One of the central matches of the upcoming weekend in European football will be an encounter between the Madridian Atletico and Real. Despite the field factor, the Mattressers in this couple are considered outsiders, although Real didn’t show any quality football lately, often losing both in the championship and in the Champions League.
Atletico Madrid managed to gain 23 points to their asset after 11 played rounds in the championship of Spain this season. Real have the same amount of points but with better secondary indicators, than in Simeone’s team. The second Madridian team managed to win twice before the national teams’ games break: Celta and Deportivo, both matches were away, while having three draws with Elche, Villarreal and Qarabag.
Real managed to defeat Las Palmas within their native walls with the score of 3:0 before the national teams’ matches break. But before that, Blancos lost away to Girona 1:2 in Primera at first and Tottenham 1:3 after that. Before the 12th round Real are falling behind Barcelona by eight points. On one hand, they just can’t make the handicap even bigger and on the other hand it is a big question, whether Zidane’s team will manage to play on a high level in the most important match against Atletico. Real have for victories in five away games in the 2017-18 Spanish championship season.
Atletico Madrid lose very rarely and Real not always show their maximum with strong opponents this season. One may try using decent odds on the hosts in this couple.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid not to lose
