Tips for match Barcelona — Atlético Madrid
The match of the round in the Spanish La Liga will certainly be today's game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. This confrontation would be interesting even if the teams were separated by at least 20 points, but today it is a game between the 1st and 2nd teams of the championship.
After a great start to the current season, Barcelona has stalled, and quite seriously. In the last 5 games in all tournaments, Barca has won only 2 times, defeated Mallorca, which is in 6th place (which is unexpected for everyone, but the opponent is still no match for the Catalan grandee), and also barely beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League away with a score of 2-3. The defeats from Las Palmas 1-2 and the last match against Leganes 0-1 are difficult to explain with anything other than the wrong approach to distributing their forces. It looks like the German coach of Barcelona overdid it with the physical preparation of the team at the training camp and the team is tired even before the half of the season. Barca would like a break in the season to rest, but it will not be soon, and here the opponents are probably the strongest team physically - Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid shows that they are capable of once again imposing a fight for the championship on Real and Barcelona, and they look like a team that has no problems with the squad, nor with the condition, nor with the motivation. Simeone's charges have already won 10 matches in a row in all tournaments, scoring an average of 2.9 goals per match, simply fantastic performance. Yes, we can say that Sparta Prague and Casereno in the Spanish Cup were their opponents, but the squad in those matches was far from optimal. Diego Simeone proves to his critics, who every season continue to read their mantra "Simeone does not develop, plays the bus", that it is better for them to write something about cricket, since they do not understand football.
The Mattress Makers are now, in my opinion, the main contenders for the championship this season, although everything can still change, of course, if Real strengthens its defense, and Barcelona solves its problems with physical fitness. As a result, we will see a match between Barca, which should show that the decline was temporary and perform well in front of its fans, and Atletico Madrid, who carry everyone forward with their feet more than confidently. So we will probably see a goal from each of the teams, and I suggest betting on this.
Sportwars.net forecast for the match Barcelona - Atletico Madrid, 12/21/2024: Both Will Score - Yes, odds 1.57. Also a good alternative would be X2 (Atletico will not lose) with odds 1.89. But OT, in my opinion, is a more confident bet.
Exact score forecast: 2-2, odds 11.