Barcelona v Atletico Madrid Match Result
Some might say that Atletico Madrid are great betting value to claim a victory at the Nou Camp on Saturday night. After all, they are now eleven matches unbeaten and there have been some notable victories as part of that run. That includes a 2-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain along with a 5-0 triumph away to Valladolid.
Diego Simeone’s side are full of goals, scoring twenty-two times in the previous six outings, with Atleti heading to the Nou Camp in search of a victory. Perhaps there might be a drawback in the sense that they only have a 50% success rate on the road, although only one defeat means that the draw can be brought into consideration.
Defensively, Atletico Madrid have only conceded five goals in eight away games although Barcelona are still the strong favourites to win the match. Although the Catalan side have experienced a few bumps in the road, they still possess plenty of quality and they were able to enjoy a spate of seven victories between 1 October and 6 November.
We should expect that Barca will have the lion’s share of possession and they recently boasted 80% against Leganes before conceding an early goal. Four shots on target was fairly modest against opponents who were also able to get many attempts on target, with Hansi Flick’s side somewhat wayward with their shooting.
Barcelona have won the previous five encounters against Real, with the latest meeting seeing the Catalan side claiming a 3-0 victory at the Wanda Metropolitana back in March, with that coming after a 1-0 success at the Nou Camp. Barca were also able to win the two matches in the previous season and three of the previous four successes have been by a 1-0 scoreline.
Goals Under/Over
Despite the fact that three of the previous four head-to-heads ending 1-0 in favour of Barcelona, the betting odds still suggest that there will be Over 2.5 Goals. There have been twenty-five goals scored in seven matches at the Nou Camp this season and that’s an average that is well over three.
On the flip side, there has only been seventeen goals scored in the eight away matches that Atletico Madrid have played. Diego Simeone might revert to fairly defensive tactics in order to land a positive result, with the Spanish capital side only conceding five times on the road. They have also only conceded six in front of their own fans.
The stats would therefore suggest that Under 2.5 Goals has better value and there’s every chance that we could get a low-scoring draw or win occurring. The Under 3.5 Goals selection could be considered for football accumulator bets and we don’t see the teams going over this line.
BTTS
The La Liga football betting sites suggest that there’s a 65% chance that both teams will find the net at the Nou Camp. Before Barcelona’s shock 1-0 home defeat against Leganes, there were four consecutive games where BTTS Yes happened. This includes a 3-2 victory away to Borussia Dortmund and that followed a 2-2 draw away to Real Betis and a 5-1 win away to Mallorca.
As for Atletico Madrid, there have been a mix of BTTS Yes and BTTS No matches taking place. Three of the previous four encounters have seen both sides scoring, although three of the four games before that saw at least one side fail to find the net. Therefore, perhaps there’s some merit in going for BTTS No at a big price.
The recent Atletico Madrid match saw them claim a 1-0 success over Getafe, with Diego Simeone’s side having just three shots on target although they limited their opponents to just one effort on goal. On the flip side, Antoine Griezmann will be fired up to score against his former club and the Frenchman has enjoyed a rich vein of scoring form.
First Goalscorer
Antoine Griezmann is probably the player most likely to score for the visitors based on recent form. The forward scored in five consecutive matches before that recent triumph over Getafe, with braces recorded against Sevilla and Slovan Bratislava, with Atletico Madrid looking to take full advantage of Barcelona starting to creak right now.
However, Barcelona have the two leading scorers in the division right now. Robert Lewandowski has racked up twenty-three goals in all competitions this term and the Pole will be looking to bolster his tally in such an important game, with the latest of these goals coming in a 2-2 draw away to Real Betis.
Raphinha is having possibly his most prolific season in front of goal for Barcelona right now and the Brazilian has managed to find the net seventeen times this term. Indeed, the former Leeds player has not gone two games without scoring since October, with a brace coming at Mallorca and he was also able to score against Borussia Dortmund.