Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus Betting Odds, Champions League Prediction

Atletico Madrid are off to a good start in Spain’s La Liga and are the betting favorites in this Champions League encounter, but they are in need of a win against Juventus.

In the first game of tournament play, Atletico had a rather surprising loss to Olympiakos, while Juve won their CL opener.

Atletico have yet to lose in La Liga play after six matches, winning four and drawing two, according to the matchup report. However, the big question for this match is: Can they score on the great Juventus defense?

Juve are tied with AS Roma atop the Italy Serie A table with five wins in five matches. What is even more impressive is that they have not allowed a single goal in league play and kept a clean sheet in their CL group-stage opener with Malmo.

At sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark, Atletico are the Champions League betting favorites at home at 6-5, with Juve at 11-4 and a draw line of 23-10.

While Juve are in top form, history is not on their side. In their last 20 matches in Spain, they have just three wins.

Juve are also dealing with some key injury concerns, especially Andrea Pirlo, who is likely out for this match. The loss of Pirlo is a big one for the Italian club, as he is the leader of the midfield. However, he has not played in the last month, and Juve had no problems taking three points in each match.

Atletico’s Mario Mandzukic will be featured in this match after coming back from a broken nose. He and Miranda lead a balanced attack that will test the Juve defense.

After a bit of a sluggish start on the offensive side of the pitch this season, Juventus have two straight 3-0 wins in Serie A play. Carlos Tevez scored two of his team-leading four goals in the last match for the reigning Italian champions; he is the player on whom Atletico’s defense must focus.

Prediction: Atletico come into this match with confidence after a 4-0 drubbing of a solid Sevilla squad in their last Liga fixture. However, that confidence will be shattered in this match facing a superior Juventus squad that will win on Spanish soil this Wednesday night by a score of 2-0.