Atletico Madrid vs Qarabag FK Predictions, 31 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-1

Atletico Madrid v Qarabag FK Predictions for Tuesday's 8.45pm kick-off Champions League group fixture facing La Liga hosts Atletico Madrid and side Azerbaijan Qarabag FK at Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico Madrid can’t afford another Champions League (CL) slip-up when they host Qarabag at the Wanda Metropolitano on Halloween in their most important fixture of the season to date.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League Group Stages
Kick-off: Tuesday 31 Oct 2017, 08:45pm GMT
Venue: "Wanda Metropolitano" in Madrid, Spain

Atletico Madrid v Qarabag FK Team News

Diego Simeone’s men remain winless after their first 3 games and currently sit 3rd in Group C with just 2 points (D2, L1), 3 points behind Roma and 5 behind leaders Chelsea. Atletico have almost no margin for error if they are to reach the knockout stages of the CL for a 5th straight season.

Azerbaijani champions Qarabag, who claimed their 1st point in the competition by holding Atletico to a 0-0 draw, will run out of chances to progress into the last 16 if they lose to Atletico and Roma beat Chelsea.

Atletico’s inability to score in the 1st half is a worrisome trend. They have failed to find the back of the net in the 1st half of 9 of their last 14 games in all competitions.

Deniz Aytekin returns to Spain. The German referee, who was heavily criticised for his performance in Barcelona’s epic 6-1 win over PSG last season, will be the man in the middle for this crucial CL clash.

Qarabag striker Dino Ndlovu will miss the trip to Atletico after being sent off in the previous clash between the two sides.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Atletico Madrid: Oblak - Luis, Godin, Gimenez, Juanfran - Niguez, Partey, Gabi, Correa - Gameiro, Griezmann (4-4-2 formation)

Qarabag FK: Sehic - Agolli, Sadiqov, Rzezniczak, Medvedev - Qarayev - Madatov, Almeida, Michel, Henrique - Seydaev (4-1-4-1 formation)