Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid
6-30-2020 - 4:00 pm ET
Barcelona (2)
4-3-3 - Formation
Home Record (15-1-0)
Home ATS (8-7-1)
Home O / U (9-7)
Last Result
2-2 Draw vs. Celta Vigo
Barcelona starts the matchday in a must-win situation, having dropped two more valuable points over the weekend, the Catalan's currently trail their bitter rivals Real Madrid by two points for first place in the La Liga standings.
Barcelona has struggled to find their form since the restart of the season, only winning (3) of their last (5) matches, Barca has dropped six points in their chase to defend the league title.
Barcelona does enter Tuesday's contest riding a (28) match unbeaten streak while playing at home, as the Camp Nou has been a fortress for the Blaugrana.
Barca has scored at least (1) goal in (15) of their last (16) home league matches.
Both teams to score have cashed in (56%) of Barcelona's home league matches.
Barcelona averages (3) goals per home league match.
Barcelona Strengths & Tendencies
Use of short passes
Defending set-pieces
Finishing scoring chances
Possession-based football
Attacking down the wings
Attempts through balls often
Attacking through the middle
Shooting from direct free-kicks
Creating long shot opportunities
Stealing the ball from their opponents
Creating chances through individual skill
Controlling the match in the opponent's half of the pitch
Injury Report
Frenkie de Jong - Out
Ousmane Dembélé - Out
Sergi Roberto - Doubtful
Atletico Madrid (3)
4-2-3-1 - Formation
Away Record (5-8-3)
Away ATS (5-9-2)
Away O / U (3-6-7)
Last Result
2-1 Win vs. Alaves
Atletico makes their annual trip to Barcelona on an impressive run since the restart of the campaign, winning (4) of their last (5) league matches, taking a four-point advantage over Sevilla for the third-place spot in the table.
Atleti has scored in all (5) matches since the restart and in their last (10) La Liga fixtures.
Atletico has also found the back of the net during their travels as of late, scoring in (5) straight away league matches, for an average of (2) per contest.
Both teams to score has cashed in (3) of their last (5) away league matches, and (6) of their last (9) league affairs.
Atletico averages (1.1) goals per away league match.
Atletico Madrid Strengths & Tendencies
Aerial Duels
Take a lot of shots
Use of short passes
Protecting the lead
Attacking set-pieces
Creating scoring chances
Attacks through the middle
Recovering from losing positions
Creating chances using through balls
Stealing the ball from their opponents
Controlling the game in their opponents half of the pitch
Injury & Red Card Report
Sime Vrsaljko - Out
Mario Hermoso - Out
Koke - Out (Red Card Suspension)
Stefan Savic - Out (Red Card Suspension)
H2H Last 10
Barcelona (7-3)
Over 2.5 Goals (3-7)
Both teams to score in (6) of their last (10) league meetings.
Interesting Fact:
Over the last (33) matches in all competitions, both teams to score has cashed (70%) of the time these two teams have matched up.
Match Play
Both Teams To Score - Yes -105 / 1.95
Odds Provided By Bovada
Projected Score
1-1 (FT)
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