Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th April 2026

Barcelona go up against Atletico Madrid this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Barcelona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 73 points after 29 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid find themselves positioned as number 4 in the LaLiga with 57 points following 29 rounds.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Atletico Madrid only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Barcelona scored a decent 25 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.5 goals per game. They allowed a total of eight goals against, an average of 0.8 goals per match, while achieving five clean sheets.

Barcelona got the better of Atletico Madrid in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-1 and 4-2, respectively.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Getafe. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-2 against Tottenham, before handing over another win to Real Madrid in a 3-2 defeat. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 12 times, while letting in five themselves.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Sevilla, who were defeated by 5-2. Then, Newcastle got outclassed in a 7-2 win, before beating Rayo Vallecano by 1-0. Barcelona claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding five.

Barcelona picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Riyadh Air Metropolitano to challenge Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid won seven matches, scored 20 goals and conceded 14 in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 23 points. Barcelona scored 32 goals and conceded 12 in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them ten wins and 30 points. Atletico Madrid claimed 17 wins, six draws as well as six defeats in the LaLiga this season. Barcelona are looking at 24 wins, one draw and four defeats in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Simeone will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Barcelona from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alvaro Moreno (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/26), Juan Musso (0/3), Aleksa Puric (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/12), David Hancko (0/26), Jose Gimenez (0/14), Marc Pubill (0/12), Nahuel Molina (2/21), Robin Le Normand (1/21), Jano Monserrate (0/0), Johnny Cardoso (0/13), Jorge Rajado (0/0), Koke (2/27), Marcos Llorente (0/25), Matteo Ruggeri (0/20), Obed Vargas (0/3), Pablo Barrios (1/21), Rodrigo Mendoza (1/20), Thiago Almada (3/20), Ademola Lookman (2/7), Alejandro Baena (2/20), Alexander Soerloth (10/28), Antoine Griezmann (6/26), Giuliano Simeone (3/26), Julian Alvarez (8/29), Nico Gonzalez (3/21).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Hans-Dieter Flick will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ander Astralaga (0/0), Eder Aller (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/23), Wojciech Szczesny (0/6), Alejandro Balde (0/21), Andreas Christensen (0/12), Eric Garcia (1/27), Gerard Martin (0/24), Joao Cancelo (1/7), Jofre Torrents (0/0), Jules Kounde (1/25), Pau Cubarsi (1/24), Ronald Araujo (3/18), Fermin Lopez (5/23), Frenkie de Jong (1/19), Gavi (0/3), Marc Bernal (2/16), Marc Casado (0/19), Pedri (2/21), Roony Bardghji (1/16), Tommy Marques (0/0), Xavi Espart (0/2), Dani Olmo (7/24), Ferran Torres (12/26), Lamine Yamal (14/25), Marcus Rashford (4/24), Raphinha (11/20), Robert Lewandowski (11/24), Toni Fernandez (0/1).

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Team News

At the time of writing, Barcelona just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Ronald Araujo and Raphinha sit this one out for Barcelona, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-1 and 4-2, respectively. Barcelona will be excited about a meeting with Atletico Madrid, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Barcelona go into the match with a 7-1-2 advantage. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 6/5.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Alexander Soerloth look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Lamine Yamal adds to his four LaLiga goals come on Saturday.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Atletico Madrid won eight times and lost two as well. Barcelona won six times, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Atletico Madrid managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Barcelona have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, with the latter scoring 1.8 goals on average in these. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 0.9 goals as both teams scored four times in this run. Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barcelona, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches.