Atletico Madrid v Barcelona

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Atletico Madrid have experienced something of a slight wobble in recent weeks in the Spanish top flight as Diego Simeone's side were handed a disappointing 1-0 defeat away from home at Cadiz last Saturday which now makes it only two wins from their last six games overall in La Liga, while Barcelona registered a 1-0 home win against Mallorca which extended the visitors' unbeaten run in the Spanish top flight to a solid looking seven games overall.

Having only picked up wins against Las Palmas and Real Betis during this rather lean period, Atletico Madrid now have the likes of an improving Athletic Bilbao outfit breathing down their necks as the race heats up for a top four finish and one of the Champions League spots.

Within this downturn of results, the hosts have also slipped to losses against Sevilla and Cadiz although both of these losses were incurred away from home but results on home soil at their Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano have been a very different story and are verging on excellent.

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten at home so far this season and having registered 13 wins from their 14 games overall at their Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano, Diego Simeone's side will no doubt be feeling extremely confident about their chances of returning to winning ways here on Sunday night.

Barcelona are also enjoying an unbeaten spell in La Liga heading into this top four clash on Sunday night as the visitors have chalked up five wins and been involved in two draws in recent times which has lifted Barca up into third place where Xavi's side possess a useful looking eight-point cushion over fifth placed Athletic Bilbao heading into this weekend's La Liga action.

Important wins against Osasuna, Alaves, Celta Vigo, Getafe and Mallorca have ensured the visitors have remained on track for another top four finish and Champions League football next season, while the bigger picture shows Barcelona have stumbled to just two defeats from their previous 17 matches overall.

Losses to Girona and Villarreal have been swamped by collecting no fewer than 11 wins during this period and the visitors also possess a strong if not stubborn looking unbeaten record away from home as well.

Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 13 outings on the road and having picked up four wins from their last five games on their travels, the visitors also look in good shape to get something from this Sunday night's encounter.

Atletico Madrid v Barcelona Verdict

Both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have produced some solid results in the domestic top flight in their respective home and away fixtures of late and as a result, goals could be a little thin on the ground as previous exchanges have seen six of the last seven meetings have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Barcelona win @ 2.80

Correct Score: Barcelona 1-0 @ 12.00