Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in a match in the 13th round of La Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, from 20:00, at Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium.
The 13th round of La Liga also brings a new episode of one of the most important rivalries in Spain, the Madrid derby. Atletico comes to this duel from the position of leader of the ranking, having six points more than the rivals from Real, but also a less disputed match.
In addition to being the leader, Diego Simeone’s team also boasts that it is the only invincible team in the current La Liga season. The only failure of this season came in the Champions League, 0-4 at Bayern Munich. In the championship, Atletico recorded eight victories and two draws, having the second best attack (22), but also the strongest defense (2).
Real Madrid did not do as well this season, one of the main causes being the injuries of Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos. The return of the Real captain was auspicious. Ramos returned in the top 11 in Wednesday’s match, with Borssia Monchengladbach, a match in which the Madrid team won 2-0, thus obtaining the qualification in the eliminatory phase of the Champions League. In the championship, Zidane’s team occupies the 4th position, with 20 points accumulated in 11 matches.
Even if it is a derby that, at first sight, announces a tough duel between the two teams, the last direct confrontations did not bring a high number of warnings. Instead, the number of corners was significant, 32 in the last three direct games. Thus, we choose to bet on at least nine corners awarded in the confrontation between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Real is undefeated in the last five direct duels with Atletico, in all competitions;
In La Liga, Atletico has not won against Real since February 2016;
In the last three direct confrontations, only one goal was scored in regular time;
Atletico is the only undefeated team in the current La Liga season;
Simeone’s team also has the best defense this season, with only two goals conceded;
Atletico has three players in the top 10 top scorers this season, in La Liga, Joao Felix (5), Luis Suarez (5) and Marcos Llorente (4);
Real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius;
Absent: Luka Jovic, Eden Hazard, Martin Odegaard (injured);
Coach: Zinedine Zidane;
Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Hermoso, Lodi – Llorente, Koke, Saul – Suarez, Felix;
Absent: Manu Sanchez, Diego Costa, Jose Gimenez (injured);
Coach: Diego Simeone;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,87
