Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

• Atletico Madrid have won one half of football in eight of their last nine La Liga games
• Barcelona have lost one half of football in three of their last four La Liga matches
• Antoine Griezmann has scored 13 goals in 18 appearances for Atleti this season

Defeats blot Barca’s record ahead of crunch clash

Atletico Madrid would make a major move in the La Liga title race if they beat an out-of-sorts Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

Diego Simeone’s side will not lack belief going into the game after powering to their fourth straight win in midweek away at Feyenoord.

Barca’s form is a little chequered with only three wins in their last six games and two defeats at home to Real Madrid and away to Shakhtar Donetsk blotting their recent record.

Griezmann can haunt his former club

Fans of the Blaugrana are concerned that this year’s crop are not good enough to mount a lasting title challenge, having already lost at home to Real to allow their rivals a three-point advantage.

The loss of Gavi for the season has not helped, but they lack an orchestrator with the class of Atleti’s Antoine Griezmann, who could come back to haunt his former club.

The France international is in the form of this life and, with 13 goals in 18 club games this season, is a leading candidate to grab a goal here.

The main recommendation is to back the visitors to win at least one of the 45-minute periods, as they have done in eight of their last nine La Liga games.