Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview

Atletico Madrid's impressive 15-match winning streak in all competitions finally came to an end on Saturday in the Spanish top flight when Diego Simeone's side were dealt a disappointing and surprising 1-0 defeat away from home at Leganes in La Liga, but nevertheless, the Spanish hosts will still feel confident of their chances of returning to winning ways when they return to their Riyadh Air Metropolitano for Tuesday night's clash.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently enjoying an impressive 12-match winning streak in all competitions as the German club recorded a 3-1 home win against Borussia M'gladbach in the Bundesliga on Saturday and no doubt this winning momentum will give Xabi Alonso's side plenty of confidence heading into Tuesday night's Champions League encounter.

Six out of Atletico Madrid's previous 15 wins were registered on home soil at their Riyadh Air Metropolitano which included a 3-1 home win against Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League, and having won four out of their six Champions League ties played to date, Diego Simeon'e side look in good shape to add to their points tally here.

Atletico Madrid also recorded an earlier 2-1 home win against another German club, RB Leipzig, so the Spaniards will be hoping they can repeat that scoreline here on Tuesday night.

Bayer Leverkusen will also fancy their chances in this upcoming Champions League tie at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano as the German visitors are currently enjoying a purple patch of form which has contributed to Xabi Alonso's side sitting in fourth place in the Champions League table with just two games remaining of the league phase.

The visitors have also picked up four wins of their 12 in total on the road with victories gained at Union Berlin, Bayern Munich, Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund and overall results on the elite European front have been quite promising too.

Leverkusen have racked up four wins from their six Champions League ties so far in this campaign with victories gained over the likes of Feyenoord, AC Milan, Salzburg and Inter Milan respectively, but it should be noted that three out of these four wins were achieved on home soil at their BayArena.

Indeed, results away from home on the Champions League stage have produced a pretty ordinary return so far as the German club have managed to muster just three wins from their previous 19 outings on the road at this level, while also slipping to nine defeats as well.

Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen Verdict

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in each of their previous five meetings at home against Bayer Leverkusen and with solid home form behind them, the Spaniards look the more likely to take the spoils in this encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Atletico Madrid win @ 2.37

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Madrid win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Atletico Madrid 1-0 @ 8.00