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Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions - Away win backed in La Liga

Marc Thomas

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Last updated: 19 Aug 2024

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Marc Thomas 19 Aug 2024

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Villarreal struggled in preseason, conceding many goals.
Atletico Madrid showed strong preseason form and are favored to win.
Key injuries: Villarreal's Alfonso Pedraza, Denis Suarez, Juan Foyth; Atletico's Jan Oblak, Marcos Paulo.

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Atletico Madrid have won 5 of their last 6 matches in La Liga (Getty)

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

Villarreal have struggled during preseason, conceding plenty of goals in their three games. On the other hand, Atletico has been in superb form, so I'm backing an away victory.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions
Head to Head
Villarreal Form
Villarreal Injury & Team News
Atletico Madrid Form
Atletico Madrid Injury & Team News

Villarreal have lost their last 2 matches against Atletico Madrid.
Villarreal have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 matches against Atletico Madrid.
Villarreal have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 7 home matches (La Liga).
Atletico Madrid have won their last 3 matches (pre-season friendly).
Atletico Madrid have won 5 of their last 6 matches (La Liga).

Head to Head

In 46 games, Atletico hold a slender 16-15 advantage along with 14 draws.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal had a good start to their pre-season campaign, earning a 3-1 victory against a Swiss side Sion. It turned out to be their only victory in friendly matches.

The Yellow Submarine lost to St Etienne 3-1 in late July, followed with a goalless draw against Nottingham Forest earlier this month. The last test match was lost convincingly 4-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Villarreal ended the previous La Liga season in 8th place with 53 points. Their results at home were quite inconsistent – seven wins, five draws and seven defeats.

Villarreal Injury & Team News

Alfonso Pedraza, Denis Suarez and Juan Foyth are injured.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid are hoping to be more serious title contender this year, wrapping up the previous season in 4th place with 76 points, 19 points behind the champions Real Madrid.

Diego Simeone’s side had great results during their pre-season campaign, beating Getafe 3-1, Kitchee 6-1 and Juventus 2-0, while the only draw was registered against Numancia 1-1. Angel Correa scored three goals in these encounters, Joao Felix and Alexander Sorloth netting two goals each.

Atletico Madrid’s last competitive appearance was in late May, beating Real Sociedad 2-0 in San Sebastian with Samuel Lino and Reinildo finding the net.

Atletico Madrid Injury & Team News

Jan Oblak and Marcos Paulo are injured.

This could be La Liga debut match for Julian Alvarez who made a move from Manchester City.

Verdict

Villarreal v Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal in both their h2h last season in La Liga. Diego Simeone’s side had great results during the pre-season, so I see value in backing them to win on Monday. An away win & BTTS is value.

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