Atletico Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 08/12/2019, 20:44  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/12/2019 at 21:02 in Champions League Prediction

Atletico Madrid will play host to Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow in the final round of Group D matches in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Going to the game, Atletico are second in the group with seven points and Lokomotiv are bottom with three points. Atletico need a win to be sure of sailing to the second round. Atletico are on a poor run heading to this game; they have managed just one win in their last eight matches. They have lost their defensive mettle, and have just one clean sheet in their last four matches. Upfront, they have also been a bit shaky; while they have scored in seven of their last 10 matches, Atletico have failed to score in their last three matches. They however have three wins in the last four home matches. Their good run at home stretches way back – they have one loss in 19 home matches. In 2019, they have played 23 matches at home and lost just two. Back to the Champions League, they head to this game on two straight losses. They have five wins and three losses in their last 10 Champions League matches but they are unbeaten in eight Champions League matches at home. In the eight home matches in the competition, they have six wins and five clean sheets. They have scored two or more goals in six of their last seven Champions League matches at home.

Lokomotiv Moscow on the other hand, head to this game on three straight losses. They can’t qualify for the second round of the Champions League but can vie for a place in Europa League at the expense of third placed Bayer Leverkusen. Lokomotiv Moscow will need a big win over Atletico, and hope Juventus beat Leverkusen away from home to be able to get the Europa League slot. Going to this game, however, it is hard to imagine a Lokomotiv Moscow win. They have one win in nine matches and one clean sheet in 10. They have conceded two goals or more in seven of their last nine matches and six of the last nine matches have yielded over 2.5 goals. They have two wins in six away matches and in the Champions League, they have four losses in the last five matches. Away from home, they have one win in five Champions League matches and no clean sheet in the run. They are without a win in the four earlier meetings with Atletico.