Manchester United continue their pre-season preparations with a Stockholm friendly against Atletico Madrid on Saturday and are tipped to come out on top.
With two games under their belt, the Red Devils should really be at a more advanced stage than Los Colchoneros , who had a number of Spain and Argentina stars go all the way to the World Cup final. With that in mind, we’re happy to take EVS for Michael Carrick’s men to prevail at the Strawberry Arena for our main Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid prediction .
Betting Odds
Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Man Utd | EVS | 50% |
Atletico Madrid | 9/5 | 35.7% |
Draw | 23/10 | 30.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Man Utd are evens to beat Atletico Madrid , who are 9/5 to win, with the draw at 23/10.
Head-to-Head
Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid head-to-head record
Admittedly, United have never beaten Atleti , who knocked them out of the old Cup Winners Cup back in 1991 and the Champions League four years ago, with a 1-1 draw in Madrid followed by a 1-0 success for Diego Simeone’s side at Old Trafford.
Form Guides
Man Utd form guide
After an excellent end to last season saw them finish third, United kicked off their summer tour of Scandinavia with a low-key 1-0 loss to Wrexham in Helsinki , when Carrick fielded a side for the second half made up entirely of players who have represented the club’s academy.
However, they showed the benefit of that blow-out when impressing in a 5-0 hammering of Rosenborg in Trondheim. Three of those goals were scored by 19-year-olds in Shea Lacey, Jacob Devaney and Harry Amass, while Ethan Williams was another youngster to hit the target.
Carrick did start that match with a very experienced line-up, though, with England internationals Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount joined by the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Patrick Dorgu, new signing Andrey Santos and goalscorer Joshua Zirkzee.
Despite Amad Diallo returning to training this week, the Red Devils are still without World Cup stars such as Bruno Fernandes, Lisandro Martinez and recent capture Youri Tielemans, but they can put out a really solid side, with Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven two other first-team regulars. That should give them an edge early on, so 13/5 for the Premier League outfit to lead at half-time and full-time is added to our Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid betting tips.
Atletico Madrid form guide
Long-serving manager Simeone took Atleti to the Champions League semi-finals last season before losing out narrowly to Arsenal, but the second half of their domestic campaign was disappointing and left them fourth in LaLiga .
Bayer Leverkusen defender Alejandro Grimaldo, Sporting Lisbon midfielder Morten Hjulmand and Lee Kang-In from PSG have come in over the summer to boost an already talented squad. However, as mentioned above, four of their players formed part of this summer’s all-conquering Spain squad, while five more went all the way with Argentina, including final contributors Julian Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nahuel Molina.
Los Colchoneros did still manage to beat Getafe 4-1 in their opening friendly on Wednesday, with former Everton winger Ademola Lookman hitting a double and Mexico midfielder Obed Vargas slotting in a late penalty, which means they can’t be taken lightly. We still favour United to be further ahead in their preparations, though, so 11/4 for the Red Devils to prevail and both teams to score takes the eye.
Betting Tips
Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips
Man Utd to be leading at H/T and F/T @ 13/5
Man Utd to win and BTTS @ 11/4
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