PREVIEW | Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

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·25 September 2025

PREVIEW | Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid face each other this Saturday at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Match Day seven of the La Liga.

Atlético de Madrid have 9 points to their name this season and occupy 9th position in the table. In their last match, Diego Simeone's team prevailed 3-2 against Rayo Vallecano (La Liga 2025/26).

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Real Madrid have 18 points to their name this season and occupy 1st position in the table. Last time out, Xabi Alonso's team triumphed 1-4 against Levante (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Atlético de Madrid winning 1-0.

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Atlético de Madrid

José Giménez - Hamstring Injury

Real Madrid

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Muscle Injury
Antonio Rüdiger - Muscle Injury
Ferland Mendy - Thigh Problems

Last starting XIs

Atlético de Madrid ( vs Rayo Vallecano 2025-09-24): Jan Oblak, Nahuel Molina, Marcos Llorente, David Hancko, Javi Galán, Robin Le Normand, Conor Gallagher, Koke, Pablo Barrios, Julián Álvarez, Antoine Griezmann

Real Madrid ( vs Levante 2025-09-23): Thibaut Courtois, Raúl Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Álvaro Carreras, Franco Mastantuono, Dani Ceballos, Fede Valverde, Fran García, Arda Güler, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

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MANAGERS

Diego Simeone faced Xabi Alonso on two occasions, recording a win and a draw
Xabi Alonso has faced Atlético de Madrid on two occasions, recording a draw and a loss
Diego Simeone has faced Real Madrid on 47 occasions, recording 13 wins, 17 draws, and 17 losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Real Madrid is coming from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Real Madrid is coming from three consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Real Madrid is coming from three consecutive victories.
Real Madrid is coming from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Real Madrid is coming from seven consecutive games without losing.
Real Madrid is coming from seven consecutive victories.
At home, Atlético de Madrid is coming from three consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Atlético de Madrid is coming from three consecutive games without losing.
At home, Atlético de Madrid is coming from two consecutive victories.
Atlético de Madrid currently has one loss in the last six games.
Atlético de Madrid is coming from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Atlético de Madrid is coming from three consecutive games conceding goals.
Atlético de Madrid is coming from two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid have faced each other 242 times, with Real Madrid having the upper hand: 118 wins, against 61 victories for Atlético de Madrid.
At the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Real Madrid has an advantage in the duels against Atlético de Madrid: 44 wins in 118 games. Atlético de Madrid has 43 victories.
In the Spanish League, there have been 176 matches between the two teams, with 41 wins for Atlético de Madrid, 44 draws, and 91 victories for Real Madrid.