Atletico Madrid host Union St Gilloise on Tuesday evening, both sides have faced tough fixtures in their Champions League campaigns so far. Atletico saw defeat away to Liverpool and Arsenal on matchday one and three, but managed to secure a 5-1 win against Frankfurt on matchday two. 

It was a fantastic start for Union, beating PSV 3-1 away from home, but they’ve since fallen emphatically short against Newcastle and Inter Milan, losing both home matches by a 4-0 scoreline.

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📈 Atletico Madrid v Union St Gilloise Form & Tactics

It’s a similar theme for Atletico this season, generally looking like one of the most capable teams in Spain, but not quite the same level as Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atletico sit 4th in the league after picking up 22 points from 11 games, Real Madrid already lead them by eight points at such an early stage. 

Despite a 4-0 away defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League, Atletico are in a good vein of form, picking up five wins and one draw from their last six league matches. Atletico have been very prolific in home matches across the league and Champions League, scoring 20 goals and conceding six goals across seven matches. 

Union have been major overachievers on the European stage for a while now, continually punching above their weight and looking competitive. It’s no surprise given their data-heavy approach to player recruitment, which is heavily influenced by Tony Bloom.

Union are a very positive and progressive side, but that aggression can be their downfall after experiencing humbling 4-0 defeats to Newcastle and Inter Milan. However, the visitors are a force to be reckoned with in their domestic league, they are currently top of the league after securing 32 points from 13 games, scoring 28 goals and conceding seven in the process. Union are a very dangerous side on the European circuit; PSV discovered this on matchday one after being beaten 3-1.

📔 Atletico Madrid v Union St Gilloise Formation & Team News

Simeone’s teams have generally lined up in their infamous 4-4-2 for most of his tenure, although there has been some slight flexibility from time to time. There’s lots of fluidity to that system while the team is in possession, with plenty of dynamism and interchanging of positions.

The system is fundamentally built upon defensive compactness and rigidity, rapid counter-attacks, and extremely high work rate off the ball. These have been a hallmark of Simeone’s teams for years and years now; it’s produced lots of success. 

Ahead of the game against Union St Gilloise, Atletico have Paul Barrios out after sustaining an injury against Sevilla at the weekend, while Nicolas Gonzalez is an injury question mark.

Union St Gilloise usually adopt a 3-4-2-1 formation, which can be interchangeable with a 3-4-1-2, depending on personnel and tactics. Pressing is a key component of Union’s approach, and this can often be a very high risk and high reward strategy against good quality opposition.

There’s a significant focus on getting the ball into wide areas and using the wing-backs as an attacking outlet. Union are effective at advancing the ball through different thirds of the pitch, testament to their direct approach in possession. 

It’s not the cleanest bill of health for the visitors, with Guillaume Francois, Mohammed Fuseini, Ivan Pavlic, and Jens Teunckens all on the sidelines. Ousseynou Niang is an injury question mark going into the game at the Metropolitano.

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