LiontipsBarcelona vs Atletico. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Barcelona failed to succeed in the group stage of the Champions League, getting only a 3rd place finish, now the Catalan club is the main favourite of the secondary UEFA club tournament.
The Blaugrana recorded a victory over Linares (2:1) at the start of Copa del Rey, but then suffered a defeat to Athletic - Bilbao team managed to withstand in regular time and at 106th minute Iker Muniain converted a penalty and brought a ticket to the quarter-final for the Lions.
Xavi's men have nine victories and eight draws in La Liga, which brought 35 points and a 5th spot in the league standings. In 2022 Barca managed to beat Mallorca (1:0), after that they drew to Granada (1:1) and on January 23 they recorded a victory over Alaves (1:0).
Wague, Garcia, Depay, Lenglet, Aubameyang, Roberto, Umtiti and Fati won't feature in the match.
Atletico are also eliminated from the Spanish Cup already - at the start of the tournament capital club recorded an easy victory over Rajo Majadahonda (5:0), but in the next round team suffered a defeat to Real Sociedad (0:2).
Madrid team also failed to claim the Spanish Super Cup, but they still have a chance in the Champions League, club secured a 2nd place finish in the group stage, so now team will perform in the playoffs.
The Red-Whites have 10 victories and six draws, which brought them 36 points and a 4th spot in the standings. Team's offensive line is looking great, they scored 36 goals.
In three most recent rounds The Mattresses beat Rayo Vallecano (2:0), drew to Villarreal (2:2) and in the most recent match recorded a narrow home victory over Valencia (3:2).
Griezmann, Llorente and Wass are unavailable this weekend.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Visitors suffered defeats in 3 out of 5 most recent matches
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 4 out of 6 most recent matches of Madrid team
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаPenalty: yes
Penalties were given in each of three most recent head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Both teams are extremely motivated for this match. Atletico have a slightly better squad, but they lack consistency. We think that Xavi and his players will come out on top at Camp Nou, they are a dangerous opponent for any team at that stadium.
Our prediction - Barcelona to win
The Mattresses were a great defensive team before, but now it seems like everything is a little bit different, so we think that Catalan club will be able to win by one goal.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by one goal
