Atletico Madrid vs FC Astana

Bookmakers took no mercy on FC Astana and lines are so unfavorable on them that it might more profitable betting against the spread that is currently cover -2.5 for an even odds game. Although there is a definite success line betting against the spread of overwhelming favorites, we are going to back the other option for today's game. This game is going to be officiated by Aleksei Kulbakov. That in itself is not interesting unless you delve a bit deeper into his stats. He is not known as a strict ref that shows a lot of cards on his games, and only occasionally that number goes over 3. There is an overview of the games he conducted.

It is easily deducible that, FC Astana being a huge underdog here, there won't be much tension on this game and cards should not present an issue for either of these teams. Medium stake for this one. Good Luck.

Total cards in this game less than 5.5 in ordinary time at odds 1.71