Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool 10/19/21 UEFA Champions League Soccer

Atletico Madrid is hosting Liverpool at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in round 3 of Group B in the UEFA Champions League. Atletico is in solid form, their defense is improving, and they are on a 2-game winning streak. Liverpool is in even better form, they are undefeated in the EPL, and they have 2 wins in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid I in 2^nd place in this group with 4 points, but they have scored only 2 goals so far in the Champions League. The good news for Atletico is their LaLiga game was postponed this past weekend, which means they are healthy and well-rested. In their last game against Barcelona in LaLiga, Atletico has had only 29% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and 75% of the correct passes. Atletico accomplished exactly what they wanted on this game, they were solid defensively, while their offense scored what they had to. Atletico has won this game 2-0. In the Champions League, Atletico’s leading goalscorers are Suarez and Griezmann with 1 goal each, but they will need a lot more offense from now on. Overall, Atletico is a well-balanced team with a defense that is improving, and an offense that can score quite a few goals.

Liverpool is in the wicked form right now, they are scoring a ton of goals, and Salah in particular is having a blast right now. In the EPL, Liverpool is undefeated, and they are in 2^nd place with 18 points. With 22 scored goals so far, Liverpool is the best offensive team in the league. In the Champions League, Liverpool is also undefeated, and with 6 points, they are at the top of the table. Salah has already scored 3 goals for Liverpool in the Champions League, while Firmino added 2 goals. In their last game against Watford, Liverpool was a much better team with 76% of ball possession, 8 shots on goal, 9 corner kicks, 5 big chances created, and 87% of the correct passes. Liverpool has scored 5 goals in this game, and they have deservedly won this game 0-5. Both their offense and defense have been performing really well so far, but Liverpool tends to get sloppy on the defensive end, and those are the problems Klopp must resolve fast for Liverpool.

I think this will be a great game where Liverpool will dominate the possession despite Atletico being the home team, and I see the scoring at least 1 goal here. Atletico will not just surrender, but they will need to be precise if they want to score a goal.