There is plenty of value in taking Mbappe to be fouled twice against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, the Frenchman has seen a notable increase in this metric of late compared to the start of the season.

Mbappe was fouled just 3 times across his first 6 matches in La Liga this term, compared to being fouled 8 times across his last 6 league appearances. He’s also drawn multiple fouls in 3 of his last 6 league matches.

The Madrid derby tends to be foul heavy, with Atletico often committing their fair share of infringements to try and disrupt Real Madrid’s attacking play. Across the last 5 meetings between these two, Atletico’s foul numbers read: 13, 11, 15, 20, 19. That’s an average of 15.6 fouls committed per game from Atletico over this period.

Mbappe’s direct opponent, Le Normand, committed a foul in the last meeting between these sides, and could be set for a busy night on Tuesday.

Mbappe leads the way emphatically when it comes to shots on target for Real Madrid this season. He’s registered a huge 51 shots on target in 23 90s in the league this term, for an average of 2.22 shots on target per 90.

Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo are in joint-second for the most efforts on target this season, all the way back on 16 each, showing how much of an emphasis Real Madrid place on Mbappe.

The Frenchman fired off a notable 5 on-target efforts against Man City in Madrid’s last Champions League match (and scored a hat-trick), and has struck 10 shots on target over his last 3 European appearances (5 v Man City, 3 v Man City, 2 v Brest).

Mbappe has also taken a huge 19 shots over these 3 matches, he scored and fired 3 shots on target the last time these two teams met, too.

Perhaps surprisingly, Mbappe is Real Madrid’s third highest fouler this season (behind Vinicius Jr and Bellingham). He is fouling at a rate of 0.78 times per 90 in La Liga this season, but like his fouls drawn numbers, he has seen a notable increase in this metric as the season has developed.

Mbappe committed just 1 foul across his first 8 matches in La Liga this season, while he has fouled a notable 9 times across his previous 8 league outings, as well as in 3 of his last 5 Champions League matches. Meanwhile, his direct opponent Le Normand was fouled once the last time these sides clashed.