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Unibet Predictions: Salzburg – Atletico Madrid Predictions and Tips For Today

Free Daily Soccer Unibet Predictions for Today, January 28, 2025.
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Champions League – League phase – Round 8
EVENT: Salzburg – Atletico Madrid
TIPS: Away Win | Odds: 1.34@Unibet | Result: PENDING

Salzburg – Atletico Madrid Predictions and Preview

• Last matchday, Salzburg suffered a 5-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (UCL). With one round remaining in the group stage, the Austrians now face Atlético Madrid in a game that will determine their fate in the competition. A point against the Spanish team will ensure that Salzburg will not finish bottom of the 36-team table.
• Salzburg has not scored a goal at home in the league phase this season, having lost three games so far. This is a big concern considering that they haven’t kept a clean sheet at home in the UCL since October 2022 (W1, D1, L7). New coach Thomas Letsch will try to guide his team to only their fifth-ever success at home against a Spanish team in major European competitions (L6). However, with their 5-1 defeat against Real still fresh in their minds, they will be fearful of falling to a Madrid double.
• Avoiding such a feat won’t be easy for Salzburg, given Atlético’s perfect record against them (W2). After beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 last matchday, they are assured of at least a seeded place in the play-offs. A win here or potentially even a draw depending on other results would put them straight into the last 16. However, dropping La Liga points by drawing 1-1 with Villarreal on Saturday was hardly an ideal warm-up.
• Diego Simeone’s men have history on their side here. They have won all six previous UCL/European Cup encounters with Austrian sides, including a 2-0 win here in 2020/21. Perhaps surprisingly given their pedigree, after beating PSG 2-1 and Sparta Prague 6-0, a win here for the Mattress Makers would see them achieve three consecutive UCL away wins for the first time ever!
• Players to watch: Mads Bidstrup scored for Salzburg against Madrid with his second goal of the season. It came after the 75th minute, and three of his last four strikes were in games that ended 5-1 to the home team on the day! Julián Alvarez scored both of Atlético’s goals against Leverkusen, taking his UCL tally this term to six. Three of these were game openers before the 20th minute.
• Hot stat: Atlético have concluded four of their last five UCL group/league phase campaigns with a win (L1).