LaLiga: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Real Madrid play host to Atletico Madrid, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in LaLiga on Sunday at Estadio Bernabeu.

Real Madrid are chasing the first place in the LaLiga after collecting 66 points from their initial 28 encounters. Atletico Madrid trail them on 57 points after 28 rounds, sitting as number 3 in the table.

Form: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid Form

In their last three outings, Real Madrid won 3-0 against Manchester City, beat Elche by 4-1 and hammered Manchester City 1-2. Real Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at Estadio Bernabeu, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 17 times, while letting in five themselves.

Atletico Madrid Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Atletico Madrid. They first took out Tottenham by 5-2 before downing Getafe by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Tottenham, who ran out 3-2 winners. Atletico Madrid won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

Scoring three goals during a LaLiga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Federico Valverde is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Federico Valverde to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Popular markets: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Real Madrid won nine times and lost one as well. Atletico Madrid won three times, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Atletico Madrid won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Real Madrid in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Real Madrid scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Real Madrid managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 13 consecutive meetings between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Real Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, who managed to hit the net 2.3 times on average in these games.