Atletico Madrid VS Lokomotiv Moscow Match Prediction

Atletico Madrid have faced Lokomotiv four times in the past, and so far they have three wins and a draw.

Here's a look at the those results:    

Oct 1, 2019: Lokomotiv 0-2 Atletico (UCL)
Mar 15, 2018: Lokomotiv 1-5 Atletico (UEL)
Mar 8, 2018: Atletico 3-0 Lokomotiv (UEL)
Oct 25, 2007: Lokomotiv 3-3 Atletico (UEL)

ATLETI vs LOK Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Atletico Madrid are at 1/7, a draw is at 6/1, and Lokomotiv Moscow are at 20/1.  

Group D comes down to this final match of the group.  First and foremost, Juventus are through on 13 points.  They are miles ahead of everyone else, even if they have played a little bit more subdued than most would have hoped and expected of them.  At the bottom, Lokomotiv Moscow are totally out of the running on three points.  They can’t improve their position, so they will also be out of the Europa League picture.  The race for second, though, is very much alive.  Atletico have seven points, so if they win against Lokomotiv they will advance no matter what.  However, if Bayer wins and sees Atletico drop points, then they can move on.  

Atletico Madrid once looked like title challengers in La Liga, but they have fallen off the pace considerably in the last few weeks.  They have had issues with draws all season, but the problem has worsened with three in five and only one win in that run.  That leaves them seventh ahead of this match, though they can’t look past this lest they be embarrassed even more.  At home this term, they have five wins, four draws, and a loss.  

Lokomotiv will come into this match with their own struggles to deal with.  They have sunk to fourth in the Russian Premier League as a result of two losses in a row and a run of just one win in their last five domestic outings.  They are a full 11 off the pace now, so that’s surely going to be too much for them to overcome.  On the road this season in all comps, they have seven wins, two draws, a penalty loss, and four losses.  

Betfair have no for both sides scoring at 1.4.  

Atletico Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction

Atletico have not been able to rack up the results they would have liked in recent times, and there is still a ton of work to be done for them.  However, they are surely going to handle Lokomotiv and make the knockout rounds.  

Correct Score Prediction: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Lokomotiv

Atletico Team News

Diego Simeone has some injury woes ahead of this decisive meeting with Lokomotiv.  Striker Diego Costa remains out alongside defenders Stefan Savic and Jose Gimenez.

Atletico Key Man

Atleti have stuttered and puttered about some this term, but they still have quite the danger man in Alvaro Morata up front to lead them.  He’s scored five in La Liga for them and two in this tournament, leading the way in both, and can be just the poacher they need to create separation from the Russians.  Joao Felix is another star they will hope to rely upon here.  The Portuguese youngster has a ton of pressure upon him, but he can show he has what it takes to handle it with a fine showing to justify the price tag here.  

Atletico Team Form

Atletico have two draws, two losses, and a win in their last five matches:

0-0 draw at Villarreal 
0-1 home loss vs Barcelona
1-0 loss at Juventus (UCL)
1-1 draw at Granada
3-1 home win vs Espanyol

Atletico Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 4-4-2

Lokomotiv Team News

Yuri Semin has his fair share of injuries to account for here as well.  Right back Boris Rotenborg, midfielder Joao Mario, winger Jefferson Farfan, and striker Luka Djordevic are all ruled out.  Defensive midfielder Dmitri Barinov is out due to a suspension for yellow card accumulation.

Lokomotiv Key Man

Only one man in this side has found the net against Atleti before, and that was left back Maciej Rybus.  It’s a big ask for him to do it again, but he can get forward and offer something on occasion that keeps the Spanish side on their toes a bit.  Going forward, Polish midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak has been their biggest threat by far.  He’s got eight goals to lead the way in the Russian PL and he has one in the UCL thus far as well.  

Lokomotiv Team Form

Lokomotiv Moscow have four losses and a win in their last five matches:

4-0 loss at Arsenal Tula 
1-2 home loss vs Dynamo Moscow
0-2 home loss vs Bayer Leverkusen (UCL)
2-3 home loss vs Tambov
2-0 loss at FC Ufa

Lokomotiv Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 4-4-2

Atletico Madrid are by no means flying right now, and in fact are doing quite the opposite. But they are in luck, as Lokomotiv are in even worse form and will be coming to Madrid to face them. That should be plenty for the Spanish side to shake them off and take a relatively easy three points to get through into the knockout rounds. Once they do get there, however, there will be a lot to do for Simeone and his charges.

Lokomotiv Moscow are sputtering at the moment with three consecutive losses and only one win in their last five official matches in all competitions.