Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
LaLiga 2018-19 | Madrid Derby
Venue: Wanda Metropolitano
Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019
Kick-off: 3:15pm GMT
The Madrid derby is back this weekend as Atletico and Real resume their fierce rivalry on Saturday afternoon.
There is no love lost between the Madrid clubs, with second-placed Atletico two points ahead of Real but languishing six points behind table-toppers Barcelona.
A defeat for either side would severely dent their hopes of reeling in Barca, so Saturday's El Derbi Madrileño will have an added edge - as if it ever needed it.
Score prediction: Atletico 1-1 Real Madrid
Diego Simeone's Atletico have been typically tight at the back this season with just 14 goals conceded, but scoring them has been their issue with only 32 scored in 22 games.
Atletico have only lost twice in LaLiga this season, but eight draws have dented their titles hopes. It is hard to look past either a tight 1-0 win for either side, or - more likely - the spoils being shared.
Team news and predicted line-ups
Diego Godin is back in training for Atletico after suffering a thigh injury. Alvaro Morata could feature against his former club Real after making his Atleti debut against Real Betis.
Real Madrid have a relatively clean bill of health at present, with only Jesus Vallejo and Luca Zidane (both hamstring) absent.
Atletico XI: Oblak, Arias, Gimenez, Godin, L. Hernandez, Lemar, Thomas, R. Hernandez, Saul, Griezmann, Morata
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Vazquez, Benzema, Vinicius
Atletico vs Real Madrid tickets
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Match odds (90 minutes only)
- Atletico to win: 7/5
- Draw: 23/10
- Real to win: 21/10
First goalscorer odds
- Antoine Griezmann: 4/1
- Gareth Bale: 9/2
- Nikola Kalinic: 9/2
- Karim Benzema: 5/1
- Alvaro Morata: 5/1
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TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will not be televised live in the UK.
You can follow the action on our LIVE blog with our Spanish correspondent Ben Hayward in Madrid.
Head to head (h2h) record and Madrid derby history
There have been 221 Madrid derby matches in all competitions, with Real winning 109 and Atletico 56.
Real have won 86 of the 161 league El Derbi Madrileño meetings, drawing 38, and Atletico have won just 39.
Recent derbies have been tight affairs, with five of the last six league meetings ending in draws - Real got the last LaLiga win, beating Atletico 3-0 away in the 2016-17 season.
In European competition, Real have edged Atletico in two of the last five Champions League finals. However, Atletico - who won last season's Europa League - got their own back with a 4-2 Uefa Super Cup win vs Real last August.
