Real Madrid vs Atalanta Betting Tips

Real Madrid are hosting Atalanta at Estadio Alfredo di Stefano in Madrid on Wednesday 17th March 2021 at 01:30 IST. A 1-0 advantage going into the home leg for Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 clash with underdogs Atalanta. A slender lead is always tricky and an Italian turnaround or Spanish supremacy is well on the cards.

Real Madrid Form & Team News

Real Madrid qualified as the number one team from Group B with 10 points from six games. They won three games and lost two in the process. In the Round of 16 matches against Atalanta in the first leg, Real Madrid managed to nick out an away goal winning the match 1-0. This might prove to be a decisive advantage going into the second leg fixture at Madrid on Wednesday. In La Liga, they are placed in the second position with 57 points in 27 games. They have won seventeen while losing four games as well. They have been close to unstoppable in the last eight matches being unbeaten with six wins and a couple of draws to their name. Their last match against Elche saw them winning 2-1 at home. If Real Madrid can continue to dish out performances like in the recent past, they are well and truly in for a trophy haul this season with La Liga and Champions League title up for grabs. 

Alvaro Odriazola, Marcelo, Daniel Carvajal, and Mariano Diaz are the injured players in the Real Madrid squad. Zidane will be a considerably happy man given their long injury list is becoming shorter during the course of time and he can now play his core team to an extent. There is most likely no change expected from the squad that faced Elche. Karim Benzema is leading the charts in both the Champions League and the La Liga goal scoring records for Real Madrid this season. Casemiro and Kroos have looked the real deal leading their way with the highest assists this season. The return of Sergio Ramos to the eleven is a much-needed lift to the Real Madrid squad which lacked the depth when he was out injured. 

Atalanta Form & Team News

Atalanta qualified as the second-placed team from Group D in the league stages with eleven points from six games. They won three games out of those and lost just only a solitary game. They lost the first leg round of 16 clash at home against biggies Real Madrid conceding a goal which might prove an advantage for the Italian club. In Serie A, they are placed fourth in the points table with 52 points from 27 games. They have won as many as 15 games while netting in the second-highest number of goals by a team with 63 goals only just behind Inter with 65 goals. Their last match against Spezia at home saw Atalanta winning quite comfortably with a scoreline of 3-1. But their record of late has been inconsistent nonetheless with only three wins from the last five matches losing the rest of the matches.

Hans Hataboer is the injured player in the Atalanta squad. Gasperini might just opt to play in the same eleven that faced off against Spezia unless there are not any last-minute injury concerns. Duvan Zapata has been in stellar form this season in the champions league leading the way with three goals for Atalanta. Luis Muriel has also netted a couple of goals to his name in this season’s champions league so far. The absence of Hans Hataboer will be costly also since he is the highest in the assists chart with two assists to his name so far. Illicic is in good form after the two-goal heist against Spezia in the last match.

Odds by Casumo

Real Madrid are favorites to win this game according to the Casumo sportsbook. They are placed at 2.12 and Atalanta at 3.30. The odds for a draw is 3.72.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Real Madrid may as well win this game and qualify for the next round given their recent performances have all been quite extraordinary. They might continue their unbeaten streak after this game as well. Atalanta can take heart from the fact that the difference between the two sides was just a single goal and if they have a good day, they can make the most out of it and probably overturn this result which going with the present form of Real Madrid is far fetched dream for Atalanta.

Tip 1: Draw No Bet Real Madrid

In the last eight matches, Real Madrid have played across competitions, they have won six games and drawn a couple which shows their dominance in the recent past. At home, in the last four matches, they have won three and drawn the rest one game. In this tournament, in the last five matches, they have won four while losing the one-off game against Shaktar Donetsk. At home in this tournament, both of their last two matches have ended with Real Madrid winning on both occasions. In the only head to head between the two sides, Real Madrid have won in an away fixture to strengthen their stake for clear dominance in terms of stats before the game while Atalanta on the other hand have been good but their inconsistency is the problem going forward and so we can say Real Madrid is most likely to walk out at least a draw in this encounter. The odds for Draw No Bet Real Madrid is 1.58 according to the Casumo Sportsbook.

Tip 2: Real Madrid To Score Over 1.5 goals

At home in the last four matches, three matches have seen Real Madrid scoring more than 1.5 goals in total.  At home in this tournament, Real Madrid have scored more than 1.5 goals in both of their last two matches. In this tournament, in the last five matches Real Madrid have played, they have had four matches where they have scored more than 1.5 goals. In the last eight matches Real Madrid have played across competitions, They have scored more than 1.5 goals in four matches of those. So given they are playing at home, Real Madrid has in all capacity the ability to score more than 1.5 goals in the next game against Atalanta. Thus it’s most likely that Real Madrid will score than 1.5 goals in total. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for Real Madrid to score more than 1.5 goals is 1.93.

Conclusion

Atalanta has all the required ammo to cause an upset at Madrid but the form that Real Madrid are showing in recent weeks is proof they are well and truly back for European domination. The game might turn out to be a rough one with goals spluttered around. Summarising on a couple of tips from above.

1. Draw No Bet Real Madrid @ 1.58
2. Real Madrid To Score Over 1.5 goals @ 1.93

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