Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, 4/23/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023
Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain
TV: ESPN+
Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-101) Atletico Madrid (+285)
Camp Nou is the location where Atletico Madrid (18-6-5) will take on Barcelona (23-4-2) on Sunday. Barcelona opens at -101 and Atletico Madrid are priced +285. The betting total comes in at 2.75. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona and Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona had a total of 56 SVs and had a SV% of 88.9 over the course of last season. The team's difference in goals was 44 by way of 53 goals compiled and also 9 goals relinquished. Last season, the club put together an average of 2.52 pts/match (73 pts) and they also had a ranking of 2nd in the league with 41 assists. The Blaugrana ranked 2nd in relation to expected goals having 55.9, and their expected goals against were at 22.7. Barcelona amassed 66 yellow cards for the previous season and 6 red cards. Barcelona conceded 9 goals while allowing 0.31 G/90, and opponents accumulated 63 SoT on them. They accounted for 22 clean sheets, which put them at a rate of 75.9 for the previous season.
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Last season, Madrid had a save % of 77.4 (84 SoT against), and also ranked 3rd in the league with 60 pts. The Red and Whites sported an average of 2.1 points per match while compiling 33 assists and 7 red cards. Atletico Madrid recorded 47 goals and the squad's expected goals over the course of last year was at 45.2. Atletico Madrid had a shut out rate of 41.4 in the previous season and also 73 yellow cards. This team's goals against per 90 was 0.72 in addition to 63 saves, and they tallied 12 clean sheets. Atletico Madrid sat at 3rd when talking about goals against having 21, and their difference in goals was at 26.
The guy protecting the net for Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Stegen has seen the field a total of 28,608 minutes and has earned 918 saves in his career. His GA/90 is 0.92 (294 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of .767. The goalie hailing from Germany has faced 1,197 shots tried against him in 318 career starts. Stegen (201-66-51 record during his career) has accumulated 134 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 42.1% clean sheet percentage.
Jan Oblak will reside in front of the net for Atletico Madrid. Thus far in his career, Oblak has allowed 239 goals and has 767 stops in 315 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.76 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 182-74-58. He has earned a save % of .777 and his clean sheet rate sits at 49.2%. Oblak has tallied 155 shutouts and has seen 987 shots attempted against him in 28,229 career mins.
Ferran Torres is one guy who could help decide the outcome for Barcelona. He has 11 assists while accumulating 15 yellow card cautions so far in his career. The forward representing Spain has 18 goals scored in 6,157 mins played. Torres has been a starter in 66 matchups during his career while he scores 0.26 G/90.
Atletico Madrid features a difference maker in Antoine Griezmann, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward hailing from France has totaled 35,265 professional minutes while scoring 173 goals. He is averaging 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 411 matches so far in his career. He has 63 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 64 times.
Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Barcelona (-101)
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