Spain - La LigaRiyadh Air MetropolitanoData current as of September 20, 2026

Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid: match statistics

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Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Atlético Madrid plays Real Madrid in La Liga (Spain). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Recent form

Atlético Madrid has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Real Madrid has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Atlético Madrid scores 2.33 goals per game and allows 1.00. Real Madrid scores 2.83 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 3.05 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Atlético Madrid's games and 67% of Real Madrid's. The Over 2.5 rates are 83% and 83%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Real Madrid has the higher season xG average, 2.34 to 1.86 per game. Atlético Madrid takes 16.7 shots per game, while Real Madrid takes 20.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Atlético Madrid leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.67 goals per game after halftime. Real Madrid leads at halftime in 50% and scores 1.17 after halftime.

When the teams score

Atlético Madrid's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). For Real Madrid, it is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

La Liga games average 3.05 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 6.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(3.70)
(3.70)
(1.85)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Atlético MadridReal Madrid
2.33Goals scored / game2.83
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
1Goals allowed / game1
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
57%Average possession55%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
6Shots on target / game8.33
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.67Shots per game20.67
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
6Shots on target8.33
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
14%Shot conversion13.7%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
57%Possession55%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
1.86xG for2.34
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
1.15xG against1.31
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

Shooting quality

Atlético Madrid: DominantReal Madrid: Dominant
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
Accuracy (shots on target)36%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Real Madrid is 20% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Atlético Madrid · 2.4 pts / game - Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid
DWLWW
Season result split
67% W17% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-1
2.17 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
WDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 100%
Real Madrid
WWLWW
Season result split
83% W0% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-1
2.50 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.34Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Real Madrid is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

2.33 goals / game - Atlético Madrid · 2.83 goals / game - Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid scoring profile: very strong

Atlético Madrid scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Real Madrid keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 games).

Real Madrid scoring profile: strong

Real Madrid scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Atlético Madrid keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 games).

14Goals scored (season)17
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
6Goals conceded (season)6
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
3.33Average goals per game3.83
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
12Goals scored (last 5)15
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal83%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
83%2 goals83%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
50%3 goals67%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
17%4 goals50%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal83%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
33%2 goals17%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
17%3 goals0%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
0%4 goals0%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time33%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
17%Scored in both halves83%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
50%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
40%BTTS - last 560%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time83%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
83%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
67%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Real Madrid is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / game - Atlético Madrid · 2 pts / game - Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing
Real Madrid - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per game (1st half)2
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
0.67Goals scored (1st half)1.67
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
0.67Average goals (1st half)2
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
100%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
67%No goal before half-time17%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per game (2nd half)1.67
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
1.67Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
2.67Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid
33%No goal after half-time17%
Atlético MadridReal Madrid

Atlético Madrid - second-half results

50% W17% D33% L
10
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 67%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+1.0

Allows 1.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Real Madrid - second-half results

50% W17% D33% L
12
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 83%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Atlético Madrid - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.40
Goals scored / game0.81.6
Goals allowed / game0.01.2
Average goals per game0.82.8
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%80%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Real Madrid - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.40
Goals scored / game1.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game2.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+8+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 9

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Atlético Madrid
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Real Madrid
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
5
1
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Atlético Madrid

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.71
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

Real Madrid

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.80
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
211%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Atlético MadridLigaReal Madrid
Average goals per game 3.333.05 3.83
Both teams scored 33%56% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 83%56% 83%
Clean sheets 50%26% 17%
Goal before half-time 33%67% 83%
Goal after half-time 100%80% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.05
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / game
1.34
Away goals / game
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Atlético Madrid's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Real Madrid. Games average 6.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Real Madrid CF
3 : 2
Club Atlético de Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid
5 : 2
Real Madrid CF

FAQ

When do Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid play?

Atlético Madrid face Real Madrid on September 20, 2026 in La Liga at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Atlético Madrid won 1, Real Madrid won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 6.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid?

Atlético Madrid score 2.33 goals per game on average and Real Madrid 2.83. The La Liga average is 3.05 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Atlético Madrid's matches and 67% of Real Madrid's.

What form are Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid in?

Over the last 5 games Atlético Madrid have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Real Madrid 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid?

The statistical background for Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.