One of the most anticipated matches in Spanish football each year is the Madrid derby. This Sunday, September 24, at 9:00 p.m., Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid will compete against one another. With 293 encounters across all competitions, the matchup between the colchoneros and meringues is the most frequently played in Spanish football.

Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona, the Catalan derby between the Catalans and Espanyol, and Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club are other Spanish football classics that come near but fall short of the Madrid derby. There is a great deal of space between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid in comparison to the first of these battles.

The Whites have 151 victories under their belt, which puts their winning rate just over 50%. In a Regional Championship game in 1906, the Madrid squad won the first formal derby match, and more than a century later, they are still dominant.

In contrast, the rojiblancos have only triumphed 72 times, less than the whites. Seventy of the 76 derbies have resulted in draws. Less than 25% of their encounters have resulted in an athletic victory. The Colchonero team has a winning record in the Spanish Super Cup (one victory and two draws), the European Super Cup (one victory), and the defunct League Cup (two triumphs, one draw, and a defeat) out of the eight competitions in which they have squared off.

Madrid’s hegemony in the Cup
In the quarterfinal Cup match between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid on January 26, the second team prevailed. There have been 27 games in the KO competition, with the Madridistas winning 13 of them.

The individual sector is similarly dominated by white people.
Those from Chamartn dominate on a collective level, and this influence also extends to personal level. Cristiano Ronaldo leads all scorers in Madrid derbies with 22 goals in 31 appearances. You must move down to sixth place to find the first colchonero, who is Paco Campos, who has 12 goals in 18 games.

Sergio Ramos is the player who has appeared in the most games overall, according to statistics. With his most recent derby, Camas overtook Gento and Manolo Sanch’s 42 games with 43. Adelardo, who has 35 points, is Atlético’s lone leader. Koke is closely behind with 33, so he may be able to match his record this year.

a contest between two teams with various dynamics
Real Madrid and Atlético have vastly different dynamics going into their first derby matchup of the year. The rojiblancos enter with worries following their losses to Valencia in the local championship and to Lazio in the Champions League (1-1 draw), while the Madridistas are in the lead with all triumphs in Spain and Europe.