Los Colchoneros will be expecting to clinch five consecutive victories across all front in a La Liga encounter set to be played at the Wanda Metropolitano against Alaves on Saturday in the afternoon.
Diego Simeone ‘s side is now third in La Liga, one point behind Real Madrid and seven from leaders Barcelona while Alaves are now in the 15th position with three points gap over the relegation zone.
Atletico have of course had their issues this season, they were beaten 4-0 and 3-1 by Roma in the Champions League, but outside of this they have been pretty strong in La Liga – they picked up 26 points from their first 13 fixtures and sit third.
His side have accumulated 26 points from a possible 39, having won seven, drawn five and lost only one of 13 games, and whilst they are only the joint-fifth highest scorers with 19 goals, they remain the meanest defence, having conceded only seven goals.
The Red and Whites were on a good run of form before the November international break and was coming from four consecutive victories, including a victory in the champions league against Paris Saint-Germain 2-1.
Atletico lost two consecutive European fixtures to Benfica and Lille in October so the win against PSG in the last match was important, the last match in La Liga saw Atletico win 1-0 against Mallorca.
Capital giants who are seven points behind division front-runners Barcelona are also unbeaten in the league this season at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano having earned 14 points from their six encounters; Alaves are their visitors and they have only one La Liga away triumph to their credit in the 2024-25 season.
In 13 league matches this season Alaves have collected four wins, one draw and eight losses, and 13 points in total which puts them on the 15 th place in the standings, three points from the relegation zone.
The Blue and Whites will be hoping to win consecutive games against Atletico, who they defeated 2-0 in their most recent meeting in April. No team has lost more games in La Liga this season, but four wins is a good return at this point in the season.
Alaves is making a name for themselves at this level of football after finishing 10th in La Liga the previous season and only missing one of their previous nine seasons.
Nahuel Molina is anticipated to recover from a hamstring ailment in time to play on Saturday, although Atletico will once again be without Thomas Lemar owing to a muscular issue.
Despite making great strides in his recuperation from the terrible head injury he sustained in the Madrid derby earlier this season, Spain international Robin Le Normand is still not ready to play competitively.
Even if Hugo Novoa and Carlos Benavidez are still sidelined due to injury, Alaves is in excellent form going into their matchup with Atletico.
Carlos Martin is anticipated to play in a wide position as head coach Garcia makes a few changes to the team that played Villarreal at the first whistle prior to the international break.
