Key fixture in Spain – Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal
This weekend (Saturday March 17, and Sunday March 18) will see some cracking matchups for football lovers across the globe. JustBet features two exciting games that will have you engaged and satisfied.
Firstly, we touch down in Spain where title pretenders Villarreal play host to title contenders Atletico Madrid in what is sure to be an enthralling contest. Then we hop over to picturesque France to witness a battle that should have you wanting more even after the final whistle; it’s the two feisty French upstarts Marseille and Lyon engaging in a battle for the second and final Champions League spot
For Atletico Madrid, winning week in and week out is the only way for them to put pressure on Barcelona at the top of the table; and that they have been doing so since the start of the season as they remain in second spot.
Atletico Madrid may have lost at the Nou Camp recently to Barcelona, making it very difficult for them to take down Barcelona for the title, but they know they have to continue winning and hope for a Barcelona slip up. Villarreal, on the other hand, have been a hit and miss of late and will hope not drop any points on Sunday in this mammoth clash.
Atletico goes into this clash on a great run of form winning 9 of their last 11 matches with Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa in sublime form and hitting the net with regularity in the last couple of games. Villarreal, though, enters this contest on a somewhat indifferent form after losing three of their last four games and slipping to fifth in the standing. They do have the offensive tools to give Madrid a fight as they have scored in five of their last six home games, and they need all the points they can gather as the fight for the Champions League spots intensifies. The “Yellow Submarines” are unbeaten against Atletico Madrid since 2015, winning 3 and drawing 2 games in their last 5 head to head meetings.
My betting tip? Both teams to score in a draw
The JustBet odds on the match are as follows:
• Villarreal to win, $3.95, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $3,950.
• Atletico Madrid to win, $2.05, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $2,050.
• Odds of a draw, $3.25, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $3,250.
• Odds on the home team (Villarreal) winning and both teams scoring in the game at full-time, $7.00, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $7,000.
• Odds on the away team (Atletico Madrid) winning and one or none of the teams scoring in the game at full- time, $3.00, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $3,000.
• Odds on the game drawing and having over 2.5 goals at full-time, $15.00, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $15,000!!!
The second game on Sunday at 3:00 pm local time, sees two of France’s great football entertainers go head to head in what will be an exciting encounter as both fight for that second Champions League spot that will enable them to play in Europe come next season.
Both these teams are placed in third and fourth positions in the Ligue 1 table. however, Marseille have a five-point lead over their visitors which makes this contest a must-win for Lyon. The stake is so high for these two teams, as with PSG already champions elect, they have to slug it out every week and there’s no room for error as a draw or a defeat can be detrimental to a top three finish.
The home team, Marseille, have only lost three of their last 18 games with two of those defeats coming against PSG in the league and Cup, their run have been nothing short of impressive, they have only been beaten once at home all season and that was against PSG. Only the two big guns in PSG and Monaco have superior home records compared to them. Lyon had been mounting a serious title challenge of sorts before Christmas, but their underwhelming form in 2018 has seen their outside title chances completely evaporate, leaving them to fight for that important and lucrative Champions League spot. They have been up and down with their form in recent times, but statistically they are the second-strongest team in France away from home this season. they are the highest scorers away from home, hitting 34 goals in 15 games, which is two more than the great PSG has achieved. Interestingly, the home team have been poor in this fixture, having not won any of the last eight games dating back to 2009.
You will be truly entertained by these two giants on Sunday, so relax, kick back and enjoy the game and bet with JustBet and win with us!!!!
My prediction: Both teams to score, and over 2.5 goals in the game
The JustBet odds are as follows:
• Marseille to win, $2.05, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $2,050
• Lyon to win, $3.50, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $3,500
• Odds of a draw, $3.60, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $3,600
• Odds on the home team (Marseille) winning and scoring over 2.5 goals in the game at full-time, $2.60, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $2,600
• Odds on the away team (Lyon) winning and scoring over 2.5 goals in the game at full-time, $4.50, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $4,500
• Odds on the game drawing and having over 3.5 goals at full-time, $15.00, which means that a $1,000 bet would pay $15,000!!!!!
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