Lots to play for in this fixture, with Atlético Madrid at 4th and FC Barcelona placed 1st. Here's our match guide!
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (6) in La Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
The total La Liga statistics at home this season for Atlético Madrid are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Atlético Madrid are returning here after visiting Real Oviedo in a Copa Del Rey match and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Llorente (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.1/10. Llorente scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
Previous to that game, a La Liga home match hosting Elche in a game that was won 2-0.Atlético Madrid have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Civitas Metropolitano with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Atlético have conceded 8 in these home matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
FC Barcelona have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 18 points collected from 7 La Liga games. 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. FC Barcelona has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two away matches in a row for FC Barcelona, whose boss Xavi could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Intercity. Dembélé, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.9. Dembélé scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 66 successful passes (of 78 total).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Espanyol in the La Liga.Observe: 10 of the latest 13 league matches involving this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The schedule is very tough for Barcelona now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Cup game at Real Betis is waiting in only three days.
The FC Barcelona manager Xavi has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 league matches. It's not easy to score on FC Barcelona as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Atlético Madrid won three games, three matches ended in a draw and FC Barcelona have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 13 goals |   Á. Morata Martín 6 goals |  A. Griezmann 5 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 53% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 73% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.4 | 14.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 14.7 | 17.1 |
| 6 | 5.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 26% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 46% | 36% |
| 11.3 | 10.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.7 | 8.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
- All of Atlético Madrid's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (6) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (11) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+28) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- FC Barcelona is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 38 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Valencia | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Girona | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Almería | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Getafe | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Elche | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 4 |
