Atletico Madrid will host the second Madrid derby of the season on Sunday looking to beat Real in 90 minutes for the first time since 2017.
have scored a lot of late goals over the course of the season and they are expected to score the last goal again with bookmaker William Hill having the odds at 1.67. The odds are at 2.37 for Real to score the last goal and at 9.50 for there to be no goals at all.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 7th, 5:00 P.M. (EST)
The first derby of the campaign finished with a 2-0 Real win and Los Colchoneros are now 11 straight games win-less in the match-up if you count full-time results. The run includes a 4-2 UEFA Super Cup triumph in extra time.
With Atletico having won just once in their last six outings across all competitions, the chances of success don’t seem very high for the hosts but they have a couple of things working in their favor.
Real secured the La Liga title a week ago and they have just beaten Manchester City in an epic Champions League semifinal. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have absolutely nothing to play for and all of the team’s focus should already be on the Champions League final.
Los Blancos had a tough 120-minute match on Wednesday and Ancelotti will likely play many of his fringe players. The Italian will want to keep his side as fresh as possible for May 28 and he won’t want to risk key players picking up injuries.
It’s a great opportunity for Atleti to end their miserable run in the match-up and they badly need a victory as well. After winning six straight league games from February through April, getting into the Champions League spots looked like routine business for the team, but the recent drop in form has left their status in doubt. Real Betis and Real Sociedad are chasing down Diego Simeone’s team and sit just a few points behind.
A year without Champions League football would be catastrophic for a club that has made Simeone the highest-paid manager in world football and given him a lot of money to spend on players in recent years.
Can Antoine Greizmann finally justify his return to the club and make this a special derby? He’s looked lost out there on the pitch during his comeback campaign and will enter Sunday on an 11-game goalless run in the league.
Greizmann had a very good record in this match-up during his first Atletico spell scoring five times in 10 league appearances. With Luis Suarez having lost his scoring boots and Joao Felix being injured, Atleti desperately needs some oomph upfront and Greizmann could make up for all of his shortcomings this season if he provides it on Sunday.
