Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Predictions and Betting Tips
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona clash in a big La Liga game on Sunday. Our Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona prediction considers whether either side can build on excellent midweek wins in Europe. Atletico Madrid have the edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 7/5 by Unibet. A victory for Barcelona is valued at 15/8 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 by William Hill. Barcelona have a 35-18 advantage with 17 draws from 70 previous matches against Atletico Madrid.
Match Preview
Both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid enter the Metropolitano Stadium looking to salvage any possible glimmer of hope in the La Liga title race on Sunday. Real Madrid are beginning to pull away with the Spanish top flight crown this season‚ sitting seven points adrift at the summit. Barcelona are eight points back in third‚ while Atletico Madrid are fourth a further six behind that. Dropping even more points here would be essentially fatal as it pertains to the title race‚ and could be damaging in the top four push as well. Athletic Club sit fifth in the table‚ just two points behind Atletico Madrid‚ and could go above Atleti into the final Champions League position should they beat Alaves at home on Saturday and Diego Simeones side drop points here.
Head-to-Head
Barcelona hold a four-match winning streak against Atletico Madrid‚ with each of the last three victories coming via 1-0 scorelines. The number of ties is 8. The last time they met was on 17 March 2024‚ when the matchs final score was 0⁚3for Barcelona.
Team Form
Barcelona have won just two of their last five home league matches but bet365 make them favourites at 5/4 (2.25) to claim three points. Atleticos form on the road‚ meanwhile‚ has been disastrous‚ with the defending champions claiming just one victory in their last eight clashes away from home.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid have been one of the most difficult teams in Europe to sort out. They have the capability to generate results against anyone‚ coming off an emotional upset victory over in-form Italian side Inter to advance in the Champions League. Yet they also lack any semblance of consistency‚ without consecutive victories across all competitions since late January‚ sporting five defeats in that span.
Barcelona
Barcelona hold a four-match winning streak against Atletico Madrid‚ with each of the last three victories coming via 1-0 scorelines. With Xavi set to depart at the end of this rocky campaign‚ it would do the former Barca midfielder wonders to get a result here and crack on with the Champions League quarterfinals on the horizon.
Betting Tips
Barcelona have won just two of their last five home league matches but bet365 make them favourites at 5/4 (2.25) to claim three points. ... Atleticos form on the road‚ meanwhile‚ has been disastrous‚ with the defending champions claiming just one victory in their last eight clashes away from home.
Live Stream
The U.S. broadcast rights for the Spanish top flight are owned by ESPN‚ with every match of the 2023/24 season available to stream on ESPN in both English and Spanish. Additionally‚ a Spanish-language broadcast is available for this match on ESPN Deportes‚ which is available to stream on Fubo‚ who are offering a free trial for new users.
Both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid enter the Metropolitano Stadium looking to salvage any possible glimmer of hope in the La Liga title race on Sunday‚ and only one can escape with their chances even marginally intact. Atletico Madrid are in solid form‚ unbeaten since the wacky 5-3 defeat to Villarreal in late January‚ but have struggled against Atleti on the road of late‚ winning just two of their last six visits.