Champions League: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round Quarter Finals match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Atletico Madrid enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barcelona swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Barcelona by a 1-2 score, before winning 0-2 against Barcelona. They were back on the losing side in a 2-1 defeat against Sevilla. Atletico Madrid won five of their last six Champions League matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, scoring 20 and conceding eight along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Barcelona Form

The results have been up and down for Barcelona, who beat Atletico Madrid by 1-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-2 against Atletico Madrid, before claiming a victory in a 4-1 game against Espanyol. Barcelona claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads 14 goals conceded and 13 scored.

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

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Robert Lewandowski has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Tuesday, it is because Barcelona bank on him to build on these numbers against Atletico Madrid. The latter relies on Alexander Soerloth, who found the target five times in six games.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Barcelona scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Atletico Madrid managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Barcelona performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Barcelona.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Barcelona, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game. Atletico Madrid scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.