Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2024

League leaders Barcelona look to widen the gap on the followers, when going up against Atletico Madridon Saturday. Defending their position at the top is of high priority, but Atletico Madrid are fighting for a place inside the top four, when they meet at a neutral venue.

Barcelona are number 1 in the table on 38 points after 18 matches. Atletico Madrid rank as number 2 with 38 points after 17 matches played.

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

Atletico Madrid scored 20 goals, conceded eight and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Barcelona won 3-0, followed up winning 1-0 before a third win by 1-0 secure total dominance in their last three matches against Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Real Betis, before claiming 3 points in a 2-3 win against Borussia Dortmund. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Leganes. Barcelona managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 17 goals and conceded five times.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Sevilla, who were defeated by 4-3. Then, Slovan Bratislava got outclassed in a 3-1 win, before beating Getafe by 1-0. Atletico Madrid won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding three.

Bookmakers have Barcelona down as rather big favourites for the win, when Atletico Madrid arrive at a neutral venue. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Barcelona won five matches, scored 24 goals and conceded 11 in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 16 points. Atletico Madrid earned three wins and 12 points in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They scored nine and conceded five goals in these. Barcelona claimed 12 wins, two draws as well as four defeats in the LaLiga this season. Atletico Madrid enjoy a record of 11 wins, five draws and one defeat in the LaLiga.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Barcelona Squad

Hans-Dieter Flick will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Atletico Madrid from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Inaki Pena (0/13), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/16), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/10), Gerard Martin (0/11), Hector Fort (0/9), Inigo Martinez (0/17), Jules Kounde (1/18), Pau Cubarsi (0/18), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/11), Frenkie de Jong (1/8), Gavi (0/9), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/15), Pablo Torre (3/7), Pedri (3/18), Ansu Fati (0/4), Dani Olmo (5/10), Ferran Torres (3/12), Lamine Yamal (5/16), Pau Victor (2/13), Raphinha (11/18), Robert Lewandowski (16/17).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Here is the full team squad of Atletico Madrid. The 54 year-old Diego Simeone will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/16), Juan Musso (0/1), Axel Witsel (0/10), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/6), Clement Lenglet (1/8), Geronimo Spina (0/0), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/9), Jose Gimenez (0/15), Nahuel Molina (0/11), Reinildo (0/13), Robin Le Normand (0/8), Conor Gallagher (2/12), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/17), Marcos Llorente (2/12), Pablo Barrios (0/12), Rodrigo De Paul (2/16), Thomas Lemar (0/1), Alexander Soerloth (7/17), Angel Correa (2/16), Antoine Griezmann (7/17), Borja Garces (0/0), Giuliano Simeone (1/12), Julian Alvarez (5/17), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/10), Samuel Dias Lino (1/14), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Barcelona just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Atletico Madrid at a neutral venue.

Sidelined with an injury, Barcelona can't field Gavi this coming Saturday against Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Barcelona won 3-0, followed up winning 1-0 before a third win by 1-0 secure total dominance in their last three matches against Atletico Madrid. Barcelona have a 6-2-2 advantage over Atletico Madrid, whom they beat 3-0, the last time they faced each other. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 11/17.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Barcelona took on Atletico Madrid. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 13/10 with the bookies.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Antoine Griezmann, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent LaLiga matches for Atletico Madrid, with a total for the season saying seven goals scored in this LaLiga campaign. With four goals lately for Barcelona in the LaLiga, Raphinha is also a player to look out for.

Barcelona won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Atletico Madrid won seven of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and two defeats as well. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood this coming Saturday. Barcelona managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games at home. Atletico Madrid have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times. Barcelona managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Atletico Madrid averaging 0.7 goals. Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, who scored 2.9 times on average in these matches.