National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Madrid or Atlético Madrid that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning more pressure and importance.
Real Madrid have less rest than Atlético Madrid in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a La Liga game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Athletic Club.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Copa Del Rey.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu as Real Madrid have scored 16 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Madrid enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Athletic Club's place. The match ended 2-0 with Kroos and Benzema scoring. Benzema, a striker, was the declared top performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Benzema scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that game, a strong away win at Villarreal. A Copa Del Rey game.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Real Sociedad in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Real Madrid's attacking play is working.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the round of 16.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Atlético Madrid have produced an overall stat of 5-2-2 so far.
Atlético Madrid had fun at their own home (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu) last time out, beating Real Valladolid 3-0. Hermoso, Griezmann and Morata scored. It was a convincing performance from Atlético Madrid when Real Valladolid were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 3-0 and the second half was comfortable. Hermoso, Griezmann and Morata scored their goals. Griezmann got a match rating of 9.24 in that game, top player of the team. Griezmann scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 41 total).
Before that, the Copa Del Rey win away at Levante.
The schedule is very tough for Atlético now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Osasuna is waiting in only three days.
Atlético Madrid are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Atlético are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two participants are: five wins for Real Madrid, three draws and two wins for Atlético Madrid. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 9 goals |   Á. Morata Martín 7 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Atlético Madrid missing players
| Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 53 | 27 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 16.2 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 15.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 25% | ||
| 11.5 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Girona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 14 | Almeria | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Sevilla | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Elche | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 6 |
