Atletico Madrid vs Rostov Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Previews

Atletico Madrid managed to bounce back from their disappointing defeat at Sevilla on Saturday when they beat Malaga 4-2, although the demanding manager Diego Simeone will be questioning why his usually defensively sound side conceded two at home.

Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro bagged two apiece in this game to take their La Liga tallies to five each for the season, with Belgian winger Carrasco also having two in the Champions League to make him the top scorer in all competitions for Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann isn’t far behind with six goals, but Carrasco is the in form man. The youngster has scored six goals in his last four matches, including the winner against Rostov in October, so backing him to score anytime at 6/4 could prove a good move.

Atletico Madrid’s defeat to Sevilla last weekend ended their unbeaten start to the season, but at least they managed to bounce back with a win. Overall they are in very good form, with six wins from their last seven games in all competitions. At home they have won five of their six games, scoring 19 goals and conceding just three.

This doesn’t bode well for Rostov, as they come into this match in pretty awful form. Their 1-0 loss to Amkar Perm on Saturday made it three defeats and one draw in their last four matches, and they have only won two of their last ten outings in all competitions.

The Russians have failed to score in each of their last four matches and in six of their last ten, including at home to Atletico Madrid. This certainly doesn’t look good as they come up against probably the best defensive unit in world football.

Away from home it’s even worse for Rostov. They have lost seven and drawn two of their last nine away days, failing to score in five of them and conceding 19 at the other end. The majority of these were against teams far weaker than Atletico Madrid as well, and the hosts have been a lot more attack minded going forward at the Vicente Calderon.

This all spells out a potential disaster for Rostov, and I think odds of 2.075 for an Atletico Madrid -2.5 Asian Handicap offers good value for money, and I’m going for that along with a 4-0 correct score prediction at 13/2.