Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 14/03/2021, 08:18  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 14/03/2021 at 08:19 in Champions League Predictions

Chelsea have been very stable since the arrival of German manager Thomas Tuchel and they will hope the stability continues this Wednesday when they play host to Spanish side Atletico Madrid. The two sides will be contesting for a place in the Champions League quarter finals, with Chelsea leading this tie 1-0. Both sides are coming from 0-0 draws in their last matches in their domestic leagues and going to this game we expect defensive masterclasses. Chelsea’s improvement under Tuchel has been down to astute defending and going to this game, they have five straight clean sheets, after their draw with Leeds United. The Blues lead this tie 1-0 from the first leg, courtesy of Olivier Giroud’s goal and will be hoping they can defend their slim lead against this Atleti side with very good forwards. They’ve scored four goals in their last five matches and in the Champions League, they are unbeaten in their last seven games. In the seven games, they have five clean sheets. They haven’t been great at home in this competition though; in the last 10 they’ve won two and kept two clean sheets.

Atletico on the other hand, are coming from a draw with Getafe, leaving them with just two wins in the last five matches. They’ve been a bit off color lately and as a result have had their lead in La Liga significantly cut. In three of their last six matches, they’ve failed to score and in only one of the last nine matches have they won by two clear goals. Atletico have two wins in their last six Champions League matches and they have three wins in 11 away matches in the competition.