- Team history: Atletico Madrid won 3-2 in the previous meeting in the UEFA Champions League.
- Liverpool form: Liverpool have won two, drawn two and lost one in their last five games.
- Atletico form: Atletico Madrid have won three, drawn one and lost one in their last five.
Anfield awaits Atleti
Tactical approaches
Atletico Madrid boss Oscar Fernandez has kept his men compact, disciplined and lethal on the break since taking charge in 2021 and that has served them well against Iraola's Liverpool, who had a mixed run last term. The Reds have brought in a more high-tempo 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 system since Iraola took charge that includes a ferocious counter-pressing approach and a style of play that sees them attack vertically at every opportunity. Atletico Madrid are a team set up to punish that way of playing.
Previous meeting and betting
Los Colchoneros beat Liverpool 3-2 in the reverse of this fixture and that game was a game of goals and drama all over the field. Atletico Madrid will be in with a shot of nabbing it on the road in this one and with some away win odds on offer, that's an opportunity not to be missed.
Reds can nick a draw
The Reds can't be trusted to come back with a win after a sloppy performance, nor can Atletico Madrid be trusted to maintain form that has seen them beat Sevilla 3-1 away from home before losing 3-0 to Athletic Bilbao on the same turf.
- It's easy to see how this game could go either way because Liverpool have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last 10 in all competitions, and Atletico Madrid have won five, drawn one and lost four in their 10.
- Liverpool are a hard team to rate in the win-draw-win market, but they have been in their element at home, winning three, drawing two and losing two in all competitions.
- The back four have been vulnerable at times, but they can nick results, as they did when drawing 2-2 with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League before beating Ipswich Town 2-0 away from home.
Both teams to score looks live
Both teams to score looks live for this game, as Atletico Madrid will have the chance to counterattack in numbers against a Liverpool team that likes to push forward.
The home side have scored 14 goals in their last seven home games in all competitions, so the Reds should have enough in the locker to find a goal in this encounter. But Atletico Madrid have hit eight on the road and average 1.33 goals away from home, so the visitors can do some damage too.
Over 2.5 goals looks likely, although both teams to score could be a decent option given Liverpool's firepower at home and Atletico's ability to hit on the break.
