Real Madrid vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: Super Cup betting tips on match 2024-01-09 19:00.
A much-rotated Real Madrid side dispatched Arandina 3-1 in the Copa del Rey in their final outing before the Spanish Super Cup , extending their 19-match unbeaten run across all competitions (W16, D3). As they start their bid for a 13th Spanish Super Cup title, they meet the last team to beat them, city rivals Atlético Madrid in the 234th staging of the Madrid derby (W115, D60, L58).
Manager Carlo Ancelotti said after beating Mallorca 1-0 earlier this month that they had fixed the defensive problems they struggled with against Atlético in September (L 3-1), and keeping two clean sheets across their last three games seems to back that statement up. However, a sterner test awaits in the second H2H to be held in neutral Saudi Arabia, after Los Blancos won the first on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the 2019/20 Spanish Super Cup final.
Not since 2014, when they beat Real 2-1 in a two-legged final, have Atlético won this competition and following their 4-3 La Liga defeat to high-flying Girona, they then beat Lugo 3-1 on Saturday in the Copa del Rey before heading to Saudi Arabia. Somewhat inconsistent of late, they’ve been knocked out of their stride of late, winning only three of their last six matches in all competitions (D1, L2).
Given Diego Simeone’s outfit have now suffered four consecutive away league defeats, they may not be relishing another game against LL opponents outside of Madrid, especially as they’ve lost their last two Spanish Super Cup matches, most recently falling at this stage two seasons ago to Athletic Bilbao (L 2-1).
Players to watch: Jude Bellingham awaits his first taste of Spanish Super Cup action having scored on both his LL and UEFA Champions League debuts this term for Real, both of those goals completing the scoring. Álvaro Morata’s hat-trick for Atlético against Girona was his first in La Liga and his last five strikes have all arrived before the 65th minute.
Hot streak: Each of the last four H2Hs saw both teams score (Real: W2, D1, L1), as did three of Atlético’s last four fixtures (W2, D1, L1).