MONACO v ATLETICO MADRID
Tuesday 18th September 2018 – Kickoff: 2100hrs
Football – Europe – Champions League Betting Tips
Group A sees Monaco taking on Atletico Madrid with further betting tips available for our readers in the Champions League as we take a look at this opening fixture in Group A.
The Stade Louis II ground is the venue for my next pick with Monaco looking to record their first win in four matches when they entertain Spanish club Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night. Having drawn with Lille and Toulouse as well as defeats to Bordeaux and Marseille, this opening fixture in the Champions League may be a pivotal moment for Monaco.
Indeed, when turning to the Champions League results in recent times, Monaco’s record is woeful as they’ve lost six of their last eight overall in this competition, while at home, the French outfit have lost their last four on the bounce with losses to Juventus, Porto, Besiktas and Leipzig.
A visit from Atletico Madrid tonight will therefore be a big test for the hosts here.
Onto the visitors then, and Atletico Madrid possess tremendous pedigree in this competition having reached the semi-finals in three of the last five seasons, and they’ll be looking to get off to a good start in the principality this evening.
Atletico have made a bit of a slow start to their domestic La Liga campaign as they’ve registered just one win from their first four matches which was a 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, but a 2-0 loss away at Celta Vigo will need to be quickly erased.
The visitors have suffered just one defeat from their last seven matches overall in the Champions League, while away from home they’ve managed to record just one win on their travels from their last seven outings.
However, it should be mentioned that Atletico have made some key signings for this season with the likes of former Monaco winger Thomas Lemar, Kalinic from AC Milan and Hernandez from Villarreal as well as existing striker Griezmann. In addition, they’ll have Diego Costa for a full campaign this season.
My betting tips therefore suggest an away win for Atletico Madrid here.
Pick: Atletico Madrid to win @ 1.80 Bet Victor
