Real Madrid fights Atlético Madrid in La Liga fray

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

These two sides are satisfied with a quality season so far and match dates like this one could be momentous. Here's the preview for Real Madrid - Atlético Madrid!

Insights:
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (37) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Real Madrid, as their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has completely shut out the opponents for 258 minutes in the La Liga.

The Real Madrid supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Inter in Champions League and win 2-0. Daniel Carvajal was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.25 out of 10. The defender Carvajal served one assist, hit four key passes and won 0 of 2 duels.

Before that match, a La Liga win away at Real Sociedad.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Madrid handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and zero defeats.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Madrid's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Madrid have conceded only 5 goals.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the La Liga.

Two travels in a row for Atlético, whose manager Simeone could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Porto. Midfield player Rodrigo de Paul was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.42/10. Paul scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A loss against Mallorca was the result prior to that, in a La Liga home game.

We have checked recent matches where Atlético have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were one victory, zero draws and one defeat.

The Atlético manager Simeone has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. Atlético have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Madrid wins - draws - Atlético Madrid wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
12 goals
Real MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
10 goals
Atlético MadridL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
7 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 0 7 15
12 5 2 Won W 0 4 8
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
37 16 4 Scored S 0 15 27
15 5 2 Conceded C 0 10 16
88% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 93%
75% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 86% 73%
69% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 86% 67%
31% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 33%
31% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 13%
69% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 86% 60%
31% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
12% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 13%
 
5.4 5.4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.4 5.9
3.9 3.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.4 3.7
1.7 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.4 2.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
16.4 15.1 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.9 13.5
6.4 6.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.9 3.9
36% 37% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 56% 46%
 
11.4 12.3 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.3 7.9
3.6 3.6 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.6 2.3
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • 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 won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (37) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+22) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 Real Madrid 16 12 3 1 37 15 7 5 2 0 16 5 9 7 1 1 21 10 22 39
2 Sevilla 15 9 4 2 25 11 7 6 1 0 18 6 8 3 3 2 7 5 14 31
3 Real Betis 16 9 3 4 26 18 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 5 1 2 11 8 8 30
4 Atlético Madrid 15 8 5 2 27 16 8 4 3 1 12 6 7 4 2 1 15 10 11 29
5 Real Sociedad 16 8 5 3 19 13 8 4 3 1 5 3 8 4 2 2 14 10 6 29
6 Rayo Vallecano 16 8 3 5 24 16 8 7 1 0 17 3 8 1 2 5 7 13 8 27
7 Barcelona 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 5 2 2 16 9 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 23
8 Valencia 16 5 7 4 24 22 8 3 4 1 14 9 8 2 3 3 10 13 2 22
9 Athletic Club 16 4 9 3 13 11 7 3 2 2 9 7 9 1 7 1 4 4 2 21
10 Osasuna 16 5 6 5 15 19 8 1 4 3 5 11 8 4 2 2 10 8 -4 21
11 Espanyol 16 5 5 6 15 15 8 5 2 1 10 4 8 0 3 5 5 11 0 20
12 Mallorca 16 4 7 5 16 23 8 2 5 1 8 7 8 2 2 4 8 16 -7 19
13 Villarreal 15 3 7 5 16 17 7 3 2 2 12 9 8 0 5 3 4 8 -1 16
14 Celta de Vigo 16 4 4 8 17 21 9 1 2 6 8 14 7 3 2 2 9 7 -4 16
15 Granada 15 3 6 6 16 23 7 2 2 3 9 12 8 1 4 3 7 11 -7 15
16 Elche 16 3 6 7 15 22 8 2 4 2 9 10 8 1 2 5 6 12 -7 15
17 Deportivo Alaves 15 4 2 9 12 21 8 3 0 5 6 11 7 1 2 4 6 10 -9 14
18 Cadiz 16 2 6 8 14 30 8 0 4 4 5 13 8 2 2 4 9 17 -16 12
19 Getafe 16 2 5 9 10 19 8 2 2 4 8 9 8 0 3 5 2 10 -9 11
20 Levante 16 0 8 8 13 28 8 0 6 2 6 11 8 0 2 6 7 17 -15 8

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.