Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid Betting Tips [8 February 2025]

Atletico Madrid will visit their arch rivals Real Madrid for their next La Liga game. This match finds the two sides separated by a point, Real Madrid leading the standings and Atletico second. We have below a prediction.

Hosts Real Madrid missed a great chance to open up a four-point gap last time out. Away to Espanyol, the champions suffered a 1-0 defeat in their last league game.

However, they recovered with a 3-2 win at Leganes in the Copa Del Rey. Even in that game, Real Madrid seemed shaky. A case in point is that they needed a stoppage time goal to secure passage to the next stage.

Atletico Madrid had a much easier passage to the semi-finals of the competition after thrashing Getafe 5-0. They will feel ready for the Madrid derby, banking on their recent form.

Atletico are on three straight wins and unbeaten in five. They come into this game having frustrated Real Madrid a lot in their recent meetings. 

From the head-to-head records, Atletico are unbeaten in three against Real, but the last two ended in 1-1 draws. Twice in the last five away matches, Atletico Madrid were beaten.

This is the biggest game in Spain this weekend and we can be sure it will come with its fair share of drama. Being a derby, and featuring the top two sides, separated by just a point, we have a match of a lifetime.

It already feels like a winner-take-all kind of match but deciding the league title is some distance away. This fixture rarely sees teams fail to score and we expect a similar script here. Our prediction for Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid is for both teams to score.