Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Odds & Prediction

Atletico Madrid plays host to league leaders Real Madrid on Sunday, September 18th at the Civitas Metropolitano. The kick-off is scheduled for 3 PM ET. Atleti is unbeaten in three league matches, but they did lose to Bayer Leverkusen mid-week in Champions League action. Los Blancos has yet to drop a point across all competitions and beat Mallorca last Sunday.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid play each other in La Liga on Sunday. Atletico won the last meeting 1-0 at home.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid meet in the Madrid derby on Sunday. The under 2.5 goals has been hit in nine of the last 10 fixtures and six in a row.

Atletico Madrid are seventh in La Liga. Diego Simeone's side beat Celta Vigo on matchday five. Los Colchoneros lost 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday. If Atletico beat Real Madrid on Sunday, it will be the first time since February of 2015 that they have won back-to-back games.

Atletico Madrid are the reigning UCL and La Liga champions. They have won every game this season, going a perfect 5-0-1. Real Madrid's attack is firing on all cylinders, finding the back of the net 15 times. Vinicius Junior leads the squad with four goals and an assist, while Karim Benzema has also added three goals in league action. Benzem is doubtful to play due to a thigh injury sustained against Celtic on September 6th. Eden Hazard and Rodrygo could start in his place.

Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup: Grbic, Reinildo, Witsel, Hermoso, Molina, Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Carrasco, Morata, Felix. Savic is injured, Gimenez, Oblak, Lemar, Regilon are absent.

Real Madrid Projected Lineup: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos, Hazard, Rodrygo, Vinicius.

Atletico Madrid is missing several key players. Stefan Savic, Thomas Lemar, and Jose Gimenez are all injured. Lucas Vazquez is injured, but it's looking likely that Karim Benzema will miss out.

Atletico Madrid have won six of their last seven away games against Real Madrid. Madrid are without Karim Benzema.