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Austria Wien will face a tough task when welcoming Atletico Madrid at Franz Horr Stadium Tuesday in matchday 3 in group G. Austria Wien has 1 point, Atletico has 6 and the difference between the two teams could not be bigger.
The hosts seem to be the weakest team in this edition of Champions League, despite doing a decent job in the first two rounds. A 0-1 loss at home to Porto was followed by an impressive 0-0 away draw at Zenit, though the russians had play with 10 men for the whole second half. Austria Wien is struggling in the domestic league with just a 4th place standing and a poor run of form (1 point in the last 3 games). If they translate the form showed in the last 3 games, they will be in for a long night against Atletico. Austria Wien can not count on midfielders Grunwald and Gorgon. This could allow Atletico Madrid to control the midfield battle with even more authority than expected.
Austria Wien lineup: Lindner – Dilaver, Rogulj, Ortlechner, Suttner – Simkovic, Holland, Mader – Spiridonovic, Hosiner, Jun
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Atletico Madrid saw an amazing run of 8 consecutive wins in Primera Division stopped by Espanyol on Saturday. The Barcelona side won 1-0 on the home turf but credit to Atletico and manager Diego Simeone for putting in such an amazing string of results. They have shown that they are the real deal and can even compete for the title in Spain. For sure Atletico will be looking to bounce straight back and get a win in Wien today. Team news for the visitors: Atletico Madrid can not count on Leo Baptistao. Miranda is highly doubtful. Star man Diego Costa is doubtful but with big chances to play.
Atletico Madrid lineup: Courtois – Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Luis – Koke, Tiago, Gabi, Turan – Villa, Costa
Atletico Madrid has 6 points in the group after beating Zenit and Porto but they will go for a win today. They know they have a chance to assure qualification after the next two games against Wien and then focus on the domestic league. They also want to recover after the Espanyol loss four days ago.
Wien will fight their hearts out for sure but in the end there is so much difference in quality. Atletico is the strongest team in the group and the fact that Wien barely hanged on vs. Zenit or Porto does not mean they will be able to keep in touch with Atleti. The austrians have been dirt poor in the last few weeks in the league and you have to ask how much can they improve just on determination? Pick the visiting side to get a 2 or more goal win with asian handicap -1,25. Their offensive qualities (21 goals in 9 rounds in Spain, 5 in 2 games in UCL) are for sure good enough to justify covering the spread … especially with Diego Costa expected to play. Atleti does not back down from winning with a big margin if they can. Bottom line I do not underrate the Wien side but I view Atletico as a top team in european football that will do the job when needed against lesser opposition. Prediction: Austria Wien – Atletico Madrid 0-2.
Pick: Atletico Madrid (-1,25 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.78 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.24
Event date: 22 October
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- Ocean is 1 for 2 in the Champions League group stage this season
