La Liga is back and we’ve got a good one here between Villarreal and Atletico. Villarreal have been sluggish this season and they’ll to get a signature win against one of the top boys in Spain in Atletico Madrid. Atletico themselves have shown great form heading into the international break and will hope to continue to win games as they return from it.
Key Facts
Villarreal are yet to win a home game in all competitions this season. 0W 2D 3L
On average there are only 1.6 goals scored in games that Villarreal are involved in La Liga.
Villarreal have beaten Atletico at home in 3 consecutive games
Atletico Madrid have kept 4 straight clean sheets in La Liga
There are also just 1.6 goals scored in games that Atletico Madrid are involved in
7 of Atletico’s 8 league games have had under 2.5 goals
Atletico have the best defensive record in the league with just 4 goals conceded.
Griezmann, Correa and Lemar are Atletico’s 3 tied top scorers with 2 goals each in the league.
Atletico are winless against Villarreal in 6 straight meetings. 2D 4L
On average there were 6 cards awarded in Atletico vs Villarreal games last season.
Team News
Villarreal: Villarreal don’t have any injury concerns coming into this game therefore they’ll be able to field a full strength 11 in this match.
Atletico Madrid: Atletico have received some good news as both of their defenders Savic and Gimenez have returned form injury so we can expect either one of them to slot in alongside Godin. However striker Diego Costa remains doubtful for this match so we can expect Correa or Kalinin to start up front alongside Griezmann.
Betting Tips and Predictions
Expect a low scoring game here. Under 2 goals are priced at 2.00 and it’s worth the look. Both sides have been very underish this season which is why this game is very likely to be a 0-0/1-0 type. In terms of a winner you’d have to say that Atletico have the better chance despite their recent struggles against Villarreal. Villarreal simply look awful right now and on that form you’re not really going to beat Atletico despite your recent H2H against them. Expect this to be a gruelling battle meaning we should be a ton of bookings so cards overs are worth the look. Our prediction for this match is a 0-1 win for Atletico.
Match Odds (TonyBet)
Villarreal Win – 3.85
Draw – 3.20
Atletico Madrid Win – 2.15
KICK OFF – 20th October 2018 – 5:30pm UK Time
