Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 241

Atletico wins: 60

Draws: 58

These two sides have locked horns on 241 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that lead the head-to-head record, having won 123 matches to Atletico's 60, while there have also been 58 draws.

The first-ever league fixture between the two teams took place during the 1928-29 season, with Real Madrid winning 2-1.

In La Liga, the two rivals have faced off 177 times, with Real Madrid also unsurprisingly leading the head-to-head, boasting 91 league wins to Atletico's 42, with 44 draws also occurring at that level of football.

There have also been eight Champions League encounters, with Real Madrid winning six of those, including the finals of the 2013-14 and 2015-16 competitions.

Three of the last four La Liga meetings between the two sides have finished 1-1, including at Bernabeu in February 2025. However, Atletico recorded a stunning 5-2 win when the pair last met in La Liga in September 2025.

Atletico are now unbeaten in their last six league games against Real Madrid, with four of those finishing in draws, while they have only lost one of their last eight against their rivals in Spain's top flight.

Cristiano Ronaldo is unsurprisingly the all-time leading goalscorer in the Madrid derby, with the Real Madrid legend scoring 22 times against Atletico during his time in Spanish football.

Throughout history, this fixture has been dominated by Real Madrid; Atletico have had plenty of recent success over their rivals, but the Red and Whites have only won two of their last seven Madrid derbies in Spain's top flight.