Sparta Prague vs Atletico Madrid Prediction: Atleti can enjoy their night in historic city

A team in great form at present under their experienced manager Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid will take some stopping when they hit the road to take on Sparta Prague on Tuesday night, November 26, at 19:45, in the Champions League.

Atleti currently find themselves on a five-match winning streak in all competitions, with their La Liga form taking them up to third place in the Spanish top-flight standings.

Sparta Prague vs Atletico Madrid

The Madrid outfit made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 defeat at Benfica followed by a 3-1 home loss at the hands of Lille.

However, a 2-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain in their last game in this competition can help kick-start a push for the knockout stages this season.

Sparta Prague will be no pushovers on their own patch at the epet ARENA, but the Czech giants are not in the best form and Atleti look capable of heading back to Spain with the three points.

Team news

Sparta will have to do without the services of Veljko Birmancevic and Angelo Preciado as they recover from a thigh and knee injury respectively.

As for Atletico, Thomas Lemar is still out on the sidelines with a muscular issue, while the game might come too soon for defender Robin Le Normand following his recent head injury.

Le Normand has returned to training but is expected to miss out, as is fellow defender Nahuel Molina who missed Argentina’s recent internationals due to injury.

In more positive news for the visitors, Marcos Llorente and Cesar Azpilicueta are back to full fitness and are expected to feature.

Match odds - Sparta Prague vs Atletico Madrid

Sparta are 4/1 to cause an upset on Tuesday night with a home victory, while Atletico are 4/6 to secure the three points.

A draw on the night is 3/1 and over 3.5 total goals is available at 2/1.

Atletico Madrid to win and both teams to score @ 12/5

Atletico have turned a corner since the end of October and have gone on an impressive five-game winning streak.

That 2-1 win at the Parc des Princes against PSG was vital in keeping Atleti’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive.

Sparta are currently on a four-game winless run and it’s hard to see them having enough to overcome Simeone’s men on Tuesday.

The Czech outfit have scored in all of their 13 home games this season, so they might well get on the scoresheet but it’s unlikely to be enough to topple Atleti.

Toma Wiesner to receive a card @ 21/10

No Sparta player has picked up more yellow cards in the league this season than Toma Wiesner and he’s good value to be issued a card in Tuesday’s encounter.

The Prague defence is likely to be extremely busy dealing with the likes of Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann, so it would be little surprise to see Wiesner add to his card collection in this one.

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