Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th March 2025

Barcelona go up against Atletico Madrid this coming Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Atletico Madrid only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded seven for an average of 0.7 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Barcelona scored 23 goals, conceded eight and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Barcelona were knocked out cold when Atletico Madrid took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Barcelona handed out in the game before.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three games, Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 against Real Madrid, got defeated 2-1 by Getafe before winning 1-0 against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid won four of their past six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 13 goals and conceded two times.

Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, Barcelona first beat Real Sociedad 4-0, then Benfica by 0-1 and finally Benfica by 3-1. Barcelona won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 16 while also conceding seven times.

Barcelona picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Riyadh Air Metropolitano to challenge Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid won seven matches, scored 19 goals and conceded 12 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 27 points. Barcelona earned eight wins and 26 points in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They scored 33 and conceded 12 goals in these. Atletico Madrid have a record of 16 wins, eight draws and three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Barcelona are looking at 18 wins, three draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Diego Simeone will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Barcelona from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/26), Juan Musso (0/1), Axel Witsel (0/12), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/8), Clement Lenglet (1/15), Geronimo Spina (0/0), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/17), Jose Gimenez (0/21), Nahuel Molina (0/20), Reinildo (0/17), Robin Le Normand (0/17), Conor Gallagher (2/21), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/23), Marcos Llorente (2/22), Pablo Barrios (0/21), Rodrigo De Paul (3/25), Thomas Lemar (0/2), Alexander Soerloth (10/24), Angel Correa (3/25), Antoine Griezmann (8/27), Giuliano Simeone (1/22), Julian Alvarez (10/27), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/11), Samuel Dias Lino (3/23), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Hans-Dieter Flick will choose from for the upcoming game:

Inaki Pena (0/15), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Wojciech Szczesny (0/6), Alejandro Balde (0/23), Andreas Christensen (0/0), Eric Garcia (1/17), Gerard Martin (1/16), Hector Fort (0/12), Inigo Martinez (0/20), Jules Kounde (2/26), Pau Cubarsi (0/26), Ronald Araujo (1/4), Fermin Lopez (3/17), Frenkie de Jong (2/15), Gavi (0/14), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (1/22), Pablo Torre (3/8), Pedri (4/25), Ansu Fati (0/4), Dani Olmo (6/16), Ferran Torres (5/19), Lamine Yamal (5/23), Pau Victor (2/15), Raphinha (13/26), Robert Lewandowski (21/25).

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Team News

Atletico Madrid have an almost full squad available against Barcelona at Riyadh Air Metropolitano with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Angel Correa to show up in the Atletico Madrid dressing room, as he is suspended.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona lost 2-1 against Atletico Madrid in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Barcelona handed out in the match before. Barcelona seem to have a bit of a love affair with Atletico Madrid, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 6/5.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 3/2 with the bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Robert Lewandowski has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Sunday, it is because Barcelona bank on him to build on these numbers against Atletico Madrid. The latter relies on Julian Alvarez, who found the target four times in six games.

Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Barcelona won nine of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing zero. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Sunday. Atletico Madrid managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games at home. Barcelona have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in eight of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Barcelona averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Barcelona, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.7 times goals per game themselves.