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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 26
UD Almería v Atletico Madrid
Power Horse Stadium – Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Almeria, Spain
Saturday, 24 February 2024
Kick-off is at 22h00
UD Ameria will host Atletico Madrid in a
Spanish La Liga game at the Power Horse Stadium – Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on 24 February.
UD Almería v Atletico Madrid Current Form
Rojiblancos draw 1-1 with Granada CF away on 18 February and they are now winless in their last 28 games in the Spanish top-flight.
Almeria are also winless in their last 13 home matches in the league having recorded seven draws and six defeats at the Power Horse Stadium.
While Atletico hammered Las Palmas 5-0 at home on 17 February as they snapped their two-match winless run in La Liga.
However, the Mattress Makers are winless in their last two away matches in the league having recorded one draw and one defeat on the road.
Team News
Ibrahima Koné, Luis Suárez, Iddrisu Baba and César Montes are all on Almeria's injury list and the club has no suspension concerns.
Atletico, on the other hand, could be without Thomas Lemar, Marcos Paulo, César Azpilicueta and Álvaro Morata who are all currently injured, but the club has no suspension issues.
Quotes
"Against Almería, we had 70-something percent possession," Atletico manager Diego Simeone said ahead of their games against Inter Milan in midweek before facing Almeria.
"Against Las Palmas, 30. We think about playing one game or another depending on what happens.
"I'm not going to say it. We need to play with the intensity of cup matches. Inter has weapons to attack from any side. We'll play from where we can hurt them."
Head-to-Head
Atletico secured a 2-1 win over Almeria in their last meeting in La Liga and the game took place at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on 10 December 2023.
As a result, the Mattress Makers are undefeated in their last five league matches against Rojiblancos having registered four wins and one draw.
La Liga matchday 26 fixtures
Friday, 23 February
22:00 - Real Sociedad v Villarreal CF
Saturday, 24 February
15:00 - Granada CF v Valencia CF
17:15 - FC Barcelona v Getafe CF
19:30 - Alaves v Real Mallorca
22:00 - Almeria v Atletico Madrid
Sunday, 25 February
15:00 - Cadiz CF v Celta Vigo
17:15 - Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao
19:30 - Las Palmas v Osasuna
22:00 - Real Madrid v Sevilla FC
Monday, 26 February
22:00 - Girona FC v Rayo Vallecano
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