Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Spain – Super Cup
Date: Thursday, 9 January 2020
Kick-off at 19:00 UK / 20:00 CET
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah).
Barcelona
Barca without goalie Marc-Andre Ter Stegen who try to let a persistent knee heal itself. They are also without Arthur and Ousmane Dembele, none of which are suitable for travel. Beyond that they are healthy and take full big squad with star Ansu academy as Fati, Riqui Puig and Ronald Araujo into Arabic because they wish to retain their crown.
XI predicted: Neto; Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, De Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Suárez.
Atlético Madrid
Diego Simeone's men welcome back Stefan Savic for the squad and has even taken a summer signing Ivan Saponjic though he has not appeared since joining in July. The young Serb can make a difference? He may have as Diego Costa is not traveling and do not have a sluggish Thomas Lemar. Lemar speculation linking with a move away in January and his absence here will only fuel it.
XI predicted: Oblak; Trippier, Felipe, Gimenez, Lodi; Thomas, Herrera, Koke, Saul; Joao Felix, Morata.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
Barcelona has been hit by a sharp drop in form and have won just once in their last four games. Their last clash in the street to see them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Espanyol. While at home, they took off emphatic 4-1 win over Alaves.
However, the Catalans still lead La Liga, albeit only on goal difference.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid sports an impressive four-game winning streak under their belt, the most recent a 2-1 win over Levante at home. The squad has also been on the losing end only three times in their last nine games, in all competitions.
Be that as it may, Atletico have been vulnerable in the event this season. Sadly, they have come away with a victory only once in eight of their journey on the road overall.
In sharp contrast, Barcelona has conceded defeat in the home or on the road, because of their 3-1 defeat at the hands of Levante, back in early November. Taking into account that Barca are also unbeaten in their last nine meetings with these enemies as well, it looks like Atletico Madrid are in for a tough set of ninety minutes this week.
Furthermore, h2h history also shows that the two teams have in their defense the best in recent times. All their last five games with one another have a low scoring affair with less than 2.5 goals in the charts.
Thus, relying on more of the same when they square up to Thursday.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Betting tips
Barcelona win @ 1.90 (9/10)
Under 2.5 goals @ 1.90 (9/10).
