Atletico Madrid La Liga Analysis: 2nd Place, 25 Points After 10 Games

Atletico Madrid are 2nd in the La Liga with 25 points from 10 games (8W 1D 1L) and a goal difference of +12.

Season at a glance

They trail the leaders Barcelona by 2 points, and are 6 points clear of fifth place.

They are 20 points above bottom-placed Malaga.

Atletico Madrid's season marks: biggest wins 4-0 at home and 0-3 away; heaviest defeats - at home and 3-0 away; a best winning run of 1; a longest losing run of 1.

Against top-half opponents Atletico Madrid have 4W 1D 1L (2.17 points per game from 6 games); against the bottom half it is 4W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 4).

Attack

Atletico Madrid have scored 20 goals (2.0 per game), the 3rd-best attack in the La Liga. The league average is 1.50 per team per game, so they sit 34% above it. They failed to score in 1 of 10 games. They average 2.2 goals per home game and 1.8 per away game.

Defence

They have conceded 8 (0.8 per game), the 2nd-best defence, with 5 clean sheets in 10 games. Clean sheets: 3 at home and 2 away. They concede 0.6 per home game and 1.0 per away game.

When the goals come

Atletico Madrid's 20 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (8 goals); 15 (75%) came after half-time and 8 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (3 of 8 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Tactics and discipline

Atletico Madrid's most used formations: 4-4-2 (6 games), 4-1-4-1 (1 game), 3-4-2-1 (1 game).

Atletico Madrid have collected 24 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 2 of 2 penalties.

Home and away

Atletico Madrid have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats at home (13 points from 5 games, 2.6 per game), scoring 2.2 and conceding 0.6 per game. They kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 5.

Atletico Madrid have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat away from home (12 points from 5 games, 2.4 per game), scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.0 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 5.

Form and streaks

Atletico Madrid's last 5 results in the La Liga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-0 vs Deportivo La Coruna (11th, W); 1-0 at Espanyol (12th, W); 2-1 at Alaves (7th, W); 2-1 vs Real Madrid (3rd, W); 4-0 vs Osasuna (13th, W). That is 15 points from a possible 15, with 10 goals scored and 2 conceded.

Current streaks for Atletico Madrid: 6 straight wins, 2 clean sheets in a row, a goal in each of their last 6.

Squad leaders

Atletico Madrid's league contributors: goals - Álex Baena 5, Álex Grimaldo 3, J. David 3; assists - Álex Grimaldo 2, J. David 2, D. Hancko 2.

Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): C. Romero 7.51, Koke 7.36, Lee Kang-In 7.33.

Workload and impact: most minutes - J. Oblak (900), Álex Grimaldo (760); most key passes - Álex Baena (24); most tackles and interceptions - Marcos Llorente (29); goalkeeper J. Oblak has made 25 saves; most yellow cards - Álex Baena (3).

Strengths and weaknesses

Atletico Madrid's strengths: 3rd in the league for goals scored (20 goals); 2nd in the league for goals conceded (8 conceded); 2nd in the league for home points per game (2.60); 2nd in the league for away points per game (2.40); 1st in the league for points from the last five games (15 points).

The schedule ahead

Next up: at Levante (15th), vs Barcelona (1st), at Getafe (18th). The average league position of those opponents is 11.3, a mixed run.

Outlook

At 2.5 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 95 points, and at 2.0 goals per game near 76 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.