Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Preview

Having lost both of their last two games on the trot in all competitions and both being away from home, Atletico Madrid will be eager to return to the home surroundings of their Riyadh Air Metropolitano for this 2nd leg of their Champions League round of last 16 encounter, especially as Diego Simeone's side trail their loc al rivals by a 2-1 margin ahead of Wednesday night's tussle.

Real Madrid by contrast have won both of their last two games, both of which were gained on home soil at their Estadio Santiago Bernabéu with victories gained over their upcoming hosts in last week's 1st leg tie along with a 2-1 home win against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid will now be looking to turn the tables on their city rivals on Wednesday night and manager Diego Simeone will be hoping his team can rekindle the sort of form which saw Atletico put together a solid looking 10-match unbeaten sequence in all competitions beforehand.

Within these previous 10 games, Atletico Madrid had picked up six wins in the process along with being involved in four stalemates, and four of these six wins were also recorded on home soil as well.

The goals market also looks promising as eight out of Atletico Madrid's last 12 matches overall have resulted in both teams scoring.

Real Madrid will be looking to make it three wins on the trot on Wednesday night when Carlo Ancelotti's side not only seek to protect their 2-1 lead from last week's 1st leg but to also progress through to the last eight teams of this season's Champions League competition.

The bigger picture shows Real Madrid have slipped to just two defeats in their last 16 matches across all competitions which came in the shape of losses incurred against Espanyol and real Betis, both being in La Liga.

Nevertheless, Real Madrid have managed to collect no fewer than 12 victories within this 16-game sequence, five of which were achieved on their travels, so the visitors may well fancy their chances of producing another narrow victory here at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Wednesday night.

Wins on the road at Real Valladolid, Brest, Leganes, Manchester City and Real Sociedad respectively will no doubt give the visitors a timely confidence boost ahead of this return leg, while the prospect of goals for both sides also looks promising as well.

Indeed, eight out of Real Madrid's last 10 matches overall across all competitions have also resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net.

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid Verdict

Remarkably, each of the last 10 meetings between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have seen both teams score and this trend looks set to continue at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.50

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00