Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona

La Liga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid

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Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona preview

The La Liga fixture between Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid. Atlético de Madrid are 2nd in the table with 28 points from 11, while FC Barcelona are 1st in the table with 30 points from 11.

Atlético de Madrid come into the game with a W-W-W-W-W run in the league (5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while FC Barcelona's recent sequence reads W-L-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Atlético de Madrid have scored 2.0 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. FC Barcelona average 4.2 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Atlético de Madrid won 2, 0 games were drawn and FC Barcelona won 8. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 4 Apr 2026, ended Atlético de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona.

Atlético de Madrid are without Koke (injury). Koke has featured heavily in recent matches. FC Barcelona list 6 absentees, including Xavi Espart (injury), Eric García (injury) and Dani Olmo (injury). Xavi Espart and Eric García have featured heavily in recent matches.

Bookmaker prices make FC Barcelona favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1FC Barcelona1110014612+3430WWWLW
2Atlético de Madrid11911228+1428WWWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Atlético de Madrid 2, draws 0, FC Barcelona 8.

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Atlético de Madrid expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, Dávid Hancko, Alejandro Grimaldo, Giuliano Simeone, Pablo Barrios, Morten Hjulmand, Álex Baena, Kang-in Lee, Julián Alvarez

FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)

Joan García, Brian Fariñas, Pau Cubarsí, Frenkie de Jong, João Cancelo, Fermín López, Rodri, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Karim Adeyemi

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