Atletico Madrid will make the short journey over to the Bernabeu on Sunday night, where the Madrid derby will take place. Both sides come into this clash on a high, having secured qualification to the Champions League quarter-finals midweek, so this promises to be an exciting contest. 

Head-to-head matchups between the two have been evenly-contested over the years - in the last 10 meetings, Real Madrid have secured three wins, Atletico have won four and there have been three draws. BTTS has landed in nine of those 10 games, including both meetings this season. 

The reverse fixture finished 5-2 to Atletico at the Metropolitano, as Diego Simeone’s men ran riot. Real Madrid got revenge though, as they eliminated their local rivals from the Spanish Supercup in January, with a 2-1 win in the semi-finals.

Atletico have struggled at the Bernabeu, and have failed to win in any of their last 10 visits across all competitions. While they have been able to carry a threat in the final third, scoring in each of the last six here, they could be in for a tough night defensively. 

Atletico conceded six corners in their last away game against their local rivals, as well as shipping seven corners against Tottenham last time out, but, they also contributed seven corners themselves to comfortably exceed this line. Prior to that, Barcelona racked up 15 corners against Diego Simeone’s men, although they were chasing the game after losing the first leg 4-0. 

Real Madrid are averaging 10.7 corners per game on home turf this season, with 6.7 for, and 4.0 against. 14 of the last 15 Madrid derbies have seen a minimum of nine corners, so there is plenty of scope for 10 or more on Sunday night.

Diego Simeone has a bit of a selection headache to contend with in midfield at the moment, as Pablo Barrios and Rodrigo Mendoza are out injured. Johnny Cardoso was entrusted to start midweek, and he put in an excellent performance against Spurs. He played the full 90, and was fouled three times. 

The American international is averaging 1.18 fouls drawn per 90 this season across all competitions, rising to 1.45 when playing away. He has landed this selection in six of his last seven starts on the road, highlighting how he sees plenty of the ball for Atletico, and he is adept at drawing contact. 

The 24-year-old looks set to start in his first Madrid derby this weekend, and he should have plenty of duels to contest in the middle of the park. Real Madrid racked up 14 fouls when these sides last met in the league.

Julian Alvarez is another player who put in a stellar performance midweek, as he contributed a goal and assist against Spurs. He alleviated the pressure on his side by scoring the equalising goal in the 47th minute, which was perfectly placed into the top corner from a swift counter-attack. He then provided the assist for David Hancko to head in from a corner. 

Alvarez had seven shots in that game, and three hit the target. He has turned up in the big games this season, and Diego Simeone will be relying on him once again to make the difference against Real Madrid. 

Alvarez bagged a brace against Los Blancos when these sides last met in the league, recording four shots in total in that game. He also popped up on the scoresheet on his last trip to the Bernabeu. The former Man City man has scored four goals in his six appearances against Real Madrid, landing this bet in five of those games.