Newcastle have their one worst season so far. The team had an unsuccessful start in the League Cup, where they left the drawing of this trophy after the first stage, losing to the modest “Burnley” in a penalty shootout. In the English Championship the situation is completely disastrous. After 17 rounds of the current season, the Magpies were in 19th position in the standings. Only on December 4th did the black-and-whites manage to get their first victory, beating Burnley at home (1:0). In total, the hosts have one victory and seven peaceful outcomes, which brought them 10 points and 19th place in the standings. It is impossible not to note the worst performance of the team in the defense line, which conceded 37 times during the tournament. In the last two rounds, Eddie Howe’s charges lost to Leicester (0:4) and Liverpool (1:3). Saint-Maximin, Fernandez, Lewis and Dammet, who has a calf injury, will not be able to play today.
Atletico brilliantly finished the group stage in the Champions League, where in the last round they beat Porto (3:1) away, which allowed the team to reach second place in the playoffs of the main club competition in Europe. In total, the mattress team had two victories and a draw, which brought them seven points, with an unusual failure in defense, which conceded eight times. After 16 rounds of the current championship of Primeira on account of the “Indians” are eight victories and five peaceful outcomes, which brought them 29 points and the fourth position. The gap from the leader before this fight is 13 points. On November 28th, Madrid left no chances for Cadiz (4:1) on the road, followed by two fiascoes in a row with Mallorca (1:2) and Real Madrid (0:2). It should be noted that Diego Simeone’s team is the third in La Liga in terms of goals scored. Today Vrsaljko, Savic and Jimenez, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to enter the field. Griezmann, who has ankle problems, is still in question. More todays football predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
