Madrid rivals meet in semi-finals

Stats predict a close encounter

Real Madrid host Atletico Madrid on Tuesday evening in the semi-finals of the Champions League, live on BT Sport from 7.45pm. Armchair fans are in for a real treat, while Coral punters will have plenty to cheer home too.

We offer up an abundance of big-match betting opportunities, including winner, first goal scorer, handicap and total goals. Click here to ensure your opinions pay-off.

Recent meetings point to the draw

This will be the third meeting of these old rivals this season, and the 61^st in their history. The current head-to-head stats stand very much in favour of the home side, reading Real Madrid 34 – 10 Atletico Madrid, with 16 draws. The pair couldn’t be separated last time, ending 1-1 at the Bernabeu less than a month ago. Pep had the hosts ahead on 52-minutes, but that advantage was cut-out thanks to an equaliser from Atletico favourite Antoine Griezmann in the dying minutes of the match.

Punters looking to support the stats in this fixture will be interested to know that last month’s two-goal draw was the second 1-1 finish at this venue in-a-row, and siding with the hat-trick will see you bank a tempting 11/2, if it comes good again. Keeping things simple and taking a draw, regardless of the final score, is a 5/2 poke.

Three of the last five Madrid derby matches at any venue has seen both teams find the net, and that is sure to rate as a handy option for accumulator backers, with Coral’s traders giving out 10/11, which looks massive, given that stat.