Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid at La Liga

Where: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
When: Monday, February 5, 4:00 AM

The only two losses Real experienced this year were against Atletico Madrid. Though they managed to beat the big rivals once as well, so they know how to take down Diego Simeone’s boys. The pressure on the Los Blancos is high, with Girona having one point more than they, but Real has a game in hand, which puts them in a better position. Meanwhile, the Mattress Makers have risen up to place No.3, but with the same number of points as Barcelona and two more than Bilbao. Points from this event are extremely valuable to them as well.

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid Preview

Real Madrid

The Los Blancos are in solid shape and we have to say that just a few noticed their constant form and excellent results. The hype surrounding Girona is massive, and Real’s good performances are staying under the radar.

The way Carlo Ancelotti’s unit trashed Barca in the Super Cup finals was impressive, and it revealed a glimpse of their true power. We haven’t seen such one-sided domination in El Clasico for a long time, and no matter Barca’s struggles and handicaps, it left a massive impression on us.

Coming into this week, Real had only one loss in the past ten games, winning the other nine. Also, the past six meetings were all with both teams netting and at least three goals, five of them with four hits.

Atletico Madrid

Simeone’s unit is the only one who knows how to beat Real this year. A win at Bernabeu would be a major boost for the Mattress Makers, who are third, and with three points from this clash, they would be back in the title race. There would be enough time for them to erase all the previously made mistakes.

Before Wednesday’s matches, Atletico had four wins in a row, two in La Liga and two in Copa del Rey. In the past three, we saw them keeping a clean sheet and showing excellent defending skills. However, the rivals weren’t that tough: Granada, Sevilla, and Valencia.

Atletico plays faster football than in the past, and they are oriented more towards offense than defense, which is a paradox knowing Simeone and his preferred tactics. But it seems that he decided to make some changes.

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Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid Possible Lineups

Real Madrid: Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Bellingham; Vinicius, Rodrygo

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Hermoso; Llorente, De Paul, Koke, Niguez, Riquelme; Griezmann, Morata

* at the time of writing, these lineups were relevant

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Head to Head

There were three meetings between these units, and Atletico leads 2-1 in the series. The first game was in La Liga at Wanda where Atletico won 3-1. After that, we saw these two in the Super Cup semis, where Real won following the extra times, 5-3, and two weeks ago, the two bitter enemies clashed for the third time. The encounter included extra times once more, and only Atletico ended on the winning side now, 4-2.

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid Preview

Our pick here is high efficiency, and we are all in on that. Both teams are very efficient and like to compete, so over 2.5 hits looks like the best decision.

Our verdict: Over 2.5 goals