Atletico Madrid vs Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction: Atleti to get back on track

Suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Arsenal last time out in the Uefa Champions League, Atletico Madrid will be eager to get their European campaign back on track on Tuesday night (19:45 GMT, TNT Sports 5) when they host Union Saint-Gilloise at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Below are my Atletico Madrid vs Union Saint-Gilloise predictions, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the encounter in the Spanish capital.

Team News

Johnny Cardoso returned from injury to feature as an unused substitute in the win over Sevilla at the weekend, and the American could get some minutes on Tuesday.

Pablo Barrios is the only doubt due to a muscle issue, as injuries have been kind to Atleti in recent weeks.

Football Odds

The same can be said of Union SG, with only Mohammed Fuseini expected to miss the trip to Madrid due to an ankle injury.

Atletico Madrid vs Union Saint-Gilloise Odds

Atletico Madrid are the favourites at 1/4 to get back to winning ways in the Champions League, while Union SG are 11/1 to cause an upset at the Metropolitano.

A draw is available at 11/2, with Atleti at 6/4 to win both halves on Tuesday night.

Atletico Madrid to win and both teams to score @ 7/4

Atleti have been a bit Jekyll and Hyde in the Champions League this season, losing to Liverpool and Arsenal, with a 5-1 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt sandwiched in between.

Diego Simeone’s side have been outstanding at home, going unbeaten in their last 11 games on their own patch in all competitions, with 10 wins and one draw in that time.

Today's Football Fixtures

Union SG have scored in seven of their last nine away games in all competitions, including in their last away match in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory at PSV Eindhoven.

It would be little surprise if the Belgian outfit get on the scoresheet on Tuesday, but Atleti should have the quality across the park to come out on top in this one.

Julian Alvarez first goalscorer @ 3/1

Enjoying life in Madrid following his time at Manchester City, Julian Alvarez is one of the first names on the teamsheet for Simeone.

Alvarez is the second-highest goalscorer in La Liga this season after finding the back of the net seven times, with only Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (13) scoring more goals in the Spanish top-flight this term.

Scoring the opening goal in a 3-0 win over Sevilla last time out, Alvarez is tipped to score the opening goal on Tuesday, with the fact that he also takes penalties another reason to back the Argentinian to get Atleti off the mark.

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