Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid: La Liga Title Race Compared

27 October 2026

Barcelona are 1st in the La Liga with 27 points and Atletico Madrid are 2nd with 25, a gap of 2 points.

Record and efficiency

Barcelona: 9W 0D 1L in 10 games. Atletico Madrid: 8W 1D 1L in 10 games.

Barcelona have the edge in points per game: 2.7 against 2.5 for Atletico Madrid.

Attack and defence

Barcelona have the edge in goals scored per game: 4.0 against 2.0 for Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid have the edge in goals conceded per game: 0.8 against 1.1 for Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid have the edge in clean sheets: 5 against 4 for Barcelona.

How they rank in the league

Barcelona's league rankings: goals scored 1st, goals conceded 5th, home points per game 3rd, away points per game 1st, points from the last five games 2nd.

Atletico Madrid's league rankings: goals scored 3rd, goals conceded 2nd, home points per game 2nd, away points per game 2nd, points from the last five games 1st.

Home and away

Barcelona take 2.4 points per home game and 3.0 away; Atletico Madrid take 2.6 at home and 2.4 away.

Form

Barcelona's last 5 results in the La Liga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-2 vs Real Madrid (3rd, L); 5-2 at Real Betis (4th, W); 3-0 vs Getafe (18th, W); 3-1 at Sevilla (6th, W); 7-2 vs Racing Santander (14th, W). That is 12 points from a possible 15, with 19 goals scored and 7 conceded.

Atletico Madrid's last 5 results in the La Liga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-0 vs Deportivo La Coruna (11th, W); 1-0 at Espanyol (12th, W); 2-1 at Alaves (7th, W); 2-1 vs Real Madrid (3rd, W); 4-0 vs Osasuna (13th, W). That is 15 points from a possible 15, with 10 goals scored and 2 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Barcelona have 3W 0D 1L (2.25 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 6W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 6).

Against top-half opponents Atletico Madrid have 4W 1D 1L (2.17 points per game from 6 games); against the bottom half it is 4W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 4).

When the goals come

Barcelona's 38 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (9 goals); 21 (55%) came after half-time and 9 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 16-30 (3 of 13 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Atletico Madrid's 20 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (8 goals); 15 (75%) came after half-time and 8 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (3 of 8 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Barcelona have scored 9 after the 75th minute and Atletico Madrid have conceded 3 there, while Atletico Madrid have scored 8 and Barcelona have conceded 3. Before half-time, Barcelona have scored 17 and Atletico Madrid have conceded 1; Atletico Madrid have scored 5 and Barcelona have conceded 6.

Tactics and discipline

Barcelona's most used formations: 4-3-3 (7 games), 4-2-3-1 (3 games).

Atletico Madrid's most used formations: 4-4-2 (6 games), 4-1-4-1 (1 game), 3-4-2-1 (1 game).

Barcelona have collected 15 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 4 of 5 penalties.

Atletico Madrid have collected 24 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 2 of 2 penalties.

Key players

Barcelona's players to watch: Raphinha (13 goals and 3 assists in 9 appearances); Lamine Yamal (8 goals and 6 assists in 10 appearances).

Atletico Madrid's players to watch: Álex Baena (5 goals and 2 assists in 10 appearances); Álex Grimaldo (3 goals and 2 assists in 9 appearances); C. Romero (average rating 7.51).

History between them

In their last 10 meetings Barcelona won 6, Atletico Madrid won 3 and 1 were drawn, averaging 3.7 goals per game. Both teams scored in 6 of them and 8 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona (2026); Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid (2026); Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona (2026); Barcelona 3-0 Atletico Madrid (2026); Atletico Madrid 4-0 Barcelona (2026).

What comes next

Barcelona's next games: vs Alaves (7th), at Atletico Madrid (2nd), vs Villarreal (10th).

Atletico Madrid's next games: at Levante (15th), vs Barcelona (1st), at Getafe (18th).

Verdict

Season-long numbers favour Barcelona on points per game (2.7 against 2.5). Recent form gives Barcelona 12 points from the last five and Atletico Madrid 15.