Arsenal have a great chance of reaching the Champions League final for just the second time, as long as they hold their nerve when visiting Atletico Madrid this week.
The Gunners romped to a 4-0 win when these teams clashed in London during the league stage, but Mikel Arteta 's men have clammed up a lot of late.
We feel they are still a cut above their semi-final opponents, but a draw would certainly suffice in Spain and 11/5 for that outcome is our initial Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal prediction.
How to Watch
How to Watch Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal
Wednesday night's clash is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 BST and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 .
Betting Odds
Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal Betting Odds
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Atletico Madrid | 17/10 | 37% |
Arsenal | 8/5 | 38.5% |
Draw | 11/5 | 31.3% |
Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Head To Head
Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal head-to-head record
Los Colchoneros came out on top when these teams first met in the 2017/18 Europa League semis, drawing 1-1 in London , where Antoine Griezmann cancelled out Alexandre Lacazette 's opener, and then prevailing 1-0 in Madrid thanks to a Diego Costa strike.
However, it was all Arsenal at the Emirates in October , with Viktor Gyokeres bagging a brace of goals to cap off a stunning second-half display by the Gunners .
Form Guides
Atletico Madrid Form Guide
Arsenal will be aware that Diego Simeone is a past master at scraping through tense tussles, twice leading Atletico to Champions League finals during his lengthy reign. The 55-year-old has been at it again in the knockout stages this term, although the action has been a lot hotter than we associate with the Argentine's teams.
Club Brugge were beaten 4-1 in Spain following a 3-3 draw in Belgium , while Tottenham were hammered 5-2 at Metropolitano Stadium prior to a 3-2 success for Spurs in the second leg. Atletico then stunned Barcelona with a 2-0 triumph at Camp Nou and held on to advance despite going down 2-1 on home turf. Those results highlight that a Simeone side can never be discounted, but this is not a vintage Atletico team by any means, with Saturday's dramatic 3-2 defeat of Athletic Bilbao at this venue ending a run of four straight La Liga losses.
Los Colchoneros have hit the back of the net in 12 consecutive games in all competitions, though, and conceded in 10 of those fixtures, so 20/23 for both teams to score here is a percentage pick for our Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal tips.
Arsenal Form Guide
The Gunners will have breathed a collective sigh of relief after Saturday's 1-0 home win over Newcastle following back-to-back Premier League defeats against Bournemouth and Manchester City . As well as suffering a couple of domestic cup losses in recent weeks, Arsenal have also been showing signs of feeling the strain in this competition.
Having breezed through the league stage with eight straight wins, scoring 23 goals and conceding only four, the knockout rounds are proving far more tense. Arteta 's side needed a late Kai Havertz penalty to draw 1-1 away to Bayer Leverkusen before winning 2-0 in London . Against Sporting , a last-gasp Havertz strike in Lisbon proved the only goal of the tie, and there is no doubt that a team which resembled a well-oiled machine for much of the season is now stuttering down the home stretch.
Declan Rice declared: "We've played in tough games in the last three or four years at the highest level, so we know what to expect and what's to come. We're Champions League semi-finalists, let's embrace it, enjoy it and bring it on." However, this has all the makings of a cagey contest, so 5/1 for a 1-1 stalemate is added to our Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal best bets.
Betting Tips
Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal Betting Tips
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