Atletico Madrid will be looking to consolidate their third place when they face Real Sociedad at Vicente Calderon on Tuesday. Real Sociedad won the reverse fixture 2-0 in November, with two penalty-kick goals from Carlos Vela and Willian Jose. That victory ended a three-game losing streak for Sociedad against Atletico, but they haven't won at Vicente Calderon since 2013.
Atletico Madrid have been in good form lately, unbeaten since the end of February when they lost 2-1 at home against Barcelona. They are on a four-game winning streak in LaLiga after last weekend's 2-0 victory at Malaga, a result which leaves them in third place, tied on 58 points with Sevilla. Yannick Carrasco is available again after suspension, while Kevin Gameiro should also make his return from injury.
After a great first half of the season, Real Sociedad have hit a bad streak and dropped out of the top four. Last weekend they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Leganes, and the result came after back-to-back league defeats. These results dropped Sociedad to fifth place and they might even drop out of the top six if they don't recover soon. Esteban Granero and Carlos Vela return from suspension, but David Zurutuza involvement is in doubt due to an ankle problem.
Probable line-ups:
Atletico: Oblak - Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Luis - Koke, Niguez, Gabi, Carrasco - Gameiro, Griezmann
Sociedad: Rulli - Odriozola, Navas, Martinez, Yuri - Prieto, Granero, Zurutuza - Vela, Jose, Oyarzabal
My prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Atletico win - 1.40
Draw - 4.75
Sociedad win - 8.00
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