Despite losing the first leg to an in-form Inter, Atletico Madrid still have their chances. The Italians have just a goal lead, and Diego Simeone’s team will have the benefit of playing in front of their fans. But Inter comes to Spain in excellent form and with the aura of favourite for this clash.
Atletico Madrid Team News
Yes, Atletico will be playing at home in the second leg and yes Inter does only have a 1 goal lead, but recent form has not been good to the Colchoneros. If we take a look at the recent performances of Diego Simeone’s team we will see 5 defeats in their last 8 games from all competition. But the detail here is that 4 of those defeats came away from home. A closer look at Atletico’s home games only will reveal 8 wins and just 1 loss in the last 8 competitive fixtures. Colchoneros also managed to win their Champions League group by recording 3 wins in their home games, keeping 2 clean sheets in the process. So the actual takeaway is that Atletico has troubles with away fixtures and is quite successful when it comes to home games. Additionally, the team managed to score at least 2 goals per game in all of their last 4 victories as hosts.
Inter Team News
Speaking of good form, Inter comes in a splendid one. The Italian team is undefeated in their last 13 competitive fixtures. Moreover, they have every single last one of them, meaning that they are on a 13-game winning streak. From a historical perspective, Inter usually manages to progress in knockout ties when they win the first leg, as that has happened in 42 out of 46 times this has occurred. However, looking at their group stage performances this year, we can see that away fixtures were somewhat troublesome for Inter, as they won just 1 out of 3, with the other 2 being draws. The good news is that they managed to score in all of the aforementioned fixtures.
Head-to-Head-Games
Discounting the first leg between Atletico and Inter form this year’s edition, these two team met on two previous occasions. Atletico won one and Inter won the other. But an interesting point is that the Spanish team has never managed to win over their Italian rivals at home.
Atletico Madrid – Inter Betting Prediction
Atletico need to search for the goal here in order to make-up for their deficit. At home they seem quite competent in doing that. But Inter will come with the benefit of both a lead and that of impeccable recent form. The Italian squad has scored in all of their recent away games, irregardless of competition. My take here is that we will see both teams scoring. Atletico will try to score first, but might open themselves up on the counter. Inter will likely play a waiting game and patiently pick their moment to strike. Due to the result for Atletico, their home form and Inter’s stellar form I believe we will see both teams to score here.
Betting Tip: Both Teams To Score: Yes
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Odds: 1.83
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