Preview & Prediction: Club Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona

On the upcoming match set for March 17, 2024, Club Atlético de Madrid will be squaring off against FC Barcelona in the prestigious La Liga. In their last encounter, Atletico Madrid fell to Barcelona, with a score of 1 – 2. Historical data reveals that these two competitive teams have faced each other 42 times across recent seasons and out of these meetings, Atlético Madrid has scored victories 7 times, while 24 victories went in favor of FC Barcelona, and 11 encounters concluded with a draw.

The home team, Atlético Madrid, is currently showcasing great form on their home ground. Meanwhile, FC Barcelona equally demonstrates strong away performance. When looking at previous matchups between these two clubs we see an average of 2.71 goals per game with an impressive 60% rate of both teams scoring.

As for their performances in the current La Liga season, Atlético Madrid has been averaging 2.86 points for each home game, while FC Barcelona has averaged 2.08 points when playing away. This intriguing data suggests it will not be a clear-cut match for either team, making the upcoming face-off all the more exciting!

Insights

• The upcoming La Liga match between Club Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona is set for 17th March 2024.
• Their last encounter resulted in a 2-1 victory in favor of FC Barcelona.
• A historical review shows that these the teams have clashed 42 times in the past, with Atlético Madrid registering 7 wins and FC Barcelona coming out top in 24 encounters.
• 11 of the 42 previous matches ended in a draw.
• Atlético Madrid’s recent form at home has been excellent, and FC Barcelona has reciprocated that form while playing away.
• Matches between Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona tend to be high-scoring encounters, with an average of 2.71 goals per game.
• The occurrences of both teams scoring in a match (BTTS) stand at 60% in their past meetings, indicating a high probability for the same in the forthcoming match.
• So far in this season’s La Liga, Atlético Madrid’s form reflects in their average Points Per Game (PPG) of 2.86 at home matches, while FC Barcelona has recorded a slightly lower PPG of 2.08 in away matches.

Match Forecast

• Atlético Madrid will likely try to exploit counter-attacks whenever possible as Barcelona’s defense is weak on defending against these.
• Given both teams’ tendencies toward short passes and through balls, the game will likely involve a lot of midfield battles and high-tempo attacks.
• Atlético may have trouble avoiding offside, especially against Barcelona who often play the offside trap. This could lead to possible goal chances for Atlético being ruled out.
• Barcelona, with their ability of coming back from losing positions, will keep putting pressure on Atlético even if they go behind, leading to a potentially high-scoring game.
• Both teams might struggle to stop their opponents from creating chances, leading to a more open game with high scoring chances from both sides.
• Barcelona’s strong defending on set pieces can neutralize some of Atlético’s scoring chances from set pieces.
• Barcelona’s preference to control the game in the opposition’s half may leave them vulnerable to Atlético’s counter attacks.
• Frequent fouling could be seen from Atlético’s side due to their weakness in defending against skillful players, a strength for Barcelona.

Match Facts

• The score 1-2 is the most common outcome when Atletico Madrid hosts FC Barcelona with it appearing in 6 matches.
• Over the previous 34 encounters at Atletico Madrid’s home ground, Atletico has clinched 13 victories, while Barcelona has won 14 times, the rest 7 occasions resulted in draws. Barcelona has a narrow lead in terms of goals scored with 53 against Atletico’s 51.
• In their last 70 meet-ups, Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona have won 18 and 35 times respectively, with the remaining 17 matches ending in draws. Barcelona also holds the advantage in terms of total goals – 131 compared to Atletico’s 94.
• FC Barcelona successfully defeated Atletico Madrid in both meetings of the previous season with a score 1-0 each time.
• Currently, Atletico Madrid holds a winning streak of 5 consecutive home games in LaLiga.
• An interesting observation is that 22% of Atletico Madrid’s goals and 37% of FC Barcelona’s goals occur during the last quarter of the game (76-90 minutes).
• FC Barcelona is currently on a strong run, having avoided defeat in their last 9 matches in total, also for their last 4 away games.
• Atletico Madrid hasn’t been able to secure a win against FC Barcelona in their most recent four clashes.
• Throughout this season’s LaLiga, Atletico Madrid has always managed to score in their home matches, while FC Barcelona failed to score in 2 of their 13 away games.
• For this season, Atletico Madrid boasts a home record of 13-1-0, while Barcelona’s away record is 7-6-0.
• Atletico Madrid’s top scorer is Alvaro Morata with 14 goals, while Robert Lewandowski is Barcelona’s lead scorer with 12 goals.
• Antoine Griezmann and Ilkay Gundogan are the key assist contributors for Atletico and Barcelona respectively, both providing 7 assists each.
• Mario Hermoso of Atletico and Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona lead their teams in yellow cards, both with 7.
• Atletico Madrid has conceded at least once in their last 5 consecutive games.
• FC Barcelona, on the other hand, hasn’t allowed a goal in their past 3 matches.
• First half wins are slightly more common for Atletico Madrid (42%) than for FC Barcelona (36%).
• FC Barcelona was the victor in their last head-to-head encounter.
• When Atletico Madrid takes a home lead of 1-0, they secure victory in 95% of matches. FC Barcelona has an 80% success rate when leading 0-1 away. If Atletico Madrid is down 0-1 at home, they still manage to win 66% of their games, while Barcelona manages to bounce back in only 16% of their away games when trailing 1-0.
• Overall, FC Barcelona performs better than Atletico Madrid in LaLiga.
• Form also favours FC Barcelona who’ve only lost one in the previous five matches against Atletico Madrid across all tournaments.
• In their last five LaLiga clashes, Atletico Madrid only managed to defeat FC Barcelona once, losing on the other four occasions.
• Typically, in a match against Barcelona, Atletico Madrid scores 0.8 goals on average, while Barcelona score 1.4 goals against Atletico Madrid.
• The average total number of goals in matches between these two teams is 2.2, with 1.8 being scored in the first half.
• When Atletico Madrid plays on home soil, they score 2.41 goals on average, whereas, Barcelona scores 1.8 goals on average when playing away.