Atletico Madrid will be aiming to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Sevilla when they take on Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Sunday.
Los Rojiblancos impressed in the first half of the season, but they are only one point clear of second-place Barcelona ahead of Matchday 30.
Yannick Carrasco returns from suspension, while Renan Lodi has joined Joao Felix and Moussa Dembele in the recovery room.
As always, a man to watch in the away team will be Luis Suarez, who has netted 19 goals in La Liga so far this season.
Los Beticos, on the other hand, have been producing fine displays in the second half of the season, with the team sitting in 5th position in the table ahead of the visit of Atletico.
Considering that los Rojiblancos do not seem to be at their sharpest, share of spoils is on the cards in Seville.
The bad news for the hosts is that Borja Iglesias suffered an injury in the 1-1 draw with Elche at the weekend.
Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-head (h2h)
Teams Real Betis Atletico Madrid played so far 38 matches.
Real Betis won 7 direct matches. Atletico Madrid won 22 matches. 9 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.18 goals per Match.
Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
Real Betis in actual season average scored 1.53 goals per match. In 14 (77.78%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 8 (44.44%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Atletico Madrid average scored 1.63 goals per match in season 2021. In 15 (75.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (35.00%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Betis will be without the services of Victor Ruiz this weekend due to the booking that he picked up against Elche, meaning that Sidnei could feature in the back four.
Victor Camarasa and Dani Martin are both injured, while Andres Guardado and Iglesias are unlikely to be available for the contest with the league leaders.
Iglesias's spot in the final third of the field could be taken by Juanmi, while there should be another start in the middle of the park for William Carvalho alongside Guido Rodriguez.
As for Atletico, Luis Suarez was already suspended for this match, but the Uruguay international is now facing up to three weeks on the sidelines with a muscular problem that he picked up during a training session.
Geoffrey Kondogbia and Marcos Llorente will also serve one-game bans on Sunday, meaning that there could be a start in the middle of the park for Hector Herrera.
Joao Felix is fit following an ankle problem and should feature alongside Angel Correa in the final third of the field, while Yannick Carrasco will return after missing out against Sevilla through suspension.
Real Betis possible starting lineup:
Bravo; Emerson, Mandi, Sidnei, Moreno; Carvalho, Rodriguez; Ruibal, Canales, Fekir; Juanmi
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Savic, Gimenez, Hermoso; Trippier, Lemar, Koke, Herrera, Carrasco; Correa, Felix