LiontipsBarcelona vs Atletico. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Barcelona started the New Year with the loss in the Super Cup, though their fans wanted this trophy after a year without silverware. But they were unfortunate and this tournament was won by Bilbao for the third time in their history.
Catalonians had to wait three more months until their next opportunity and on April 17 they finally won a Spanish Cup. Ronald Koeman and his players took their revenge on the Lions (4:0) and Blaugranas won their first trophy for over a year.
Despite that, Barca lost in the first round of the Champions League, where they were beaten by PSG (2:5 on aggregate).
After 34 rounds of La Liga Barcelona has 23 wins and five draws, which brings them to the third spot with 74 points. They are only two points behind their next opponent. We should mention that team has the second best offensive record - they scored 80 goals, 28 of them were scored by Lionel Messi.
After victories over Getafe (5:2) and Villarreal (2:1) Catalonians lost to Granada (1:2). In the first match of May Barca had an away win over Valencia (3:2).
Atletico also was eliminated from the Champions League in the first round. La Liga leaders were drawn to Chelsea, who beat Madrid team two times with a clean sheet. Team, owned by Abramovic, advanced to the Champions League final eventually.
In the domestic cup The Mattress Makers also failed. Diego Simeone's team lost in the round of 64, where they went down to Cornella (0:1) from the third-tier.
In La Liga Red-Whites occupied the first spot from the start of the season and had a serious handicap until the end of winter. But due to tiredness and injury crisis, capital team lost many points and now their rivals are dangerously close to them.
After 34 rounds Madrid has 23 wins and seven draws, which brought them 76 points and first spot. In last four games Atletico lost to Athletic (1:2) and recorded three victories - over Eibar (5:0), Huesca (2:0) and Elche (1:0).
Trends
СтавкаExact score 1:0
Two out of last four games ended with that score
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of last 3 head-to-head games
СтавкаPenalty: yes
In last three H2H games four penalties were given
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 out of last 3 head-to-head games goals were scored in both halves
Tip and bets
Atletico is on a bad form, they lost a solid handicap and now it will be hard to hold on to their lead. In our opinion, Barcelona will succeed in this game, they will be in a good mood, plus they are always motivated for a game against Atletico.
Our prediction - Barcelona to win.
We expect a very close game, where both teams will turn their attention to defense. The outcome will probably be decided by one or two goals, so we offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals.
