Atletico vs Slovan Bratislava prediction and betting tips on December 11, 2024
Game Prediction
Atletico and Slovan Bratislava will compete in the 6th round of the Champions League on December 11, 2024. Hosting the underdog, the grandee from Madrid is set only for a win, and an easy one.
Our prediction for the match Atletico vs Slovan Bratislava
“The Mattress Makers” experienced serious competition last season: Girona “shot” up and Athletic reminded everyone of themselves. Still, the club finally managed to take the traditional place in the top 4. No less traditionally, “the Sky Blues” once again became the best in their native Slovakia.
As for the team from Madrid, a large-scale and expensive squad update was carried out in the summer. At first, not everything worked out, and there were even rumours that the club’s management was looking for a potential successor for Simeone. Nevertheless, Diego, as it often had happened before, stabilized the situation, and his wards are again in the top 3 of the Primera. Speaking about the Champions League, too, after defeating RB Leipzig, who was failing in the tournament, the Spanish club lost to both Benfica and Lille, conceding 7 goals in those battles against the Portuguese and French. Then, there were successive successes in the battles against PSG and Sparta Prague.
The Slovaks began their fight in the Champions League in the summer. This time, unlike many previous attempts, they succeeded. To do this, Weiss’s footballers had to beat 4 opponents – Struga, Celje, APOEL from Cyprus and Midtjylland. Still, the team, having overcome the Danes and advanced to the main round, seemed to have decided that it had already surpassed the plans there. The club even lost the home meeting with Dinamo Zagreb – 1-4. There were no chances to get a point in the games against Celtic and crisis-ridden Girona, not to mention Manchester City and Milan (at least the score against the Italians was not bad, 2-3).
Atletico vs Slovan Bratislava: key statistics and trends
- Atletico has won in the Champions League twice in a row.
- Slovan Bratislava has not taken points in the main round.
- Atletico Madrid scored 36% of goals between the 76th and the 90th minutes of struggles.
- Slovan Bratislava has scored at least once in 10 previous games.
- Atletico Madrid wins the first half in 33% of matches, Slovan Bratislava – in 28% of meetings.
Atletico Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava: possible starting line-ups
Atletico Madrid (possible line-up): Oblak – Galan, Lenglet, Gimenez, Llorente – Gallagher, Barrios, de Paul, Simeone – Alvarez, Sorloth.
Slovan Bratislava (possible line-up): Takac – Voet, Kashia, Bajric – Medvedev, Savvidis, Kucka, Blackman – Metsoko, Barseghyan, Strelec.
Previous head-to-head matches: Atletico Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava
The Slovaks will visit Madrid for the first time.
Free prediction for the match Atletico Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava
Such an underdog needs to be thrashed at the home arena. We bet on Simeone’s team to win with “a -2.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.72).