Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid at Copa Del Rey

Where: Wanda Metropolitan, Madrid, Spain
When: Thursday, January 18, 9:30 PM CET

Several days after meeting in the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid clash once again, only this time in the Spanish Copa Del Rey. This meeting takes place at Wanda Metropolitan Stadium, the home of the Mattress Makers who experienced a painful extra-time defeat against Los Blancos in Saudi Arabia. They have a huge motive to get back at their archenemies but Real Madrid has its intentions as well.

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid Predictions

Atletico Madrid

Inconsistency is what marks Atletico Madrid’s games this season. At one point, they looked like a legit title contender, but somewhere along the road, the Mattress Makers lost their grip, and things began to fall apart.

We are not saying that their quality dropped but simply they aren’t able to produce good performances constantly. So it’s no wonder to see subsequent wins and losses in their results column.

The only bright spot are the games at home because Atletico Madrid didn’t lose a single one since the start of the campaign. Throughout all competitions, they have played 13 meetings at Wanda Metropolitan, winning 12 of them and having only one tie.

Real Madrid

After an exhausting El Clasico, Real didn’t have too much time to recover and had to get back to Spain immediately and start preparing for this big matchup.

Carlo Ancelotti’s crew is in excellent form, not losing a single match in the last 20 appearances that preceded the game against Barcelona in Saudi Arabia. Overall, the team from Santiago Bernabeu lost only once in the 2023/24 campaign.

Jude Bellingham is by far the best player in this unit and the Englishman is one of the biggest favorites for winning the Golden Ball at the end of the season. He already has 13 goals scored, which is a magnificent achievement for a midfielder.

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Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid Possible Lineups

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Gimenez, Savic, Hermoso; Lino, Llorente; Koke, De Paul, Saul; Griezmann, Morata

Real Madrid: Kepa; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Modric, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius

* at the time of writing these lineups were relevant

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid Head to Head

The semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup between these two clubs was very interesting, with Los Blancos advancing to the finals only after extra time victory, 5-3. It was 3-3 at the end of the regular 90 minutes.

Speaking about the sole loss Real Madrid experienced this year, it was against Atletico Madrid at Wanda Metropolitan Stadium, 3-1. That clash was in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid Predictions

This is one more meeting between these two big rivals in which we expect to see at least a goal on both sides. Despite being a cup match, there won’t be too many tactics involved in it, and we really expect to see plenty of actions in front of both boxes.

Our verdict: Both teams to score