Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea predictions for Tuesday’s Champions League match in Arena Nationala in Bucharest. Atletico Madrid looking to bounce back against an in-form Chelsea side.
This match is played in a neutral venue due to Covid restrictions. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Atletico Madrid facing a dip in form
Atletico Madrid are finding it hard to keep the level they were in throughout the season as Diego Simeone’s men suffered a surprise defeat at home to Levante after they drew midweek against the same team.
More worrying for Simeone is that his usually reliable defense has conceded two goals for the third time in five matches and they have just one clean sheet in ten games.
In the UCL group stages, Atletico had two wins four draws, and one defeat. They are unbeaten in five matches and have a 13-match unbeaten run at home. Their last home defeat was in 2017 against Chelsea.
Tuchel to take his success to his UCL debut with Chelsea
Chelsea’s five-match winning streak was halted at Southampton on Saturday as they head to this crucial match against Atletico Madrid undefeated in eight matches.
Chelsea won group E in the group stages, winning four and drawing two games conceding two goals, and scoring 14, keeping four clean sheets in the process. That was an impressive run for former manager Frank Lampard.
A low volume of goals has seen Chelsea’s last five of six games between them and their opponents. The overall average of goals scored standing at 1.83.
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Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea Predictions
Both teams have equal chances in this match, especially that Atletico can’t take advantage of their home Wanda Metropolitana Stadium, as they are playing in a neutral venue.
Both of these teams have seen a low volume of goals in their recent matches and going into this match Simeone and Tuchel will be keen not to make it easy for their opponent to score. We believe it will be a low-scoring match.