LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 21 match between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling Villarreal are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Atletico Madrid on Saturday at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Atletico Madrid are number 2 in the table on 44 points after 20 matches. Villarreal rank as number 5 with 33 points after 20 matches played.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Elche by 0-4. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Leganes, before achieving a 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Atletico Madrid have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 13 while conceding five goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.

Villarreal Form

Two victories are what Villarreal have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Leganes 2-5. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad, before winning again 4-0 against Mallorca. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Villarreal won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Atletico Madrid and Villarreal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal

Thierno Barry shows decent form right now for Villarreal, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Atletico Madrid, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Antoine Griezmann also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano across all tournaments Atletico Madrid won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Villarreal claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Atletico Madrid are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Villarreal in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Villarreal only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Atletico Madrid managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal.

Total goals

Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Villarreal, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.