Today's Football in One Look (22 Dec 19): Team news & predictions
Today Manchester United will go against Watford while Milan will face Atalanta, Atletico Madrid will go against Real Betis, and Real Madrid will meet Athletic Club. Let’s take a quick look at each match:
Watford vs Manchester United
Manchester United:
Manchester United is going to face Watfordtoday.
Manchesterare currently 8th in the Premier League with 25 points. In their most recent match, they went against Colchester in the Football League Cup quarterfinals where they won the match 4-0. Before that,
the Red Devils
went against Everton and drew the match with a 1-1 result.
Watford:
The Hornetsare currently 20th in the Premier League with only 9 points and just 1 win in the 17 matches they have played. In their most recent match, the team went against Liverpool where they were beaten 2-0 by the Reds.
Key stats:
After going six league games unbeaten against
Manchester United
between 1984-1986,
Watford
have lost 14 of their last 15 against the Red Devils in the top-flight. This is while Manchester United have won 11 of their 12 Premier League meetings with Watford.
Prediction:
It is easy to predict the result of this match, considering the teams’ performance. Overall, we assume that the match would be over in Manchester United’s win.
Atalanta vs AC Milan
AC Milan:
In the second match,
AC Milan is going to go against Atalanta.
Milanare currently 9th in Serie A with 21 points and after 6 wins out of 17 matches played. In their most recent match, the team went against Sassuolo where they drew their match with a 0-0 result. Before that, the Rossoneri defeated Bologna with a 3-2 result.
Atalanta:
On the other side of the pitch, there are
Atalanta. The team are currently 6th with 28 points and eight wins. One loss and two draw; that is how the team have performed in their most recent three matches. It has to be mentioned that the loss was against Bologna in their most recent match where they were beaten 2-1.
Key stats:
Milan won their last Serie A encounter against Atalanta, last winning back-to-back matches against them in the competition in January 2014. It also has to be mentioned that they have scored in 26 of the last 27 away matches against Atalanta in Serie A, losing only four games. However, Atalanta have scored 38 goals in 16 matches in Serie A this season: their best tally at this stage of the competition.
Prediction:
Considering the results and the teams’ performance, and also Atalanta being the host, we assume the match to be over in a draw or Atalanta’s win.
Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid:
Real Betis and Atletico Madridwill meet each other tonight.
El Atletiare currently fifth in La Liga chart with 29 points. The leaders are currently Barcelona with 39 points so far. Atletico have won 7 matches out of 17 and in their most recent match against Osasuna they were the winner with a 2-0 result.
Real Betis:
On the other side of the field, there are
Real Betis, which are currently 13th in the chart with 23 points; the team have won only six of their 17 matches this season.
Key stats:
Real Betis have won just one of their last 13 LaLiga games against Atlético de Madrid, though it was their last meeting at Benito Villamarín in February.
Prediction:
Atletico Madrid vs Real Betis match prediction is not that tough as the teams’ background and performance almost makes us sure that Atletico Madrid will be the winner of the competition.
Real Madrid vs Athletic Club
Real Madrid:
The last match to talk about is the clash between
Real Madrid and Athletic Club.
Real Madridare currently second in the chart with 36 points, right after Barcelona which have achieved 39 points so far. Los Blancos have had a brilliant performance so far this season improving along with Zidane. In their most recent match, the team went against the Blaugranas in El Clasico and drew the match with a 0-0 result.
Athletic Club:
On the other side of the pitch, there are
Athletic Club, which are currently 8th in the chart with only 27 points. The team have currently won 7 matches out of 17 and in their most recent match, they were the winners against Intercity in Copa del Rey with a 3-0 result.
Key stats:
Real Madrid have just lost one of their last 19 LaLiga games against Athletic which was a 0-1 loss at San Mamés in March 2015, failing to score only in two of them in the process. This is while Athletic have lost 13 of their last 14 trips to Santiago Bernabéu in LaLiga, conceding 3.4 goals on average. Their last win there was in February 2005 under Ernesto Valverde.
Prediction:
Going through the match prediction, we assume Real Madrid will win the match, considering their general performance and form.
Which match do you think will be the most interesting one?
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