Atletico Madrid vs Lazio Predictions

• Atletico Madrid have won all ten home games this season
• Both teams have scored in eight of Atletico’s ten home wins
• Both teams have scored in four of Atletico’s five Champions League matches

Atletico can secure top spot

Top spot is up for grabs in Group E with current leaders Atletico Madrid requiring only a draw to advance as section winners and Lazio needing a victory to leapfrog the Spaniards.

Both are already guaranteed a place in the knockout stages, which relieves some of the pressure, and there is every chance of a free-scoring encounter in the Spanish capital.

It was a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture at the Stadio Olimpico in September, with Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel scoring a remarkable 95th-minute equaliser.

That means both teams have scored in four of Atletico’s five Champions League encounters with the only exception coming in a 6-0 rout at home to Celtic.

Both teams have scored in Lazio’s two away trips in Group E, with them winning 2-1 at Celtic and losing 3-1 against Feyenoord, and they have no choice but to play on the front foot.

Home fortress gives Spaniards the edge

Atletico are a formidable force at home, where they have won all ten games in all competitions this season, but clean sheets have been harder to come by.

Diego Simeone’s side have conceded in eight of those ten home wins so Lazio should be confident of making their mark, although it is likely to be in defeat.

The Italians have won only three of their ten away games this season and this looks a daunting task for them at the Wanda Metropolitano.

So Atletico are taken to prevail in a high-scoring encounter and, having scored exactly three goals in five of their ten home matches this season, a 3-1 victory appeals most.