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The German club were in with a shout of a first Bundesliga title this season, though failure to achieve back-to-back victories since February left them struggling to keep up with high flying Bayern Munich and Dortmund.
They’ll still be happy with their campaign, though the loss of Timo Werner may be too great for them to qualify against the Spaniards.
Their goals per game drops considerably from 2.21 when the German has started for them over the last two seasons, to just 1.17 when he hasn’t.
Although that six-game sample isn’t a great indicator, it’s still telling of how much they value their all time leading scorer, and that is bound to play against them up against one of the best defences in Europe.
Atletico Madrid To Win And Under 2.5 Goals
Atletico’s seven goals conceded in this year’s competition is only the eighth best record, though they have played a game more and before their second leg at Anfield only PSG had a better record than Atleti’s five goals conceded from seven matches.
That means that six of their eight matches in the competition have seen two goals or fewer over 90 minutes, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see the same result.
Indeed, Leipzig are averaging 2.75 match goals per game in this year’s competition, though 14 of those have been scored by themselves, with their former talisman Timo Werner being directly involved in six (4G, 2A).
The German side have been known for their midfield domination, which was the pivotal factor that guided them to a 4-0 aggregate victory over Spurs in the last round, though the likes of Saul, Koke and Thomas Partey aren’t going to be overrun here and we’re struggling to see where the goals are going to come from.
The Spaniards have kept a whopping 22 clean sheets this season across all competitions, six of which have come after the recent enforced break and the ‘Unders’ looks to be the best bet for this game.
Atletico Madrid And Under 2.5 Goals At 16/5
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