Atletico Madrid v Academica predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Atletico Madrid v Academica predictions Europa League Uefa, International	25/10/2012 21:05	asian handicap	Atletico -1.75	1.83	Bet at VCbet
Betting prediction was written by Anton

ATLETICO MADRID V ACADEMICA PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS AND FACTS

Atletico have made a fantastic start in la liga this seaso and have 22 points from 8 matches.  They are even with leaders Barcelona and look a real force to at least make the Champions League this season if not provide an actual title challenge.  They have won 10 straight matches in all competitions and are playing like one of the best teams in Europe at the moment.  In the Europa League they are looking to defend the title they won last year and have made a perfect start winning their first two matches.

Academica has not made the best start in the Portuguese Primeira League this season with just 7 points from 6 matches.  This leaves them in 8^th place, 7 points off leaders Porto.  Their Europa League campaign hasn’t went much better with just 1 point from their first two matches and it is very unlikely they will qualify from the group.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Atletico have one of the top players in World football currently in Radamel Falcao who has scored an impressive 9 league goals in just 7 games.  He is on the radar of the top sides and due to Atletico’s financial problems if someone comes in with a €40m+ bid, I think they will have to accept it.

It is unlikely we will see Falcao tonight but Atletico will still put out a strong side as they look to win the Europa League back to back and for the 3^rd time in just 4 years.

Academica are in the Europa League this year thanks to a very unexpected win in the Taca de Portugal.  They are unlikely to progress in the tournament or qualify again next year so they will just enjoy their matches against some unfamiliar teams and look to come out with a result where they can.

ATLETICO MADRID V ACADEMICA PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Atletico are huge favourites here as you would expect and I don’t think anything other than an easy win will happen.

Betfair are offering 1.23 on the home win which despite the small odds is still too generous for me and is my option for a bet here.

ATLETICO MADRID - ACADEMICA PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

If you really fancy Atletico to dominate then the Asian market gives us some options with more generous odds.  Atletico -1.75 means they must win by 2 clear goals to profit from the bet and win by 3+ to win the full amount.  In their 10 straight wins only 4 have been by multiple goals but the level of opposition is a step up from Academica.

I think BetVictor’s offer of 1.83 on Atletico -1.75 is a strong bet.

ATLETICO MADRID - ACADEMICA PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Each team has had just 2 of their previous 5 matches end with over 2.5 goals but I expect that to change for this.  Atletico have so much quality that at home they should be able to run up the score in this one.

Visit Stan James to back Over 2.5 Goals at 1.67.

ATLETICO MADRID V ACADEMICA PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: THE END

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