LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid preview, stats and history

LaLiga table-toppers Real Mrid are up against local rivals Atletico Mrid on matchweek seven of LaLiga Santander 2019-20. Atletico Mrid will be hosting ir arch-rivals on Saturday night. Los Blancos are unbeaten in LaLiga so far and manr Zinedine Zidane with four wins and two draws will go into Mrid derby with confidence. Atletico Mrid are just one point behind Real Mrid in third position with 13 points.

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LaLiga: Atletico Mrid vs Real Mrid preview

Atletico Mrid have mand to win just one out of ir last 18 LaLiga home matches played against Real Mrid (D 5, L 12). Los Blancos have beaten Atletico Mrid 87 times in LaLiga, more than any or club in LaLiga history. Real Mrid are unbeaten in ir last six league games against Diego Simeone's men (W 2 D 4). Real Mrid failed to win any of ir previous six before this run (D 2, L 4).

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Atletico Mrid have just lost once out of ir last 23 LaLiga matches played at Wanda Metropolita (W 17, D 5) and have kept a clean sheet in 15 of m thanks to star goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Real Mrid have kept a clean sheet in ir last two LaLiga matches without any shot on target. This is first time since 2003-04 season that Real have t allowed any shot on target in two consecutive LaLiga games.

Diego Costa could bag his 50th goal for Atletico Mrid in Mrid derby. striker has netted four goals in his 14 matches against Real Mrid. Real Mrid captain Sergio Ramos has scored six times against Atletico in all competitions, including one he scored in his last LaLiga derby. Ramos has only scored more goals against Sevilla (7). 

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Under Diego Simeone, Atletico Mrid have succeded in nine of ir last 29 derbies against Real Mrid in all competitions (D 10, L 10). Atletico Mrid did t win in any of ir last 22 matches before Simeone (D 6, L16). Zinédine Zidane has faced Diego Simeone eight times in all competitions as Real Mrid's coach (W2, D4, L2). Zidane won his first out of nine titles as Real Mrid manr against Atletico Mrid in Champions League in 2016. 

Mrid derby will be live on Facebook at 12:30 AM IST on September 29, 2019. 

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