Spanish La Liga
2013-04-27 - Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football : Spanish La Liga
Venue: Vicente Calderon
Saturday 27th April 2013 – Kickoff time 20:00
Match Preview :
It cannot get any bigger this weekend with Atletico Madrid 3rd in La Liga welcoming Real Madrid 2nd in the standings which will also be a preview of the Coppa Del Ray Final which these two sides will once again be contesting in next month.
However, for now it is Atletico Madrid welcoming Real Madrid to the Vicente Calderon in the El Derbi madrileno. [ English Translation: Madrid Derby), which is the name given to football matches between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, both of whom comes from Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid heads into this match with so much at stake. They know if they lose this match to their city rivals then it could effectively hand Barcelona the La Liga title this weekend. But for Atletico Madrid who has not beaten Real Madrid for 14 years now and despite winning 3-1 on that occasion, it was not enough to avoid them from being relegated from the top flight.
And despite being three points behind their more illustrious opponents heading into this match, Diego Simeone's side still harbour hopes of finishing above Real Madrid in the standings. If they want to make that happen, they have to beat Real Madrid in this match and a win would then put them level on points with Jose Mourinho's side.
Real Madrid who lost their midweek's Champions League encounter against German side Borussia Dortmund, going down 4-1, will have the second leg to come at the Santiago Bernabeu to think of which means that Mourinho could decide to rest some of his key players whom he thinks can turn the game around in Madrid.
That could only mean that the likes of Xabi Alonso, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo may not play the full 90 minutes so that they will be fresh to help Real attempt an unlikely comeback against the Germans.
What is certain is that when these two teams faced each other, goals at both ends look likely and with the home side Atletico Madrid scoring in all of their matches [expect one] in their last 23 games at home, and Madrid scoring in all but one of their last 21 matches in all competitions, it is likely that we will see both teams score in this match.
Diego's Simeone's players will be fresh as they did not play in midweek and will be hugely motivated to get the win which should mean Madrid relinquish their league crown if Barcelona can beat 14th place Athletico Bilbao in the earlier match.
Furthermore, Atletico were recently boosted by the news that striker Diego Costa will no longer have to serve a suspension after having the yellow card he picked up last weekend overturned. And since they have scored first in 14 of their last 16 home league matches, while Real Madrid have a history of conceding first in four of their last eight games, one can also consider going for Atletico Madrid to score first in this match.
The last time these two sides met, Real Madrid won 2-0. The stakes are high here, Real Madrid knows they simply cannot lose thiss match or else Barcelona will get the title and also they will let Atletico Madrid be level on points with them.
Form:
Atletico Madrid - L W D D W W
Real Madrid - W W L W W L
Possible lineups
Atletico Madrid: Courtois; Juanfran, Godin, Miranda, Luis; Gabi, Suarez, Koke; Rodriguez, Falcao, Costa
Real Madrid : Lopez; Nacho, Carvalho, Albiol, Marcelo; Modric, Ozil, Casemiro; Ronaldo, Benzema, Callejon
Prediction:
Take Real Madrid on Level Ball Handicap NOT to get beaten in this match.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Atletico Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take Real Madrid on Level Ball Handicap.
