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Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Prediction and Betting Odds | Madrid Derby May 8

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Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Betting Preview

WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Madrid Derby betting preview for Sunday, May 8 at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. How much does Real Madrid have in the tank for this contest after pulling off a monumental comeback against Manchester City earlier in the week?

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Sunday, May 8 Madrid Derby Betting Notes
Atletico Madrid: +110
Real Madrid: +255
Draw: +255
Total: 2.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time: 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Analysis

Real Madrid takes on Atletico on Sunday after securing a trip to this year’s Champions League final in Paris against Liverpool.

Trailing by two goals heading into stoppage time, an unbelievable Rodrygo double in the 90th and 91st minutes gave Madrid the lifeline they needed to push the tie into extra time, and who else but Karim Benzema finished the show with a 95th minute penalty to seal the win for Madrid.

Real Madrid won the reverse fixture 2-0 at home against Atletico back in December with goals coming from Benzema and Asensio to secure the win for ‘Los Blancos’.

Real Madrid Earn Some Much Needed Rest

After officially wrapping up the league title last week against Espanyol and preparing for the huge Champions League final against Liverpool on May 28th (a repeat of their 2018 clash), there really isn’t a whole lot for Madrid to play for in this game despite the fact it’s an historic ‘El Derbi’ against city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital.

We may well see a ton of changes for Carlo Ancelloti’s side ahead of this fixture as a result as they look to get healthy ahead of the clash against Liverpool.

Atletico Running Out Of Steam

After a tough start to the season which saw last year’s Spanish champions Atletico lose four straight league games in December to effectively kiss their chances of an historic repeat of their La Liga success goodbye, Atletico bounced back in March with six straight wins and looked to have steadied the ship in the race for Europe.

However, just one win over their last six games in all (two of which came in the Champions League), has seen the race for the top four heat up as both Real Betis and Real Sociedad look to capitalize on Atletico’s recent poor form and possibly take that final Champions League spot from Atletico in the close out to the season.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Prediction

You simply have to look towards taking Atletico Madrid this weekend to win this game as they look to secure the fourth Champions League spot against an unmotivated Real Madrid team on Sunday.

While ‘El Derbi’ is always a big event in Spain, Carlo Ancelloti will no doubt know the monumental task facing him in just a few weeks and will want as fresh a team as possible in order to try and upset the applecart for a fourth straight time with what would be a huge upset win over Liverpool in the Champions League final.

With that on the horizon and with the league already secured for Madrid also, this game is a far bigger event to Atletico on Sunday and we expect them to grab all three points here at home with a victory over their city rivals.

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Meet the Author

‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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