LaLiga: Deportivo La Coruna vs Atletico Madrid preview

Atletico Madrid will be trying to bounce back after last weekend's defeat when they travel to meet Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor Stadium on Thursday. Atletico have won the reverse fixture 1-0 in September, taking their tally against Deportivo to five wins out of the last seven matches. In fact, Deportivo have not beaten Atletico Madrid since 2009, when they secured a 2-1 home victory. Deportivo La Coruna are in pretty big trouble at the moment after losing their last four league matches. They are just two points above the relegation zone now and another defeat could see them slide down into the last three places of the league table. They have not won a league match since December 18, when they beat struggling Osasuna 2-0. Raul Albentosa is suspended for this match, while Celso Borges is an injury doubt. Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 at home against Barcelona last weekend and that was a painful result as it pretty much ends their hopes of getting back into the title race. They are currently fourth in the league table, seven points behind third-placed Sevilla and tied on 45 points with Real Sociedad. Saul Niguez is suspended for this match, while Tiago and Augusto Fernandez are still injured. Juanfran will most likely have to pass a late fitness test if he recovers from injury. Probable line-ups: Deportivo: Lux - Juanfran, Arriba, Sidnei, Navarro - Mosquera, Santos - Gil, Colak, Kakuta - Andone Atletico: Oblak - Vrsaljko, Savic, Godin, Luis - Correa, Koke, Gabi, Carrasco - Gameiro, Griezmann My prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 2-1. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Deportivo win - 5.50 Draw - 3.75 Atletico win - 1.65