Atletico Madrid
- The hosts sit 12th in the standings, 13 points from 7, while the visitors are 28th with 6 from 7.
- Oscar Fernandez has been Atletico Madrid’s manager since July 2021 and he has installed a clear identity for this all-action side.
- Their 4-4-2 system, which morphs into a 4-3-3, allows them to be compact and narrow while maintaining a strong defensive shape when out of possession and then explode into life on the break.
- The Madrid club’s ability to use possession as a weapon of control is second to none in Europe, but they can also play long when the occasion calls for it.
- Atletico’s last two results were a 3-0 home win over Real Mallorca in LaLiga and a 1-1 away draw with Galatasaray in the Champions League.
- Alexander Soerloth has found his scoring boots in recent weeks, netting 3 of Atletico’s 8 goals in their last 5 fixtures while Julian Alvarez tops their goalscoring charts in this competition with 4 goals in 6 games.
Bodo Glimt
- Kjetil Knutsen, who took over at Bodo in July 2022, has had a similar impact on the Norwegian outfit’s style of play.
- His 4-3-3 is all about high pressing, rapid vertical play and getting their full-backs in over to provide width on the counter-attack when they win the ball back.
- Bodo’s last results have been a 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City and a 4-1 friendly win over Diosgyor VTK of Hungary.
- Jens Petter Hauge has been a go-to man in Europe, having scored 4 in 7 Champions League appearances this season.
- Bodo have not won any of their 3 away games in the competition so far, with 2 draws and 1 defeat, but they have scored 5 goals in total.
- Backing Bodo to cause Atletico some problems on Wednesday seems a smart move given the visitors’ red-hot run of 3 wins in a row.
Key Players
- Alexander Soerloth has found his scoring boots in recent weeks, netting 3 of Atletico’s 8 goals in their last 5 fixtures.
- Julian Alvarez tops Atletico’s goalscoring charts in this competition with 4 goals in 6 games.
- Jens Petter Hauge has been a go-to man in Europe, having scored 4 in 7 Champions League appearances this season.
Betting Insights
- Atletico are unbeaten in 3 at home this term, winning all 3 Champions League matches at the Metropolitano, and they have 2 wins and 1 loss in their last 3 home matches.
- The 1.26 on Atletico to win is slightly on the short side considering Atletico have only conceded 3 goals in 3 home Champions League fixtures this term, so we will take Bodo’s recent form into account and their recent attacking intent into our main selection.
Prediction
However, Atletico are clearly the better side, so they should edge this contest with a goal in it for the hosts.
