LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 30 match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barcelona go up against Atletico Madrid this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Barcelona have taken the lead in the LaLiga after collecting 73 points from their initial 29 encounters. Atletico Madrid trail them by 57 points after 29 rounds, leaving them as number 4 in the table.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Getafe. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-2 against Tottenham, before handing over another win to Real Madrid in a 3-2 defeat. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 12 times, while letting in five themselves.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Sevilla got left behind in a 5-2 win, before Newcastle got hammered in a 7-2 victory. Rayo Vallecano was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Barcelona. Barcelona claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding five.

Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Barcelona

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atletico Madrid and Barcelona played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Alexander Soerloth has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Atletico Madrid, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Barcelona. The visitors are looking to Lamine Yamal, who has provided his team with four LaLiga goals.

Popular betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Full-time result

Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Barcelona won six of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and three defeats as well. Barcelona won their last 5 matches on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Astonishingly, Barcelona scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Barcelona managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barcelona, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches. Barcelona scored at least one goal in their last 49 matches.