Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid: predicted line-ups, team news and our derby call
Sunday at the Metropolitano: Real second on 15 points, Atlético on 13, level with Sevilla. Julián Álvarez a serious doubt, Rodrygo, Militão and Mendy out, an extra day of rest for Real. Predicted line-ups, the last derbies and our call.
The Madrid derby is played on Sunday 20 September at 16:15 local time at the Metropolitano. Real Madrid are second on 15 points, three behind Barcelona; Atlético Madrid have 13, level with Sevilla. For both it is the last game before the break, and Real arrive with an extra day of rest: they played at Elche on Tuesday, Atlético hosted Osasuna on Wednesday.
How they arrive
Atlético Madrid: 13 points, level with Sevilla (won 4, drawn 1, lost 1; 14 scored, 6 conceded). Recent games:
16/09: Atlético Madrid-Osasuna 4-0 (LaLiga)
13/09: Real Sociedad-Atlético Madrid 0-3 (LaLiga)
09/09: Liverpool-Atlético Madrid 2-1 (Champions League)
05/09: Athletic Club-Atlético Madrid 3-0 (LaLiga)
29/08: Sevilla-Atlético Madrid 1-3 (LaLiga)
Real Madrid: 2nd on 15 points (won 5, drawn 0, lost 1; 17 scored, 6 conceded). Recent games:
15/09: Elche-Real Madrid 2-3 (LaLiga)
12/09: Real Madrid-Rayo Vallecano 4-1 (LaLiga)
08/09: Real Madrid-Inter Milan 2-1 (Champions League)
04/09: Real Betis-Real Madrid 1-0 (LaLiga)
30/08: Real Madrid-Malaga 4-0 (LaLiga)
Who is missing
Atlético: Julián Álvarez is a serious doubt with a quadriceps overload, and sporting director Mateu Alemany said his involvement will depend on how the leg responds. Sørloth will miss out.
Real Madrid: Rodrygo, Militão and Mendy are out with long-term injuries.
What was said
Simeone, after the 4-0 against Osasuna, kept the two games apart and described Real as a side with incredible attacking power. Mourinho, after the 3-2 at Elche won in the 91st minute, said that under the pressure of dropping points his team reacted, and that nobody gets bored at Real Madrid games.
The last derbies
The last league derby at the Metropolitano, in September 2025, went to Atlético 5-2. Since then Real have won the next two meetings: 2-1 in the Super Cup in Jeddah and 3-2 at the Bernabéu in March.
Predicted line-ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak; Llorente, Romero, Le Normand, Grimaldo; Lee Kang-in, Koke, Cardoso, Baena; David, Lookman.
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Huijsen, Cucurella; Valverde, Tchouaméni; Diomande, Bellingham, Vinícius; Mbappé.
These are predicted line-ups: the official teams arrive an hour before kick-off.
Recent meetings
22/03/2026: Real Madrid-Atlético Madrid 3-2 (LaLiga)
08/01/2026: Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid 1-2 (Spanish Super Cup)
27/09/2025: Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid 5-2 (LaLiga)
12/03/2025: Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid 1-0 (Champions League)
Our call
On this game our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 6 out of 10.
Every game with our calls is on the LaLiga page. The record of settled calls is in the results history, and the individual ones are in player predictions.
