There was six yellow cards in the first meeting between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan and with their Champions League last 16 tie still hanging in the balance, we can expect another feisty affair in Spain on Wednesday.
We have compiled our best yellow card bets with Lucky Block for Wednesday night, as well as Atletico vs Inter Champions League foul stats.
Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan Best Bets
- Rodrigo De Paul To Be Booked @ 5/2
- Hakan Calhanoglu To Be Booked @ 7/4
Both of our Champions League best yellow card bets can be put together with Lucky Block to create an enticing 69/8 double. £20 on our two selections would return £192.
Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan Referee
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will take charge of Atletico Madrid vs Inter in the Champions League this week.
Marciniak officiated last year’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan – see below the Pole’s statistics from this season so far.
Szymon Marciniak 2023/24
- Champions League games: 3
- Fouls awarded per game: 23.67
- Yellow cards awarded: 19
- Yellow cards per game: 6.33
Atletico Madrid Foul Stats
Player fouls per game in the Champions League.
- Alvaro Morata – 2.08
- Stefan Savic – 1.5
- Rodrigo De Paul – 1.2
- Nahuel Molina – 1.09
- Mario Hermoso – 1.04
Atletico Madrid Yellow Card Stats
Yellow cards in the Champions League this season.
- Alvaro Morata – 2
- Rodrigo De Paul – 2
- Samuel Lino – 2
- Stefan Savic – 2
- Antoine Giezmann – 1
Atletico Madrid Best Yellow Card Bets
Atletico Madrid’s last 16 Champions League tie against Inter hangs in the balance after a 1-0 loss to the Serie A champions in Milan last time out and after six cards in the first leg we are anticipating another brutal match filled with bookings.
Our first yellow card pick for the return leg in Madrid this week is Rodrigo De Paul. Atletico’s Argentine midfielder is certainly no stranger to a booking having picked up eight yellow cards in all competitions this season so far.
De Paul averages 1.2 fouls per game in the Champions League but he committed two against Inter in the first leg – with the 29-year-old lucky to escape a yellow card towards the end of the match.
The World Cup winner will be up against a tricky midfield of Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu & Henrikh Mkhitaryan so we think De Paul could easily commit at least three fouls in a must win game for Atletico.
You can back Rodrigo De Paul to be booked in the Champions League this week with Lucky Block’s latest betting odds offering a tempting price of 5/2.
Inter Milan Foul Stats
Player fouls per game in the Champions League.
- Hakan Calhanoglu – 1.7
- Lautaro Martinez – 1.5
- Alessandro Bastoni – 1.2
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 1.1
- Denzel Dumfries – 1.0
Inter Milan Yellow Card Stats
Yellow cards in the Champions League this season.
- Davide Frattesi – 2
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 2
- Kristjan Asllani – 2
- Lautaro Martinez – 2
- Carlos Augusto – 1
Inter Milan Best Yellow Card Bets
No player from Inter Milan commits more fouls per game in Europe than Hakan Calhanoglu – with the Turkish star averaging 1.7 fouls per game in the Champions League this year.
You can back Hakan Calhanoglu to be booked in Atletico Madrid vs Inter this week with Lucky Block’s latest betting odds offering odds of 7/4 for the selection.
Calhanoglu is likely to be right in the thick of the action yet again when Wednesday night rolls around and he’ll most probably be up against the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorrente and Saul in attack this week.
With Inter looking to hold on to a slender advantage when they travel to Madrid this week, the Serie A champions could be on the back foot right from the start which could mean a lot more defensive work for Calhanoglu.
Calhanoglu committed just one foul last time out against Atletico but with eight yellow cards in all competitions this year the experienced Turkish star could easily find himself picking up a yellow card.
