This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Atlético Madrid at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Liverpool with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
The visiting Liverpool played their last game only three days ago, a Premier League match. That game was also an away game, at Watford. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
It's quite the trip for Liverpool when visiting Atlético Madrid as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
Atlético participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Chelsea.2-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Atlético Madrid so far this season. The Atlético fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano and will expect new points from this game. Atlético Madrid has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Atlético's last game was hosting Barcelona and winning 2-0. Thomas Lemar (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.44/10. Lemar scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Milan and winning 2-1.Atlético has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Atlético have only let in 2 goals at home.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool's mission in Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Liverpool as they haven't lost any of their last 18 games.
Two travels in a row for Liverpool, whose manager J. Klopp could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Watford. As you can tell from the results above, Liverpool was very dominant against Watford, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Roberto Firmino (3), Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Roberto Firmino's lethal finishing against Watford. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Roberto Firmino, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.95. Firmino scored three goals, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Manchester City in the Premier League.The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Liverpool alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (14 from 4 played). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding seven meetings): Atlético won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Liverpool managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 7 goals |  S. Mané 5 goals |   L. Suárez Díaz 4 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Atlético Madrid | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 36 | 59 | ||
| 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.7 | 18.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.9 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Porto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Elche | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Granada | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Levante | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| 20 | Getafe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 2 |