After the World Cup, La Liga re-started as the teams are now willing to compete in the 16th round of the competition. In the first game of the new year, Atletico Madrid, standing in the 4th position will face Barcelona at Wanda Metropolitano.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Atletico Madrid double chance – 1.64.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Both teams to score – Yes – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three -Total Goals Over 1.5 – 1.30
Match Predict – Atletico Madrid Double chance
In their last 2 meetings at Wanda, Atletico Madrid has stayed undefeated against Barcelona as we expect them not to lose their crucial chance to stay in the top 4. While Barcelona attacks, we expect a defensive Atletico side to grab at least a point.
Both teams to score – Yes
Considering the statistics and the meetings both teams had previously in all Spanish competitions, out of the total 39 matches, 25 of the games have ended up with both teams scoring in the game as we expect the scenario to be repeated.
Total Goals Over 1.5
Numbers and statistics are the most important tools for predictive analysis. As mentioned above, in the previous 39 games, 77% of the games have ended up with at least 2 goals in the game(30/39). We are certain to watch at least two goals in the game.
Atletico Madrid:
The only reason Atletico Madrid does not stay competitive until the end is their lack of consistency. Grabbing vital points while dropping others makes them less competitive in La Liga. before the break, Diego Simeone and his team were suffering in all competitions after getting eliminated from the Champions League, however; Atletico Madrid has improved as we can see in their last 5 consecutive games including friendly games a league game against Elche and Copa Del Rey game. Grabbing a point against Barcelona will give the team the needed motivation.
Barcelona:
On the other hand, Barcelona, took the advantage of Real Madrid’s couple of negative results before the break to stay at the top of the table. However, after coming back, they lost the chance to open the gap as they grabbed only one point in the Catalonia derby against Espanyol. On the other side, Real Madrid won their game against Valladolid. Now, Xavi and his players are hungry to win against Atletico Madrid. In the 15 games played Barcelona has the best defensive stats as they have conceded only 6 goals.
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Safe Bets
Considering the statistics of both teams and La Liga, in 15 games played, Atletico Madrid has averaged a total of 6.14 corners per game while Barcelona has an average of also 4.29 as we expect a total of corners of at least 8 in the game.
Get Rich Quick
After a difficult battle for ninety minutes, we might witness a draw result with both teams taking the valuable point and changing their position in the table with odds of 3.46 from 22Bet.
Atletico Madrid’s squad will miss only the Spanish defender Hermoso with suspension while Barcelona will miss their lead star Lewandowski with a suspension and also Jordi Alba.
Starting Lineups
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Atletico Madrid: Goalkeeper – Oblak; Defenders: Gimenez, Savic, Reinaldo; Midfielders: Llorente, Saul, Kongdobia, Griezmann,Carrasco; Forwards – Morata, Felix.
This match will be played at Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano (Madrid)
This starting whistle will sound on January 8th, 2023. 18:00 UTC.
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