On August 7, Atletico Madrid and Portuguese Porto will play at the Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid as part of the match of the 1st round of the Champions League group stage. In our forecast, we will analyze this sporting event in detail.
Atletico
"Matrasniki" occupy the sixth place in the Spanish championship. After three rounds, the team scored six points, hit the gates of their opponents four times, missed twice as much. In the match of the first round, the Red-whites confidently defeated Getafe with a score of 3:0 on their field. At home, in the game of the next round, Atletico lost to Villarreal (0:2). On the road with a minimum score, "matrasniki" won over "Valencia". Griezmann scored the only goal of the match in the second half. In December last year, the Red-Whites met with Porto as part of the Champions League group stage match. Then the game ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the Spanish team.
Porto
After four rounds of the Portuguese championship, the "dragons" in the standings close the top three strongest clubs in the country at the moment. The team scored ten goals against its opponents, conceded four at the same time. On their own field in the first round, the "blue-whites" beat "Maritima" with a score of 5:1. On the road with a minimum score, Porto got the better of the Vizela team. Dry, hitting the opponent's goal three times, in the match of the third round, the Dragons won Sporting. Last weekend, the Blue-whites lost away to Rio Ave (1:3).
Figures and statistics:
- Both teams have lost only one game in the last ten matches
- The outcome of "both will score - no" ended four matches out of the last five matches of the Madrid team
- Before losing in the last round, the Dragons' winning streak was ten matches in a row.
Forecast
For more than twelve years, the blue-whites have not won against the mattress makers. On their own field, the "red and white" will not overshadow their fans. Our forecast: the victory of Atletico. The coefficient is 1.79. The Spanish championship is definitely stronger than the Portuguese one.