Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid prediction 21.12.2024 | La liga
FC Barcelona
Kick off:
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Atletico Madrid
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2.02
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3.95
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3.74
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- Competition: La liga
- Date: Saturday, 21st December, 2024
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
- Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona)
On Saturday evening, football fans will have a real treat as two of the best Spanish teams, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, will face off in La Liga at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona.
Barcelona finished last season without a single trophy, which is unacceptable for the Catalan team. This year, after a good start in all competitions, they took a massive step back in La Liga as they won just once in the last six rounds. Right now, they are still at the top spot with 38 points - on a level with points with Atletico Madrid, but with one game played more. Meanwhile, in the CL, Barca are doing well in the Champions League and will easily reach the 1/8 Finals.
Atletico Madrid are playing an excellent season. In contrast to Barcelona, which had a strong start to the season, Atletico Madrid started slowly but are now doing a fantastic job. They are on an 11-game unbeaten run in all competitions and are super-close to taking over the top spot. Additionally, Colchoneros are doing well in the CL as well as they secured the next phase of the competition.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid pick: Over 2.5 goals
Barcelona's offense is elite and scoring a couple or more goals against anyone in the world is a real possibility. So far, in 24 games in all competitions, they scored two or more goals on 19 occsasions - almost 80%. But defensively, they had massive problems lately and we do not trust them to keep a clean sheet. In the last ten games, they only had one clean sheet - against Brest in the CL.
A fantastic offense and poor defense make them perfect for this type of bet. In La Liga, they were over 2.5 goals in 83% of their games - 15 out of 18.
Atletico Madrid are in excellent form. They won 11 games in a row and have scored 31 goals - 2.82 per game. So, we believe they can score once or twice against out-of-form Barca.
Considering all the above, we expect a high-scoring game, most likely with both teams scoring.
FC Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Atletico Madrid
0 : 3
FC Barcelona
La Liga
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FC Barcelona
1 : 0
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
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FC Barcelona
1 : 0
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
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Atletico Madrid
0 : 1
FC Barcelona
La Liga
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FC Barcelona
4 : 2
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
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Atletico Madrid
2 : 0
FC Barcelona
La Liga
Barcelona team news
According to credible sources, Barca's president, Joan Laporta, is extremely unhappy with coach Hansi Flick. The team is struggling, and after the latest loss (1:0 against Leganes), the coach gave the squad two days off, which didn't sit well with Laporta.
When it comes to injuries, the players who missed the previous matches should remain sidelined - Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Last matches of FC Barcelona
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FC Barcelona
0 : 1
Leganes
La Liga
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 3
FC Barcelona
Champions League
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Real Betis
2 : 2
FC Barcelona
La Liga
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Mallorca
1 : 5
FC Barcelona
La Liga
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FC Barcelona
1 : 2
Las Palmas
La Liga
FC Barcelona lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Inaki Pena
Defenders
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23
Jules Kounde
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2
Pau Cubarsi
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5
Inigio Martinez
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3
Alejandro Balde
Midfielders
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8
Pedri
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20
Dani Olmo
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17
Marc Casado
Forwards
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19
Lamine Yamal
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9
Robert Lewandowski
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11
Raphinha
Atletico Madrid team news
After a 1:0 over Getafe, coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media. He was happy to extend the winning streak to 11 games but insisted they must take one game at a time. "It makes me very happy to see the attitude I saw today," the coach added.
For the Barcelona game, coach Diego Simeone should have the entire squad available. Only Clement Langlet might be unavailable considering he is on a loan deal from Barcelona.
Last matches of Atletico Madrid
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Atletico Madrid
1 : 0
Getafe
La Liga
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Atletico Madrid
3 : 1
Slovan Bratislava
Champions League
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Atletico Madrid
4 : 3
Sevilla
La Liga
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Cacereño
1 : 3
Atletico Madrid
Copa Del Rey
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Real Valladolid
0 : 5
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
Atletico Madrid lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Jan Oblak
Defenders
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14
Marcos Llorente
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2
Jose Gimenez
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24
Robin Le Normand
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21
Javier Galan
Midfielders
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22
Giuliano Simeone
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5
Rodrigo de Paul
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6
Koke
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8
Pablo Barrios
Forwards
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7
Antoine Griezmann
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19
Julian Alvarez
3 Reasons why we should see three or more goals
- Barcelona were over 2.5 goals in 83% of their league games
- Barcelona kept a clean sheet once in the last ten games
- Atletico Madrid averaged 2.83 goals per game in the last 11 matches
Main prediction FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
bet365
1.57
Additional predictions
FC Barcelona & Atletico Madrid current standing in La Liga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 - 20 | +30 | 38 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 - 11 | +20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 - 16 | +21 | 37 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 - 16 | +11 | 33 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 - 28 | +1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 - 21 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 - 11 | +5 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 - 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 - 25 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 - 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 - 23 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 - 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 - 28 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 - 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganés | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 - 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 - 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alavés | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 - 28 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 - 29 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 - 37 | -25 | 12 |
| 20 | Valencia | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 - 24 | -10 | 11 |