A crucial match in La Liga as both participants are challenging for the top positions. With FC Barcelona in 5th position and Atlético Madrid at 4th, this has all the looks of a thriling battle. Read on to find out more!
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in La Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
FC Barcelona form and stats
20 points is a decent return from 10 La Liga games here at Camp Nou for FC Barcelona. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Happy days for Barcelona in their previous game, a fixture away at Deportivo Alaves (placed 19th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Midfield player de Jong got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Jong scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 63 successful passes (of 72 total).
FC Barcelona have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Camp Nou with 19 goals in 10 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
Playing away, Atlético Madrid have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Atlético had fun at their own home (Camp Nou) last time out, beating Valencia 3-2. Correa, Hermoso and Cunha scored. Midfielder Carrasco was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.14. Carrasco served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 7 of 8 times and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).
Atlético Madrid are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Atlético Madrid have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Atlético Madrid - FC Barcelona 2-0 was the product when these squads previously met, some time ago this season. Stats for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for FC Barcelona, four draws and three wins for Atlético Madrid. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Depay 8 goals |   Á. Correa 8 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 7 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Atlético Madrid missing players
| FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 36 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 71% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 81% |
| 43% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 82% | 67% |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 33% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 62% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 82% | 62% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 19% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 14% |
| 6 | 7.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 14.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.5 |
| 5 | 6.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 42% | 41% |
| 9.8 | 8.2 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
- Atlético Madrid have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in La Liga
- Atlético Madrid have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Granada | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 11 |
