The second Madrid derby of the season witnesses a top-two clash in La Liga with leaders Real Madrid taking on second-placed Atletico Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu separated by just a point.
RM vs ATM Match Details
Date: Saturday, 8 February 2025 / Sunday, 9 February 2025
Time: 21:00 (CET), 01:30 (IST)
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
RM vs ATM Match Preview
Real Madrid recovered from their surprise loss to Espanyol in the league with a 3-2 success over Leganes in the Copa del Rey quarterfinal stage. Part of the youth side, 20-year-old Gonzalo Garcia scored the winner in almost the last kick of the game to help his much-changed side progress to the last four of the competition. The win also gave Los Blancos much-needed momentum before facing their city rivals Atletico Madrid in the title-challenging battle of La Liga. Despite not being at their best, Carlo Ancelotti's men still find them topping the table albeit just a point above their Saturday night counterpart hoping to extend a four-point lead and seven points gap with third-place Barcelona with the 16th league win of the season. Hence, three points in the second Madrid derby of the season for Los Blancos will have huge ramifications and one that they will not want to miss. The record holders of the league title also have a stellar record in Madrid derby, especially playing at Santiago Bernabeu where they have not lost the fixture since 2016 while also losing just once at home this season. However, the team has only won two times in that period, drawing the previous two encounters.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid has looked promising this campaign despite starting slowly racking up 48 points from 22 games. Their start to the New Year in the league was worrisome as they lost to Leganes and drew with Villarreal but soon caught wind in the sail this month with a 2-0 win over Mallorca and a 5-0 humbling of Getafe in the Copa del Rey quarterfinal. Having also guaranteed a direct spot for the last-16 stage in the Champions League with a 4-1 thrashing of FC Salzburg at the end of January, Diego Simeone's side looks to be high in confidence as they travel to Santiago Bernabeu for the crucial Madrid derby. Atletico Madrid are the fourth-best side in the league in terms of away form with 18 points earned from 10 matches. They also took a point in the last two derbies played at the venue but even without a great record in this fixture, Los Colchoneros will want to prove a statement to go close to their ambition of winning the league title for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
RM vs ATM Recent Form (all competitions)
RM: WWWLW
ATM: WDWWW
RM vs ATM Recent Form (La Liga)
RM: WWWWL
ATM: WWLDW
RM vs ATM Predicted Lineups
Real Madrid
Courtois; Vazquez, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe
Atletico Madrid
Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Alvarez, Griezmann
RM vs ATM Head-to-head (Overall)
Played: 237
RM won: 116
Drawn: 62
ATM won: 59
RM vs ATM Head-to-head (La Liga)
Played: 175
RM won: 91
Drawn: 43
ATM won: 41
RM vs ATM Head-to-head (In Santiago Bernabeu)
Played: 74
RM won: 46
Drawn: 16
ATM won: 12
RM vs ATM Dream11 Match Prediction
The Madrid derby has been a cagey affair in La Liga in recent meetings unlikely to change soon. A 1-1 draw is the most likely outcome of the game just like in the reverse clash.
RM vs ATM Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Kylian Mbappé
Vice-captain Picks: Antoine Griezmann, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo
Alternative: Vinicius Junior
RM vs ATM Dream11 Team Suggestion 1
GK: Courtois (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 495)
DEF: Llorente (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 425), Vázquez (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 480), Galan (Cr - 7, Pts - 239)
MID: Simeone (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 184), De Paul (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 406), Bellingham (Cr - 9, Pts - 981), Valverde (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 1022)
FW: Griezmann (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 681), Alvarez (Cr - 9, Pts - 389), Mbappé (Cr - 9, Pts - 1195)
Vice-captain: Antoine Griezmann
Captain: Kylian Mbappé
RM vs ATM Dream11 Team Suggestion 2
GK: Courtois (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 495)
DEF: Llorente (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 425), Vázquez (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 480), Galan (Cr - 7, Pts - 239)
MID: Simeone (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 184), De Paul (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 406), Bellingham (Cr - 9, Pts - 981), Valverde (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 1022)
FW: Griezmann (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 681), Mbappé (Cr - 9, Pts - 1195), Rodrigo (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 823),
Vice-captain: Antoine Griezmann
Captain: Kylian Mbappé
