Atletico Madrid hold the second slot on the ladder with sixty-two points from eighteen wins, eight draws, and four losses. Currently, they are on a two-game winning streak with the most recent one being over Girona by the score of 2-0. The first half started out slow and not much was seen in it. In the seventy-sixth minute of the game, Godin scored the opening goal, and in the closing moments of it, Griezmann sealed the deal and secured the win after a great action.
The two clubs have had their fair share on mutual encounters, and in recent past, Barcelona have been the better team. Out of the previous five matches between them, Barcelona have won two, and the remaining three ended as stalemates.
The last time that Atletico Madrid got a win over the Catalan side was in 2016 in the Champions League. In front of the home fans, against Atletico, Barcelona have a record of three wins and two draws from the recent games.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid: Prediction
Ernesto Valverde will bring Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitic back to the starting line-up as they were all rested in mid-week’s tie against Villarreal (Messi came on in the second half to score a beautiful free-kick goal).Barcelona have a dominant record on the home patch (11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat) so far in the season. They won five and drew two of last seven home clashes against Atletico Madrid. The Mattressers have not won a single match at Camp Nou since February 2006.
Both teams to score. We expect from both sides to score, but also don’t expect to see a winner. Our second betting pick for the match is Draw and our risky bet goes on correct score 1-1. Have a nice betting day and good luck in earning money with our football prediction and betting tips.