Atlético Madrid visit Espanyol at 19:00 Vietnam time on 17 October in La Liga round nine. Bongda24h reports that Diego Simeone's team have won five consecutive matches across competitions, while the hosts have taken one point from their latest three.
Atlético return from a European victory
A 2-0 Champions League win over Manchester United followed league victories against Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Real Madrid and Alavés. Those results form the five-match winning run ahead of the trip.
Atlético have 19 points after eight league rounds, second and five behind Barcelona in the cited table. A sixth successive victory is consequently an objective, not an achieved result.
Their remaining October programme also includes domestic meetings with Deportivo La Coruña and Levante and a Champions League fixture against Stuttgart.
Recent meetings offer a different perspective
Espanyol are 12th with eight points, comprising two wins, two draws and four defeats. Manolo González's team most recently drew 1-1 with Málaga during a less productive recent spell.
Despite the difference in current form, Atlético have won only one of the latest six meetings with Espanyol. Four were drawn, and Espanyol won last season's first encounter 2-1.
Across the broader historical comparison, Bongda24h records 187 official meetings: 97 Atlético wins, 54 Espanyol victories and 36 draws. The different statistical windows provide distinct perspectives rather than establish a forthcoming winner.
The new fixture brings Atlético's attempt to sustain their winning sequence against Espanyol's effort to improve on their latest three results.