Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona 08.01.2023

Spanish top-flight action continues this weekend with Atletico Madrid taking on Barcelona in a hugely anticipated clash. Atletico’s return to action after the World Cup break was a positive one as they beat Elche 2-0. Here, they will look to continue that momentum and earn back-to-back home victories against Barcelona having beaten them 2-0 in their last tie at Wanda Metropolitano. Victory here would cement Atletico’s top four place and push for European places.

For Barcelona, they head into this game on the back of a 1-1 at home to city rivals Espanyol. To keep their place at the summit and beat off any pressure from Real Madrid, Barca would be gunning for all 3 points here. They will be counting on their superior head-to-head record which has seen them lose just 13 times in 56 meetings against Atletico Madrid, winning their last meeting 4-2.

Although the h2h record seems to favor Barca, Atletico’s current run of 5 wins in a row across all competitions would certainly make them a tough nut to crack. Therefore, we are anticipating a keenly contested fixture with the second half producing the most goals.

Main tip: Most Goals 2nd Half (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

We look at the last 56 matches between these teams:

• Atletico have 13 wins, Barca have 28 and 15 games were drawn
• On average, these matches scored 2.96 goals per match
• The last time they met, it ended 4-2 in Barca’s favor

Latest results Atletico Madrid

• 5 wins in their last 5 matches
• 13 goals in the last 5 matches. Average 2.60 goals per match
• They beat Real Oviedo 2-0 in their last match

Latest results Barcelona

• 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches
• 13 goals were scored in their last 5 matches. Average 2.60 goals per match
• In their last match, they beat CF InterCity 4-3

La Liga Table Standings and Latest Results

Atletico Madrid: rank 4th – 15 matches – 8 wins – 4 draws – 4 losses – 27 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-W-W-W

Barcelona: rank 1st – 15 matches – 12 wins – 2 draws – 1 loss – 38 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-D-W-W-W

Possible squad Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Molina, Savic, Witsel, Mandava, Niguez; Llorente, Koke, Carrasco; Morata, Joao Felix

Out: None

Coach: Diego Simeone

Possible squad Barcelona

Barcelona: ter Stegen; Balde, Piqué, Alonso, Araujo; Pedri, Busquets, de Jong; Dembélé, Raphinha, Torres

Out: Lewandowski (disciplinary), Alba (Red Card)

Coach: Xavi Hernandez

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Most Goals 2nd Half

Betwinner offers competitive odds for the bet “Most Goals 2nd Half”
The odd of 2.05 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 49% chance that the second half will produce the most goals here.

Odds for Most Goals 2nd Half

Betwinner – odd 2.05
Mozzartbet – odd 2.04

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2) Bet on Atletico 0.5 Goals

• Atletico scored twice in their last clash against Barca

Bet365 offers competitive odds for the bet “Atletico 0.5 Goals”
The odd of 1.35 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 74% chance that Atletico will score at least once here.

Odds comparison for Atletico Over 0.5 Goals

Bet365 – odd 1.35
Betking – odd 1.34

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