Atletico Madrid vs Osasuna Betting Tips 16/05/2021

02:17, 16 May 2021

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02:17, 16 May 2021

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Atletico Madrid will host Osasuna in La Liga at the Wanda Metropolitana in Madrid on 16th May 2021 at 22:00 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of the host Atletico Madrid to win the match. Madrid will look for all three points as they are just two wins away from the title.

Teams Status

Atletico Madrid are coming off a close 2-1 win over Real Sociedad in midweek. That kept them two points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table. They have played 36 matches in La Liga and have won 24 matches, drew eight and lost just four matches, accumulating 80 points in the process. They have the best home record in the league with 14 wins, three draws and one loss in the 18 matches on home turf. They have scored the third highest number of goals with 63 goals and have conceded just 23 goals. Two Madrid players have scored above ten goals with Luis Suarez and Marcos Llorente have scored 19 and 12 goals respectively. Llorente is the leading assist provider with 11 assists to his name. Simeone has a lot of options to choose from apart from Thomas Lemar who is out with a hamstring injury.

Osasuna are currently in the 11th position after 36 matches with 44 points. They have 11 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses. They have an average away record according to their standards as they have managed just 18 points from 18 matches on the road. Unlike Madrid, where just two players have taken the bulk of the load in scoring goals, Osasuna have a lot of attacking players who have chipped in with goals this season. Ante Budimir has scored ten goals this season and is the team’s leading goal scorer. Roberto Torres and Jonathan Calleri have contributed with seven and five goals respectively. Osasuna will look to stick to the same XI that beat Cadiz in the last match.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.26	6.00	14.00
1.25	5.50	12.00
1.24	6.00	13.00

Atletico Madrid are the favorites to win the match according to the Betway sportsbook and are placed at 1.25, while Osasuna are placed at 12.00 and the draw at 5.50. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Atletico Madrid are placed at 1.24, while Osasuna are placed at 13.00 and the draw at 6.00. Atletico Madrid are placed at 1.26 odds according to the Dafabet sportsbook. While the underdogs Osasuna are placed at 14.00 and the draw at 6.00.

Tipster’s Angle

The form that Atletico are in, they have a better edge over Osasuna. The head to head record also suggests the same. Apart from that, this could be a high scoring game as Atletico could go for the kill.

Tip: Atletico Madrid -1.5 @ 1.80

Atletico Madrid have won the last five head to head matches and even they won all five matches by two or more goals. Atletico Madrid won by two or more goals in two of the last two head to head matches hosted in Madrid. Also, Atletico Madrid won two of the last three matches that they have played at home by two or more goals. While Osasuna lost the last two matches that they played against two of the top three teams by two goals. So, it is very likely that Atletico Madrid will beat Osasuna by two or more goals at 1.80 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.89

In the last seven head to head matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Three of the last five head to head matches played at the Wanda Metropolitana have seen over 2.5 goals scored in them. Osasuna usually provides some high scoring fixtures as four of the last five matches that they have played in La Liga had over 2.5 goals scored in them. Even three of the last four matches that they played on the road had over 2.5 goals scored. Apart from that, two of the last three matches that Atletico played at home had over 2.5 goals. So, it is evident that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.89 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

Atletico has not won the title so far but they have their destiny in their own hands if they win the next two games. While Real Madrid and Barcelona will be hoping for Atletico to drop points. Osasuna are clear of the relegation zone and will be playing to finish on a high.