Champions League: Atletico Madrid vs Lille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Atletico Madrid and Lille who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Lille head over to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano this coming Wednesday to face title favourites Atletico Madrid in a round 3 match in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid have seen both sides of the coin already this season in the Champions League, and will out to double up on their share of wins in the coming match.

Form: Atletico Madrid vs Lille

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid lost 4-0 against Benfica, drew 1-1 against Real Sociedad, before winning 3-1 against Leganes. Atletico Madrid have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Champions League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 20 while conceding seven goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Champions League across the last six games.

Lille Form

Lille recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-0 and 2-1 against Real Madrid and Toulouse, respectively. Last time out, Monaco ended their streak as the match finished even 0-0. Lille claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Atletico Madrid and Lille

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atletico Madrid and Lille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Lille

Antoine Griezmann is the most prolific Champions League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Lille look to Jonathan David, hoping he can add to his current total of three Champions League goals in his latest games.

Popular markets: Atletico Madrid vs Lille

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano across all tournaments Atletico Madrid won six times, drew three and lost one times. Lille claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Atletico Madrid are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Lille didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Lille got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Lille managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Lille’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.

Betting prediction: Atletico Madrid vs Lille

To sum up, the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid and Lille seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.

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