last 5 games. Eibar is not doing too well either and sit at the bottom of the pack, 4 points from safety. They last tasted victory in the La Liga in January and will be desperate to get 3 points.

Date: 18th April. Sunday
Kick-Off: 7:45 pm (IST)
Venue: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid

La Liga Table: Atletico Madrid is 1st in the league with Eibar in last place.

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Recent Form
Atletico Madrid: DLWLD
Eibar: LDDLL

Head-to-Head (last 5 meetings):
Atletico Madrid – 3
Draw – 1
Eibar – 1

ATL vs EIB Today Match Prediction Details

Atletico Madrid News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• The absence of key forwards, Joao Felix and Luis Suarez will be giving Diego Simeone some headaches.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Atletico can name an unchanged backline as they continue with the 3-5-2.
• Saul Niguez could be given a rest as Thomas Lemar gets a start in midfield.
• Joao Felix’s absence will mean that Marcos Llorente will start alongside Angel Correa in attack.

Atletico Madrid Starting XI (likely)

Jan Oblak (GK)
Stefan Savic
Jose Gimenez
Mario Hermoso
Kieran Trippier
Hector Herrera
Koke
Thomas Lemar
Yannick Carrasco
Angel Correa
Marcos Llorente

Eibar News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Wonderkid, Bryan Gil, is ruled out along with fellow midfielders, Edu Exposito and Jose Recio while Pape Diop is suspended.
• Defenders, Pedro Bigas and Roberto Correa are out with muscular injuries.
• Yoshinori Muto has suffered an ankle injury and will miss out.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Marko Dmitrovic should return between the sticks as the rest of the defence remains unchanged.
• The suspended Diop will be replaced by Kevin Rodrigues in midfield.
• Miguel Antieza can return to the lineup as Kike leads the line in attack.

Eibar Starting XI (likely)

Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
Alejandro Pozo
Paulo Oliveira
Anaitz Arbilla
Jose Angel
Kevin Rodrigues
Aleix Garcia
Sergio Alvarez
Miguel Atienza
Takashi Inui
Kike

Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Marcos Llorente – The Spanish international has 17 goal contributions (9 goals and 8 assists) in 25 games this season. He has created 38 chances and completed 58% of his attempted dribbles as well. Llorente has a shot conversion rate of 56% and will get more chances to score in this game as he starts as a striker.

Angel Correa – Another player filling in for the injured Atleti strike force, Angel Correa has 4 goals and 7 assists all season. He has also created 31 chances and succeeded in 35 dribbles at a 56% completion rate. Correa also bagged the assist for their opening goal against Betis and will look to continue that.

Differential Pick

Yannick Carrasco – Playing in the left-wing back role, Carrasco been crucial for Atleti this season. He opened the scoring against Real Betis last weekend and brought his tally to 3 goals and 4 assists so far. He has created 36 chances and succeeded in 46 dribbles at a 60% completion rate. 70% of his shots are on target which will be something that Eibar will have to be careful of as he tries to link up with the likes of Llorente, Correa and Lemar. Carrasco also boasts a pass accuracy of 82% and has whipped in 12 accurate crosses.

ATL vs EIB Dream 11 Teams

Goalkeeper – Oblak
Defenders – Gimenez, Trippier, Savic
Midfielders – Carrasco, Llorente (C), Rodrigues, Inui
Forwards – Correa (VC), Muto, Kike

Likely Winner:

The ATL vs EIB Today Match Prediction should be an easy win for the home side. If they are to win the league this season, these are absolute must-win games for them. Furthermore, Eibar has won just 4 games all season and scored the fewest goals in the league as they face an Atleti defence that has conceded the joint fewest goals in the top 5 leagues of Europe. Diego Simeone’s side will look at this game as a way to get back to winning ways and complete the title charge before as the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona wait to capitalize on their mistakes.