The visitors are struggling for form, while Los Colchoneros have their sights set on a top-four finish, and we see Simeone's men taking all three points on home turf.
Even with a makeshift back line, they boast a squad capable of outclassing Granada on Wednesday and should make it back-to-back league wins.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Atletico Madrid win with a probability of 70.38%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for Granada had a probability of 11.82%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atletico Madrid win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.44%), while for a Granada win it was 0-1 (3.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.