Marseille v Atletico Madrid Betting Tips: 2, 2018-05-16

Consistent Atletico Madrid more likely than Marseille to lift Europa League trophy

Europa League Tips

MARSEILLE v ATLETICO MADRID

Wednesday 16th May 2018 – Kickoff: 1945hrs

Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips

Wednesday night brings us the final of the Europa League with Marseille taking on Atletico Madrid at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that Marseille would perhaps have a slight advantage as the final is being played in France.

But not a bit of it – on the domestic front in Ligue 1, Marseille are without a win from their last seven visits to Lyon, and you have to go way back to April 2012 for their last success in what was a 1-0 win in the Coupe-de-la-ligue.

Transferring our focus to the Europa League, and you’ll find that Marseille have recorded just one away win from their last ten ties in this european competition, which was a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao, but five defeats from their last seven on the road is not a good sign for the French outfit.

Marseille have relied heavily upon their form on home turf to reach the final of this competition, and this is reinforced when looking at their results at home in the Europa League which have seen Marseille register eight wins from their last nine at their Stade Vélodrome.

Atletico Madrid have been virtually in cruise control throughout this competition as they’ve reached the final having lost just once in their eight matches played to date, as they entered the knock-out stages in the round of 32 having dropped out of the Champions League in December.

Their one defeat so far was a 1-0 loss away at Portuguese outfit, Sporting CP, but wins at Copenhagen and Lokomotiv Moscow were followed by a draw at The Emirates against Arsenal. On the domestic front, Atletico Madrid have recently recorded back-to-back away wins in La Liga against Deportivo Alaves and Getafe respectively.

However, Atletico Madrid’s results away from home in this competition haven’t all been convincing, but although both of these teams are seemingly bringing some ‘baggage’ into this final, the difference could well be the strike pair up front for Atletico Madrid – Costa and Griezmann.

Main Pick: Atletico Madrid to win @ 1.70 Unibet

Side Pick: Diego Costa anytime goalscorer @ 2.80 Betfair

Side Pick: Antoine Griezmann anytime goalscorer @ 2.38 Unibet