APOEL FC vs Atlético Madrid Preview 25/11/2009 Champions League - Group D

APOEL are suiting at rock bottom after four rounds with just one point but we they, nevertheless, showed plenty of potential so far

APOEL FC vs Atlético Madrid Preview 25/11/2009 Champions League - Group D

If this tie had been played at the start of the season, everyone would have predicted an easy win for Atletico but the situation is now completely different. APOEL have shown they can match even the best European teams, while Atletico are utterly disappointing apart from occasional glimpses of quality. Is this the right time to back APOEL?

Can APOEL win this game?

APOEL are suiting at rock bottom after four rounds with just one point but we they, nevertheless, showed plenty of potential so far. The Cypriots brought one point from Vicente Calderon, while losing three games by the narrowest of margins and maybe this is the perfect moment for their first Champions League victory. Ivan Jovanovic’s side are full of confidence after the 2:0 win over rivals Anorthosis and we expect them to take the game to Atletico. We don’t thing the hosts will have any problems scoring past Atletico’s shaky defence and you should really consider backing APOEL to score at odds of 1.50 offered by Boylesports.

Boss Ivan Jovanovic doesn’t have too many problems with injuries, although Sikora, Zewlakow and Haxhi are out of contention. The hosts are set to adopt attacking approach from the very start and their opening pressure could easily produce results. The visitors are playing without any confidence and they are bound to have problems dealing with very motivated hosts. Therefore, you should try backing APOEL to score the first goal at odds of 2.50 offered by Stan James.

Atletico sitting in Primera relegation zone

This club must be cursed or something like that since they boast one of the strongest squads in Spain for quite a while but their performances are nowhere near the expected standard. Los Rojiblancos are now sitting in the relegation zone in Primera with just 7 points from 11 games, while they are pretty disappointing in Europe as well. The team have no problems in the scoring department, but their defence rarely concedes less than two goals and that is a big problem. Atletico have got to try and win this game and will continue playing attacking football even if it means they will continue conceding goals. With Forlan and Aguero up front, we see a good value in backing Atletico to score over 1.5 goals at 2.40 offered by Sportingbet.

Quique-Sanchez Flores has recovered from swine flu and he is set to take his side to this very important match for club’s European ambitions. The boss is without suspended Assuncao and injured Raul Garcia but they are the only absentees at the moment. Defender Tomas Ujfalusi returns after recovering from flu, while Mariano Pernia is also back after missing the last four and a half months through injuries sustained in a car crash.

Betting verdict

The two teams are fighting for the third place in the standings and an opportunity to continue their European campaign in Europa League, and we expect both sides to play attacking football. Atletico are the team that score a lot of goals but concede plenty, thus over 2.5 goals looks like the logical choice.


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