{"id":43839,"date":"2025-08-14T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=43839"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:14:06","slug":"espanyol-vs-atletico-madrid-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/laliga\/espanyol-vs-atletico-madrid-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Espanyol vs. Atletico Madrid Betting Odds and Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

La Liga kicks off, and on the opening matchday, we\u2019ll have an Espanyol side that struggled to avoid relegation against an Atl\u00e9tico Madrid team with title ambitions.

The \u2018Pericos\u2019 struggled until the very last day of last season, an experience they don\u2019t want to repeat.

Meanwhile, the \u2018Colchoneros\u2019 finished far behind Barcelona and have strengthened their squad to dethrone Spain\u2019s two football giants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Espanyol vs. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid Betting Odds and Info <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Espanyol +574<\/em><\/td>Atl\u00e9tico -171<\/em><\/td>Draw Offs<\/strong>: +322<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When?<\/strong><\/td>Sunday, August 17 at 3:30 pm ET, 2:30 pm CST, 1:30 pm MT, and 12:30 pm PT<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Where?<\/strong><\/td>Estadio Cornell\u00e0-El Prat <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Where Can I Watch it?<\/strong><\/td> <\/strong>DSports\u00a0<\/a>and <\/em>Movistar Deportes<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why Bet on Espanyol? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Espanyol came back to life on the final day. After five straight losses, the Catalan side went into the last matchday of the 2024\/25 LaLiga<\/a> season needing a win and depending only on themselves\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what they did. A 2-0 victory over Las Palmas saw them reach 42 points, two above Legan\u00e9s.

The campaign was disappointing overall, ending with 11 wins, nine draws, and 18 losses. The team scored 40 goals but conceded 51.<\/strong> Coach Manolo Gonz\u00e1lez retained his position because of his familiarity with the club, having secured promotion two years ago. The board recognizes that the upcoming season will present significant challenges.

First of all, they lost their best player, goalkeeper Joan Garc\u00eda, who joined local rivals and arch-enemy Barcelona. Along with him, defender Marash Kumbulla returned to Roma, midfielder Alex Kr\u00e1l went back to Union Berlin, fellow midfielder Urko Gonz\u00e1lez joined Real Sociedad, and striker Alejo V\u00e9liz moved to Tottenham before later signing with Rosario Central.

The new signings are not particularly strong, and none are especially exciting, except perhaps for Marko Dmitrovi\u0107. While the Serbian goalkeeper is not Joan Garc\u00eda, he can still perform well enough to soften the blow of losing the Catalan star.

In preseason, they defeated Peralada (4-1), Southampton (2-1), Wolfsburg (1-0), and Union Berlin (1-0), while drawing against Newcastle (2-2) and Girona, although they later lost to the latter on penalties in the final of the Copa de Catalunya. Javi Puado and Kike Garc\u00eda were the top scorers of the preseason with four goals each, although two of Puado\u2019s came from the penalty spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Bet on Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Atl\u00e9tico Madrid finished third last year with 76 points, 12 behind champions Barcelona. They recorded 22 wins, 10 draws, and six losses, scoring 68 goals and conceding 30\u2014the second-best defensive record in the league, just behind Athletic Bilbao (29). <\/strong>

The \u2018Rojiblancos\u2019 took part in the last FIFA Club World Cup, where they lost their opening match 4-0 to PSG. They then beat the Seattle Sounders (3-1) and Botafogo (1-0), but it wasn\u2019t enough to advance, as they were eliminated in the group stage.

They played two preseason matches, losing the first 1-0 to Porto before defeating Newcastle 2-0, with goals from Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez and Antoine Griezmann.

The team saw the departures of Rodrigo de Paul, \u00c1ngel Correa, Rodrigo Riquelme, Samuel Lino, Reinildo Mandava, Axel Witsel, Thomas Lemar, and Sa\u00fal \u00d1\u00edguez. However, those losses were covered well with the arrivals of Thiago Almada, Alejandro Baena, Matteo Ruggeri, Jhonny Cardoso, Giacomo Raspadori, D\u00e1vid Hancko, and Marc Pubill.

Diego Simeone has certainly strengthened all areas of the squad, making his team more competitive, giving better support to star player Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, and reinforcing the defense so Jan Oblak doesn\u2019t have to work as hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Betting Analysis: Espanyol vs. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the start of the tournament, and no one can be entirely sure how the teams will perform. However, based on last season\u2019s results and analyzing the squads and new signings, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid appears to be several steps ahead of Espanyol, which is why they are expected to take the win.

The numbers at <\/strong>Gambyl Exchange<\/a> favor Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, with their Moneyline set at -171, while Espanyol stands at +574, and a draw is priced at +322. <\/strong>

Last season, both matches ended in draws\u20141-1 in Barcelona and 0-0 in Madrid. But that\u2019s not all: the previous four meetings between them have all been draws, and in the most recent 12 games, Atl\u00e9tico has four wins, Espanyol has 3, and there have been five draws.

Go for a win for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. If you bet $100 at -171, you will gain $59 for a total payout of $159. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Espanyol vs. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid Betting Pick: Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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La Liga kicks off, and on the opening matchday, we\u2019ll have an Espanyol side that struggled to avoid relegation against an Atl\u00e9tico Madrid team with title ambitions. The \u2018Pericos\u2019 struggled until the very last day of last season, an experience they don\u2019t want to repeat. Meanwhile, the \u2018Colchoneros\u2019 finished far behind Barcelona and have strengthened […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[788],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-43839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-laliga","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t