Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 12/03/2022, 15:16  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 12/03/2022 at 16:16 in Champions League Predictions

Manchester United snapped a three-match winless run ahead of their return leg clash at home to  Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. A Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick ensured United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at Old Trafford and they will be gunning for a win as they welcome the Spanish champions. This tie is well poised at 1-1 from the opening leg, with United having come from behind to level. They go to this game with a clear need to work on their defence, as their only clean sheet in the last five matches was against relegation threatened Watford, which ended 0-0. In the other four matches, both sides have scored and in three of their last five matches, they’ve conceded two or more goals. Three of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and at home in the Champions League, they have three wins in five but without a clean sheet in the five matches. Both sides have also scored in the last five home matches in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid are in good form; their earlier struggles have dissipated and they have a five-match unbeaten run going into this game. They have four wins in these five matches. Four times in their last five matches, they have scored two or more goals and both sides have scored in three, with Atletico keeping two clean sheets only in the last five matches. The Spaniards are coming from a 2-1 win over Cadiz in La Liga, that being the third of their last five matches to produce over 2.5 goals. In that game, Joao Felix scored for the fifth time in the last five matches and he will be fired up for this game. In their last five Champions League matches, Atletico Madrid have managed just one win and both sides have scored in three of the five matches; Atletico have failed to score in two and they have no clean sheet.