Chelsea put a disappointing performance over the weekend as they drew with twelfth place Leeds in the league. They now face La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid in the Champions league second leg where they lead 1-0. Atletico Madrid are having one of their best seasons however they have been out of form over the past few weeks, winning only two of their last seven games. Therefore we expect an interesting match between these two heavyweights.
Our betting predictions for Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid match are:
Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips
Safe Bets
Chelsea have conceded only two goals in their last twelve games keeping five consecutive clean sheets and have conceded the second least goals in the Premier league. Atletico Madrid on the other hand have conceded the least goals in the La Liga. Therefore we suggest betting on less than 2.5 goals being scored in the match at odds of 1.60 (betway) as both teams are defensively solid.
Suarez has been Atletico Madrid’s top scorer and La Liga’s second top scorer with eighteen goals. He will be leading the attack against Chelsea and has been in good form with two goals in his last three games, therefore betting on him to be on the scoresheet at odds of 2.40 (betway) gives good returns at minimal risk.
Stefan Savic has been leading Atletico’s defense this season and has started the last five matches. The 30 year old veteran will be the key player leading Atletico’s young defensive line, therefore betting on him to get over 1 tackle at odds of 2.10 (WilliamHill) is another good bet.
Quick Rich
Atletico Madrid will be looking at Suarez for inspiration as they try to overturn the one goal deficit at Stamford Bridge. He will be leading the attack and with creators like Felix, Carrasco and Saul around him betting on him to get over 2 shots on target at enhanced odds of 6.50 (WilliamHill) is one of the best bets of the match.
Both teams have been in decent form and have a world class squad with an experienced manager, hence we expect in to be a close match and predict the scoreline to end Chelsea 1-1 Ateltico Madrid at odds of 6.00 (betway).
Win/Lose/Draw
Atletico Madrid have been in poor form, while Chelsea too have three draws in their last six matches. However Chelsea have the 1-0 advantage from the first leg, hence we expect them to progress to the next round as they have been solid in defense and predict the match to end as a draw at odds of 3.20 (betway).
Bet During the Match
Chelsea have the lead and therefore will be playing a defensive formation and hence count on Giroud’s experience to take them through, therefore if he starts the match or is substituted in early, betting on him to get over 1 shot on target at odds of 2.50 (WilliamHill) is a good bet.
Chelsea overall form : WDWWD
Atletico Madrid overall form : LWDWD
