Italian-Bet

Sparkles will be flying when Atletico Madrid and Barcelona lock horns in what promises to be an entertaining La Liga showdown. Diego Simeone’s men need to respond after a disappointing 2-0 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich, in which they struggled to create clear-cut chances. The Atletico boss is expected to make changes, with Lee Kang-In, Ademola Lookman and Jonathan David all pushing for starting places. Martin Hjulmand also returns from his European suspension. Los Rojiblancos have been particularly strong at home, winning all four matches in the current sample and conceding just 0.25 goals per game.

Barcelona, meanwhile, travel to the Spanish capital high on confidence after a 3-0 Champions League victory over Aston Villa, having previously demolished Alaves 6-1 in La Liga. The Catalans have won eight of their last ten matches, scoring an impressive 3.60 goals per game away from home. Jules Kounde and Dani Olmo remain sidelined through injury, while Raphinha is expected to lead the attack again after scoring twice against Villa. Barca have also found the net in every match covered by the statistics.

Given both sides' attacking quality, Over 2.5 goals bet should be considered, while Barcelona’s recent scoring record makes Barca Over 1.5 team goals worth considering. Finally, Over 4.5 yellow cards bet seems interesting (last time out nine yellow cards and one red).