Atlético Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruña prediction

THE FORECAST

Atletico are 2nd in La Liga with a perfect five-game winning run, averaging 2.1 goals scored and just 0.9 conceded, and face a Deportivo side sitting 9th with a flat DLDLD run and no clean sheets this season. The injury list for Atletico is lengthy (Alvarez, Sorloth, Le Normand, Barrios, Koke among others), and only four days of rest after a Champions League fixture raises genuine rotation risk, which compresses the margin somewhat. However, Deportivo's own absentee list is equally heavy and their away form unreliable, so Atletico's home quality and Simeone's pressing intensity in mild, dry conditions should still see them through.