Spain’s latest heavyweight battle pits Atlético Madrid and Barcelona together on Sunday night in Spain’s capital as home manager Diego Simeone looks to make La Liga history.
Match News and Current Form
Atlético Madrid treated their travelling fans to a Halloween special as they ran out 2-0 victors against Levante to make it seven consecutive La Liga wins for the first time since January 2025. Whilst spirits may have been dampened by a midweek European defeat to Bayern Munich, they can refocus on their quest for La Liga supremacy, having started the round second and two points off the summit. They could overtake Barcelona with a victory here and send head coach Diego Simeone into the stratosphere as the first man to record 345 managerial wins in this competition whilst taking a major step towards a potential third league title under his stewardship.
Fresh from another UEFA Champions League win in midweek, Barcelona will be keen to deny Simeone his moment as they arrive in the capital top of the table after claiming a huge 6-1 victory over Alavés last round. That increased their tally to a staggering 46 goals after their opening 11 league matches this term, the joint second-most in top-flight history behind only Athletic Club in 1930/31 (49), and with 22 of those coming away, they’ll fancy themselves to obtain another win here. If they do so, they would open a new season with six consecutive away wins for just the third time in club history after 2010/11 and 2012/13 - both of which saw them end the campaign as champions.
Head-to-Head History
Barcelona are looking to become just the third team in La Liga history to win 5+ successive away matches against Atlético, after Athletic Club in 1955 and Real Madrid in 2013.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Only two of Atlético’s last eight La Liga fixtures saw both sides score.
Atlético are averaging five corners per home La Liga match this term.
Barcelona have attempted 6+ shots on target in each of their 11 La Liga fixtures this campaign.
Only one side had picked up fewer than Barcelona’s 17 yellow cards in this competition after 11 rounds.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Atlético’s Álex Baena has accumulated eight goal contributions in 11 La Liga matches this season (G5, A3), three of them coming after the 80th minute. Barcelona’s Anthony Gordon could strike first after recording six goals in his last ten games for club and country, with six of his last seven away club goals coming before half-time.
Atlético are without Cristian Romero, while Barcelona are missing several first team players including influential midfielder Rodri.
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Betting Analysis
With both sides arriving here in excellent form, backing a draw could be a sensible option.
Author: Nathan Evans
