Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Prediction: Mourinho's Second Coming Sets Up Metropolitano Clash
La Liga Matchday 7 brings the Madrid derby to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on 20 September 2026, with kick off at around 16:15 CET. Atletico sit fourth with 13 points from six games and Real second on 15, both trailing…
Matchweek 7 of the 2026-2027 La Liga brings Atletico Madrid against Real Madrid on 2026-09-20 (kick-off 15:15 GMT).
In the last 6 meetings, José Mourinho has beaten 3 times D. Simeone, with 1 draw and 2 victories for D. Simeone.
Atletico Madrid currently rank 4th (with 13 pts), versus Real Madrid at 2nd on 15 pts.
Atletico Madrid have 3 players sidelined: J. Alvarez (Muscle Injury), P. Barrios (Muscle Injury), A. Sorloth (Muscle Injury) and Real Madrid face 3 absences: Eder Militao (Hamstring Injury), F. Mendy (Hip Injury), Rodrygo (Knee Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-4-2, Atletico Madrid should be met by Real Madrid's expected 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw M. Llorente lead Atletico Madrid with a 8 TheyScored rating, and F. Valverde top-rating for Real Madrid at 8.5.
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Atletico Madrid won 4-0 against Osasuna, and Real Madrid secured a victory 3-2 over Elche.
Atletico Madrid (3-0-2) and Real Madrid (4-0-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Real Madrid lead this rivalry - 32 wins from 68 matches versus Atletico Madrid (who've won just 15 games), alongside 21 draws.
TheyScored users favour 1-3 (15.4%) over all other scorelines - 2-2 sits second at 13.2%.
Expect Real Madrid to edge a 1-2 win: their 2-0-1 record on the road and 4.00 goals per away match tip the balance.
Atl. Madrid is going head to head with Real Madrid on 20/9/2026 14:15 GMT for the Spain La Liga. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Atl. Madrid v Real Madrid H2H statistics!