Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid Prediction, 3/7/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/2/2021

Game: Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2021

Location: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Atlético Madrid (+150) Real Madrid (+180)

Luka Modric and Real Madrid (16-4-4, 3rd in La Liga) travel to Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday where they'll take on Atlético Madrid (18-4-2, 1st in La Liga). The starting goalkeepers are Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid and Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid. Atlético Madrid are priced +150 while the Meringues are at +180. The total opens at 2.5.

Atlético Madrid faced off with Villarreal in their last match and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 77.4% received passes rate by connecting on 295 of the 381 passing targets last contest. Atlético Madrid tried 10 dribbles in this game and were successful in 5 of the dribbles for a rate of 50.0%. Regarding shot accuracy, Atlético Madrid finished the game at a 83.3% clip by putting 5 shots on target out of 6 shots. Atlético Madrid is averaging 1.87 g/90 (45 goals in total) and have accounted for 36 assists in all games for the year.

Luis Suarez is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Atlético Madrid. Suarez has started 437 matches in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.75 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Uruguay has 322 goals in 38,644 minutes played. He has accounted for 140 assists while accumulating 91 yellow cards during his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Joao Felix, the forward representing Portugal. Felix has been on the field for 4,696 minutes in 54 starting assignments and has been given a total of 11 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 12 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 28 goals. He scores 0.54 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Atlético Madrid is Jan Oblak. Oblak has been on the field for a total of 24,565 mins and has 680 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.8 (211 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 77.4%. The goalkeeper from Slovenia has faced 875 shots attempted at him in 274 career starting assignments. Oblak (157-65-50 mark in his career) has totaled 138 shutouts, which leaves him with a 50.4% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Real Madrid went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Real Sociedad. Real Madrid finished with a 47.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 of the 19 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by converting 541 out of their 614 pass attempts earning a percentage of 88.1%. Real Madrid connected on 4 shots attempted out of 19 shots attempted earning them a 21.1% rate in their last game. Having accumulated 39 goals and 31 assists for all their games, Real Madrid has an average of 1.62 goals and 1.29 assists per 90 minutes.

Luka Modric should be someone to watch for Real Madrid. He sports an average of 0.13 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 368 contests so far in his career. The midfielder who is from Croatia has totaled 31,640 professional minutes while scoring 44 goals. He has 56 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 65 times. Be sure to watch out for Toni Kroos, the midfielder born in Germany. Kroos has been given 51 yellow cards in 28,699 mins played (328 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.13. He has scored 40 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 82 times.

Thibaut Courtois will look after the net for Real Madrid. So far in his career, Courtois has allowed 331 goals and has earned 833 saves in 363 starts. He has allowed 0.92 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 218-75-67. He has a save % of 72.6 and his clean sheet rate is 43.8%. Courtois has totaled 159 clean sheets while he has seen 1,149 shots against him in 32,484 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlético Madrid (+150)

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