Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 28 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 Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid Form
In their last three games, Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 against Real Madrid, got defeated 2-1 by Getafe before winning 1-0 against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. They drew twice while losing none, scored seven goals while conceding two.
Barcelona Form
Barcelona are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Real Sociedad got left behind in a 4-0 win, before Benfica got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Benfica was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Barcelona. Barcelona won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 16 while also conceding seven times.
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 the last 10 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Atletico Madrid home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Atletico Madrid home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Atletico Madrid home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Barcelona have won 8 of the last 10 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
It is difficult to look past Robert Lewandowski, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent LaLiga matches for Barcelona, with a total for the season saying 21 goals scored in this LaLiga campaign. With four goals lately for Atletico Madrid in the LaLiga, Julian Alvarez is also a player to look out for.
Betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Full-time result
Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Barcelona won nine games, drew one and lost zero in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Atletico Madrid are on an amazing streak of now 14 games at home in a row without defeat. Barcelona won their last 6 matches. Barcelona remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Impressively, Barcelona scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Barcelona have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Atletico Madrid were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Barcelona, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.7 times goals per game themselves. Barcelona scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
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