GolVolt — Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

La Liga Matchday 12

Atlético de Madrid

21:00 Sun 8 Nov · your time in 6 days 22 h

FC Barcelona

A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Raphinha: 9 goals in 5 league matches

Goals9 xG5.43

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 5.4).

Streak

Atlético de Madrid unbeaten in 9 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 9 September, 1:2 against Liverpool.

Defence

FC Barcelona concede 2.0 goals per match

Atlético de Madrid0.2 FC Barcelona2.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Atlético de Madrid concede 0.2.

What's at stake

FC Barcelona: a match for the title

67%after a loss 83%after a win

Title chances: 67% after a defeat, 83% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 14 April: Atlético de Madrid – FC Barcelona 1:2

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Streak

Atlético de Madrid have scored in 10 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 19 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Álex Baena

Atlético de Madrid · midfielder

5goals 3assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Levante: 1 assist, rating 7.6.

Raphinha

FC Barcelona · forward

15goals 3assists 8.25avg rating

Last match, Deportivo Alavés: 2 goals, rating 8.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Atlético de Madrid at home and FC Barcelona away, as in this match.

Atlético de Madrid

at home · 10

7W2D1L1.8scored per match0.7conceded per match

FC Barcelona

away · 10

7W0D3L3.1scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

10 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 14 Apr 2026 · Champions League Atlético de Madrid 1:2 FC Barcelona Lookman 31' · Yamal 4' · Torres 24'

2wins

0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

3wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Atlético de Madrid (4-4-2, last: Levante) · FC Barcelona (4-3-3, last: Deportivo Alavés).

Official around 20:00, Sun 8 Nov

JOOblak AGGrimaldo DHHancko MPPubill MLLlorente ÁBBaena MHHjulmand PBBarrios GSSimeone JAAlvarez KLLee JGGarcía BFFariñas PCCubarsí FJde Jong JCCancelo FLLópez RORodri PEPedri LYYamal RARaphinha KAAdeyemi

Atlético de MadridFC Barcelona

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

D. SimeoneAtlético de Madrid Hans-Dieter FlickFC Barcelona

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Title chance after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Atlético de Madrid today 10%

after a defeat: 6%
after a draw: 9%
after a win: 16%

FC Barcelona today 76%

after a defeat: 67%
after a draw: 76%
after a win: 83%

FC Barcelona: 16 percentage points of title chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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