Atlético vs Real Madrid prediction and betting tips on January 18, 2024
Game Prediction
El Derbi Madrilène was held in Saudi Arabia last week, but as part of the Spanish Super Cup. And Atlético will play against its neighbour and eternal rival again. Real Madrid will arrive at Metropolitano in the 1/8 finals of the Copa del Rey. The expert department of the website has made a prediction for the central match on January 18, 2024.
Atlético has already suffered several defeats in just a few weeks of the new calendar year
“The Mattress Makers”, being under the leadership of Diego Simeone, were rightfully considered adepts of defensive football. Still, they took part in a couple of incredibly entertaining matches after the New Year. At the same time, both confrontations were unsuccessful! First, the giants from Madrid played against the sensation of the current temporada, Girona. And the “upstarts” were able to snatch a 4-3 victory thanks to a goal in the 90th+ minute of the game. And there was the higher mentioned match in Riyadh last Saturday, at the semi-final stage of the Super Cup. Regular time resulted in a 3-3 draw, but “Los Blancos” scored twice in the extra time.
Real Madrid sets maximum targets
“The Galácticos” put the finishing touches on “Cholo-Team” – a 5-3 score in extra time. And then they destroyed Barcelona (4-1) in El Clásico in the decisive match in Saudi Arabia (Vinícius had scored twice by the 10th minute of the confrontation). Nowadays, Carlo Ancelotti (by the way, the talk that he will move to the Brazilian national team this year has completely died down) will temporarily focus on the ups and downs in the Primera. The situation there is quite contradictory. Unexpectedly, “the Galácticos” found themselves in the status of catching up behind Girona. Moreover, the pace was again equal to the “upstarts” from Catalonia only by the end of the first lap. Taking into account the higher mentioned state of things, the Copa del Rey is an additional and secondary burden. On the other hand, the team is eager to defend the title taken in 2023.
Previous head-to-head matches
Despite the final defeat, “the Mattress Makers” again did not lose in regulation time in the derby.
Free prediction for the match Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid on January 18:
They have more faith in “Los Merengues”, but “the Mattress Makers” will be able to repeat what happened a week ago, managing not to lose in regular time (odd: 1.63).