Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid: another win for the Meringues

The central match of La Liga round 17 will take place in Madrid where Real will take on Atlético. The Mattresses failed to score against Real in the last three away matches. Will this streak be broken?

Real Madrid is in good form. In the previous weekend, Carlo Ancelotti's team played away against Real Sociedad. The Meringues had a strong start to the second half and hit the opponent's goal twice. On the Real team, Vini Jr. and Jovic were the goalscorers. The White House is leading the La Liga standings. In 16 games, Real scored 39 points. This week, Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan at home and finished the Champions League group stage in the first place of Group D.

Atlético disappointed their fans in the previous weekend. On Matchday 16 of the Spanish championship, Diego Simeone's team faced Mallorca. Midway through the second half, the Mattresses took the lead thanks to a goal by Cunha, but then failed to seal it. Madrid conceded two goals and suffered a 1-2 defeat. Atlético finished fourth in the La Liga table with 29 points. This week, Atletico made up for their previous failures on the European stage. On the road, Simeone's team scored a very important victory over Porto (3-1) and made it to the playoffs of the Champions League.

In the previous La Liga campaign, Real Madrid outplayed Atlético 2-0 at home. At the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, the teams scored one goal each and shared the points. In all competitions, the Madrid clubs met in 228 matches. In terms of the number of wins, the Meringues have almost double advantage, 112-57.

• Real: Courtois, Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Mendy, Modrić, Casemiro, Kroos, Asensio, Vinícius, Benzema;
• Atlético: Oblak, Felipe, Hermoso, Kondogbia, Llorente, Lemar, Koke, De Paul, Carrasco, Cunha, Griezmann.

• Real won 6 last home matches in La Liga;
• The last 5 matches Real and Atlético played against each other in all tournaments saw Total Under 2.5 goals scored;
• 7 of the last 8 away matches Atlético played in La Liga saw Total Over 2.5 goals scored;
• Real kept a clean sheet in the last 3 home matches against Atlético in all tournaments;
• Atlético had only 1 win in the last 11 encounters with Real in all tournaments.

Real shows a very effective game this season. The Meringues have 39 goals in 16 matches, which is the best indicator (the closest pursuer is Atlético with 27 goals). The club's leader Karim Benzema was injured during the match against Real Sociedad. However, the French forward will be ready to challenge the Mattresses defence in the upcoming derby. Much of Real Madrid's play will depend on the Benzema and Vinicius duo, who have kept a high level of play this campaign.

The favorite is Real Madrid. Atlético has been unstable at times this season. In addition, Simeone's charges get a lot of yellow cards. I think that Real Madrid will extend their winning streak in the Spanish league in the next meeting. We should also expect a lot of yellow cards for Atlético players, as well as the second half being more productive than the first.

• W1 for 2.11;
• 2nd Half > 1st Half for 2.05;
• Yellow Cards ITO2 (2.5) for 1.57.