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La Liga | Gameweek 18
Dec 21, 2024 at 8pm UK
Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
Atletico Madrid logo

Barcelona
1 - 2
Atletico

Pedri (30')
FT(HT: 1-0)
De Paul (60'), Sorloth (90+6')
Witsel (54'), Le Normand (77'), Gimenez (90+7')

The Match

Match Report

Alexander Sorloth scores a last-gasp winner as Atletico Madrid defeat struggling Barcelona 2-1 in Catalonia to go top of the La Liga table.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up for their La Liga clash against Atletico Madrid on Saturday night.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid.

Form, Standings, Stats

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 43.06%. A win for Atletico Madrid had a probability of 33.8% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.79%) and 2-0 (5.87%). The likeliest Atletico Madrid win was 1-2 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.

Result
BarcelonaDrawAtletico Madrid
43.06% (-0.394 -0.39)23.14% (-0.029 -0.03)33.8% (0.423 0.42)
Both teams to score 64.04% (0.26000000000001 0.26)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.76% (0.28 0.28)37.24% (-0.279 -0.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.55% (0.30099999999999 0.3)59.45% (-0.3 -0.3)
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.22% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)17.78% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.52% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)48.48% (0.083999999999996 0.08)
Atletico Madrid Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.88% (0.363 0.36)22.12% (-0.362 -0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.51% (0.543 0.54)55.48% (-0.542 -0.54)
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 43.06%
    Atletico Madrid 33.8%
    Draw 23.13%
BarcelonaDrawAtletico Madrid
2-1 @ 8.85% (-0.052 -0.05)
1-0 @ 6.79% (-0.103 -0.1)
2-0 @ 5.87% (-0.098 -0.1)
3-1 @ 5.1% (-0.038 -0.04)
3-2 @ 3.84% (0.013 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.38% (-0.062 -0.06)
4-1 @ 2.2% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.66% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-0 @ 1.46% (-0.029 -0.03)
Other @ 3.93%
Total : 43.06%
1-1 @ 10.24% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
2-2 @ 6.68% (0.033 0.03)
0-0 @ 3.93% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-3 @ 1.93% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 23.13%
1-2 @ 7.73% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
0-1 @ 5.93% (-0.016 -0.02)
0-2 @ 4.48% (0.036 0.04)
1-3 @ 3.89% (0.067 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.36% (0.053 0.05)
0-3 @ 2.25% (0.042 0.04)
1-4 @ 1.47% (0.041 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.27% (0.033 0.03)
Other @ 3.43%
Total : 33.8%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Atletico

Barcelona
48.6%
Draw
22.2%
Atletico Madrid
29.2%
216
Head to Head
Mar 17, 2024 8pm
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Atletico
0-3
Barcelona

De Paul (46'), Savic (61'), Barrios (89')
Molina (90+2')
Felix (38'), Lewandowski (47'), Lopez (65')
Kounde (33'), Xavi (41')
Xavi (42')
Dec 3, 2023 8pm
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Barcelona
1-0
Atletico
Felix (28')
Felix (50'), Torres (78'), Araujo (79'), Xavi (82'), Cancelo (87'), de Jong (90+3')

Gimenez (31'), Witsel (34'), Koke (38'), Azpilicueta (47')
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Barcelona
1-0
Atletico
Torres (44')
Jan 8, 2023 8pm
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Atletico
0-1
Barcelona
Dembele (22')
Feb 6, 2022 3.15pm
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Barcelona
4-2
Atletico
Alba (10'), Gavi (21'), Araujo (43'), Alves (49')
Alba (52'), de Jong (72'), Gavi (83')
Alves (69')
Carrasco (8'), Suarez (58')
Wass (89'), Herrera (90')
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