Real Madrid will be aiming to make it seven straight wins at the start of the 2025-26 La Liga campaign when they head to bitter rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday for the latest instalment of the Madrid derby.
Los Blancos are top of the La Liga table, picking up 18 points from their first six matches, while Atletico are in ninth, only managing to collect nine points from their opening six games of the season.
Atletico have a record of two wins, three draws and one defeat from their first six matches, with nine points leaving them in eighth spot in the table, nine points behind the leaders Real Madrid.
The Madrid derby could provide the springboard that they need. Atletico are so often strong defensively, but that has not been the case this season, already conceding seven times in their six games, and that will be a concern ahead of facing the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.
Each of the last three Madrid derbies in La Liga have finished 1-1, while Atletico are actually unbeaten in their last five top-flight encounters with Real Madrid dating back to September 2022.
It would have been easy to pick another draw here considering what has occurred in their recent meetings, but Real Madrid are grinding out win after win at the moment, and we are backing Alonso’s side to navigate their way to all three points in the Madrid derby.
Credit: sportsmole.co.uk
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