Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th November 2026

League-leaders Barcelona hope to open an even bigger gap on their closest rivals in the LaLiga this coming Sunday. This requires a win, when they visit runners-up Atletico Madrid at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid are number 2 in the table on 28 points after 11 matches. Barcelona rank as number 1 with 30 points after 11 matches played.

Atletico Madrid are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Barcelona. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the LaLiga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing eight goals against, for an average of 0.8 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

Barcelona average 4.1 goals per game, scoring 41 times, while conceding 12. That makes an average of 1.2 per game, with clean sheet in three as well in their previous ten matches.

Barcelona won 2-1 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Atletico Madrid, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo de A Coruna by 1-0 and Levante by 0-2, before losing against Bayern Munich by 0-2. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in three themselves.

Going into the season as a title candidate in the LaLiga, Atletico Madrid are currently on track to fulfil the expectations.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Real Madrid, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Deportivo Alaves in a 6-1 win. They followed that up with a 3-0 win against Aston Villa in their most recent outing. Barcelona picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the LaLiga, while scoring 23 and conceding eight goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Spoken of as title contenders, Barcelona are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the LaLiga this season.

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 earned nine points from their last three matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed three wins, following eight goals scored while also conceding two. Barcelona scored 11 goals and conceded five in their last six games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them three wins and nine points. Atletico Madrid claimed nine wins, one draw as well as one defeat in the LaLiga this season. Barcelona have a record of ten wins, zero draws and one defeat in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

The 56-year-old coach of the home team, Diego Simeone, will select the lineup against Barcelona from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/11), Juan Musso (0/0), Salvi Esquivel (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (4/10), Cristian Romero (1/6), Daniel Martinez (0/2), David Hancko (0/11), Marc Pubill (1/9), Robin Le Normand (1/7), Arnau Ortiz (0/5), Johnny Cardoso (0/6), Kang-In Lee (2/11), Koke (0/8), Marcos Llorente (0/11), Morten Hjulmand (0/10), Obed Vargas (0/0), Pablo Barrios (0/8), Rodrigo Mendoza (0/5), Ademola Lookman (1/11), Alejandro Baena (5/11), Alexander Soerloth (0/3), Giuliano Simeone (3/11), Jonathan David (3/6), Julian Alvarez (1/7).

Barcelona Squad

Here is the full team squad of Barcelona. The 61 year-old Hans-Dieter Flick will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dominik Livakovic (0/1), Joan Garcia (0/10), Wojciech Szczesny (0/1), Alejandro Balde (0/3), Andreas Christensen (0/6), Eric Garcia (1/8), Gerard Martin (0/10), Joao Cancelo (1/8), Jules Kounde (1/6), Pau Cubarsi (0/8), Brian Farinas (0/1), Fermin Lopez (5/10), Frenkie de Jong (0/2), Gavi (0/4), Marc Bernal (0/9), Pedri (1/11), Rodri (1/10), Roony Bardghji (0/0), Xavi Espart (1/8), Anthony Gordon (2/10), Dani Olmo (1/9), Gabriel Jesus (3/7), Hamza Abdelkarim (0/2), Jesse Bisiwu (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (2/11), Lamine Yamal (10/11), Raphinha (15/10).

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Team News

Barcelona have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Atletico Madrid this coming Sunday. Anthony Gordon and Raphinha sit this one out for Barcelona, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Atletico Madrid.

Rodri is too injured to face Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona won 2-1 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Atletico Madrid, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Barcelona won six of the last ten encounters against Atletico Madrid, but the latter won 2-1 in the latest meeting. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 5/6.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Results

Of the last ten encounters between Atletico Madrid Barcelona over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 3/10 with bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Raphinha who managed to score an impressive 15 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target nine times in his last six outings. Barcelona are looking to him against Atletico Madrid, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Atletico Madrid won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Barcelona won eight from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost two in this run. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Sunday? Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal eight times in 10 home games, while Barcelona did it in six of their last 10 away games.

The last ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Atletico Madrid averaging one goal a game. Barcelona scored two goals on average in these, as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in ten of the last ten matches that Barcelona played across all tournaments. They scored 3.8 times on average in the process.