The forthcoming weekend in the Spanish La Liga championship will give us another exciting spectacle. There will be a capital city derby on the twelfth of December. The city of Madrid will host Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in a head-to-head encounter. The match will start at 23:00 Moscow time.
We offer our prediction for the Real Madrid vs Atletico match in which the leader of the current championship will be playing against the reigning champion. Generally, it is interesting to make a forecast about the outcome of this match.
Real Madrid
In the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti’s charges qualified for the playoffs from first place in Group D. In the final round of the group round, the Slivos left no chance against Inter Milan. In the Spanish La Liga championship, the capital club cemented their lead after defeating Real Sociedad. Before the upcoming match with the mattresses, Real Madrid has 39 points and 8 points ahead of Sevilla in second place.
Atletico Madrid
The Spanish champion was able to solve an important problem: making it to the playoffs of the Champions League. In the final round, the Spaniards beat Porto 3-1 away, securing second place in Group B. However, Diego Simeone’s charges are not doing better in the domestic league. After a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Mallorca, the Spurs remain fourth, with 29 points.
Head-to-head statistics
The capital derby between Real and Atletico will take place for the 229th time. In 112 matches, success was on the side of the royal club; while in 57 matches, Atletico was successful. In 59 matches, a draw was recorded.
Prediction
The game could end with either outcome. Real Madrid has a slightly better chance of winning, but Diego Simeone’s team should not be underestimated either. Therefore, as to our prediction for the Real Madrid vs Atletico match prediction, we suggest betting on a win for the home side.
Probable result – the victory of Real.
