The first Madrid derby of the season takes us to the Wanda Metropolitana and with both Capital teams struggling this is likely be a close affair.
Atletico Madrid are having a terrible season by their standard and after 11 games, they are still looking for a saviour.
They are currently counting days before January when Vitolo and Diego Costa will become available to play.
However, they have played just 4 games at home this season and that should tip the scale in their favour when the fixtures begin to balance out next year.
Despite his poor form, Antoine Griezmann remains Atleti’s best attacker netting in %50 of their games this season.
Real Madrid are a vulnerable side at the moment especially when they play away from home.
They have lost their last two games at Girona and Tottenham and this will be another tough away day with Star men like Christiano Ronaldo struggling for goals and Gareth Bale struggling with injuries and general fitness.
After scoring in all of their competitive games last season, they have failed to net in just one of their 20 games this season.
Despite not always winning they have played some of their best attacking football away from home this season as they have scored an average of 2.2 goals per travel.
Real Madrid have only lost one of their last 16 league meetings with Atleti and they come into this tie slight favourites with the bookies despite playing away from home.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Atletico Madrid
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Deportivo La Coruña
0-1
Atletico Madrid
Nov 4, 2017
Spanish Primera División
D
Atletico Madrid
1-1
FK Qarabag
Oct 31, 2017
Champions League
D
Atletico Madrid
1-1
Villarreal
Oct 28, 2017
Spanish Primera División
D
Elche
1-1
Atletico Madrid
Oct 25, 2017
Spanish Copa del Rey
W
Celta Vigo
0-1
Atletico Madrid
Oct 22, 2017
Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Real Madrid
3-0
Las Palmas
Nov 5, 2017
Spanish Primera División
L
Tottenham Hotspur
3-1
Real Madrid
Nov 1, 2017
Champions League
L
Girona
2-1
Real Madrid
Oct 29, 2017
Spanish Primera División
W
Fuenlabrada
0-2
Real Madrid
Oct 26, 2017
Spanish Copa del Rey
W
Real Madrid
3-0
Eibar
Oct 22, 2017
Spanish Primera División
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Atletico Madrid
1-2
Real Madrid
May 10, 2017
Champions League
Real Madrid
3-0
Atletico Madrid
May 2, 2017
Champions League
Real Madrid
1-1
Atletico Madrid
Apr 8, 2017
Spanish Primera División
Atletico Madrid
0-3
Real Madrid
Nov 19, 2016
Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid
1-1
Atletico Madrid
May 28, 2016
Champions League
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera: