Ace Football Team previews the Champions League round Quarter Finals match between Man City and Atletico Madrid who meet up on Tuesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.
A home win for Man City seems likely on Tuesday as they face Atletico Madrid. At Etihad Stadium, the hosts should be confident of winning the first leg of this Champions League quarter-final tie but their opponents are on a decent run and will want to keep the momentum they have going.
Current form and previous Champions League encounters between Man City and Atletico Madrid
Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent at the moment, as their last 3 matches saw them gaining 7 points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace, before downing first Southampton by 4-1, then Burnley in a 2-0 win.
Atletico Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. Manchester United got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Rayo Vallecano got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Deportivo Alaves was the most recent victim in a 4-1 win for Diego Simeone’s men.
Latest games between Man City and Atletico Madrid
This is the first time Atletico Madrid go up against Man City in the Champions League. It will be exciting to see how the two sides are matched in this first Champions League encounter.
Betting stats and facts for Man City vs Atletico Madrid
Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Man City and Atletico Madrid. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.
- Manchester City have not lost 25 of the last 27 matches
- Manchester City have scored in 25 of the last 27 matches
- Manchester City have won 11 of the last 13 home matches
- Manchester City have not conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches
- Atletico Madrid have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
- Atletico Madrid have not lost the last 6 matches in a row
Players to focus on
Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne have been the most prolific scorers for the home team recently. Surely, Man City will be relying on him to once again shine in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid will be looking to Joao Felix in the hope that he will add more goals to his current tally.
Match predictions: City vs Atletico Madrid
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Champions League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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