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Atletico Madrid set to beat Los Blancos in derby clash

08/02/19
Atletico Madrid set to beat Los Blancos in derby clash
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On Saturday afternoon, Atletico and Real Madrid meet at the Wanda Metropolitano in a potentially crucial Madrid derby in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid are currently second place in La Liga, six points behind league leaders Barcelona and two points ahead of the visitors in the table.

A shock 1-0 defeat against Real Betis ended an 18-game unbeaten record in the league for Diego Simeone’s team, who had also won their previous three La Liga games while keeping clean sheets in all three wins.

Atletico Madrid’s recent La Liga games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last ten matches, including four of their last five outings.

Los Rojiblancos are undefeated in 12 La Liga outings at the Wanda, having recorded wins in their last four matches on home soil. The home sides four straight home wins have been obtained without conceding a goal.

Real Madrid’s form has improved of late in La Liga, as the visitors have recorded four straight wins in the Spanish top-flight. Last time out, Santiago Solari’s side swept aside Alaves 3-0 at the Bernabeu.

The visitors have been prolific in front of goal of late in La Liga, scoring at least two goals in five of their last six matches, including their last outings.

Los Blancos’ away form has also improved of late in La Liga, as the visitors are unbeaten in four league games on their travels while picking up ten points from a possible 12. The visitor’s recent away matches in the top-flight have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven away games.

The last four meetings between these two teams have finished in draws. However, Forebet predicts that Atletico will come out on top in a high scoring encounter.

La Liga
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Madrid 95 38 29 8 1 61
2
Barcelona 85 38 26 7 5 35
3
Girona 81 38 25 6 7 39
4
Atlético Madrid 76 38 24 4 10 27
5
Athletic Bilbao 68 38 19 11 8 24
6
Real Sociedad 60 38 16 12 10 12
7
Real Betis 57 38 14 15 9 3
8
Villarreal 53 38 14 11 13 0
9
Valencia 49 38 13 10 15 -5
10
Deportivo Alavés 46 38 12 10 16 -10
11
Osasuna 45 38 12 9 17 -11
12
Getafe 43 38 10 13 15 -12
13
Celta Vigo 41 38 10 11 17 -11
14
Sevilla 41 38 10 11 17 -6
15
Real Mallorca 40 38 8 16 14 -11
16
Las Palmas 40 38 10 10 18 -14
17
Rayo Vallecano 38 38 8 14 16 -19
18
Cadiz 33 38 6 15 17 -29
19
UD Almería 21 38 3 12 23 -32
20
Granada CF 21 38 4 9 25 -41

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