Marbella vs Atletico Madrid Prediction and Betting Tips | January 4th 2025

Marbella will host Atletico Madrid at La Rosaleda on Saturday in the last 32 of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey campaign. The home side have had their struggles in the Spanish third tier this season but will break from that this weekend as they begin the new year with a cup tie against one of the nation's best.

They were drawn against Berganitinos in their cup opener back in October and picked up a 2-1 win, with Dorian Hanza scoring a first-half brace in the process. They then beat La Liga 2 side Burgos 1-0 in the second round of the cup, with Jorge Alvarez coming off the bench to score a late winner for the Blanquillos.

Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, ended 2024 in outstanding form and will be looking to carry that momentum into the new year. They beat Cacerano 3-1 in their cup opener last month, sitting a goal down with less than 10 minutes to play before goals from Clement Lenglet and Julian Alvarez helped them secure a late win for the Rojiblancos.

The visitors are 10-time winners of the Copa del Rey and have finished runners-up on another nine occasions.

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Marbella vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Saturday's game will mark the third meeting between Marbella and Atletico Madrid.
• The two teams last faced off in a Copa del Rey clash back in November 2009, with the Rojiblancos winning the two-legged tie 8-0 on aggregate.
• Marbella have managed just one clean sheet in their last eight games across all competitions.
• Atletico have the best defensive record in La Liga this season with a goal concession tally of 12.

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Marbella vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Marbella are on a four-game unbeaten streak after losing their previous four. They are, however, badly mismatched ahead of the weekend clash and can only be expected to give a good account of themselves.

Atletico are the best side in Spain at the moment after winning their last 12 games on the bounce. They have won their last seven games on the road and should secure an eighth in their first game of 2025.

Prediction: Marbella 1-4 Atletico Madrid

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Marbella vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Atletico Madrid to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the visitors' last eight matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the hosts' last five matches)