Real Madrid at Atletico Madrid 2/9/19 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

There is a massive derby in the city of Madrid on Saturday, as Atletico Madrid will play host to Real Madrid in the 162nd Derby Madrileno. Real Madrid have been in really good form lately and will be looking to extend their undefeated streak here. But Atletico Madrid have been great at home and have the best defense.

Atletico Madrid (12-2-8) are coming off a pretty frustrating 0-1 loss on the road against Betis. It was a balanced match and Atletico Madrid met their first loss after a massive, 19-match undefeated streak in all competitions (12-0-7). Atletico Madrid are 2nd in the league table with 44 points, just two ahead of Real Madrid and six behind Barcelona. They have been excellent at home so far in the league (9-0-2), where they have kept six clean sheets in their last seven home matches in all competitions. Real Madrid (13-6-3) also played a really tough match, as they held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on the road in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. That draw extended their undefeated run to six matches in all competitions (5-0-1), scoring an impressive 17 goals in that span but conceding six. Real Madrid are now sitting at the 3rd spot of the league table with 42 points, two behind Atletico Madrid and eight behind Barcelona. They have been solid on the road so far in the league (5-4-2), losing just once in their last nine away matches in all competitions (6-1-2).