LaLiga: Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 38 match between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Villarreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Atletico Madrid swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid

Villarreal Form

A single point is all Villarreal can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Mallorca, before getting trounced 2-3 against Sevilla while Rayo Vallecano won 2-0. Villarreal won five of their last six LaLiga matches at Estadio de la Ceramica, scoring 16 and conceding eight along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Celta Vigo, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Osasuna in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Girona in their most recent outing. Atletico Madrid won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting facts for Villarreal and Atletico Madrid

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

Players in form: Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid

Nicolas Pepe has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Villarreal, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Atletico Madrid. The visitors are looking to Alexander Soerloth, who has provided his team with three LaLiga goals.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Villarreal won seven times and lost three as well. Atletico Madrid won four times, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Villarreal in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Villarreal scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Villarreal played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Villarreal managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Atletico Madrid kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Atletico Madrid have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Villarreal when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process. Astonishingly, Villarreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.