Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Liverpool begin the defence of their Champions League crown by welcoming Atletico Madrid to the Anfield this coming Wednesday. Fresh from last season’s success, the reigning champions look to begin the new season the same way they ended the previous one.
Form: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
Liverpool Form
Liverpool are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-3 win against Newcastle. They went on to beat Arsenal by 1-0, before also getting the better of Burnley in a 0-1 victory. Liverpool managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 13 goals and conceded 11 times.
Atletico Madrid Form
Atletico Madrid look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Elche. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Deportivo Alaves in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Villarreal in a 2-0 win. Atletico Madrid managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored 15 while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and Atletico Madrid
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 13 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 4 Liverpool home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Liverpool have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 13 Atletico Madrid matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Atletico Madrid away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Atletico Madrid matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Atletico Madrid have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Champions League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Atletico Madrid have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Champions League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
Liverpool against Atletico Madrid is also a battle between Harvey Elliott and Julian Alvarez with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has six Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular markets: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Anfield across all tournaments Liverpool won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Atletico Madrid claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Liverpool won their last eight matches on the trot.
Both teams to score
Liverpool scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Impressively, Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Atletico Madrid managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Liverpool have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Atletico Madrid.
Total goals
Liverpool saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Atletico Madrid’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Liverpool are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 28 matches.
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