LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Atletico Madrid will look to justify their title credentials on Sunday when they take on Villarreal for a round 2 match in the LaLiga.

The two teams enter the match at Riyadh Air Metropolitano with two points separating them in the LaLiga standings.

Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid beat Girona by 1-0, lost 5-1 against Villarreal, before defeating Malaga 2-0. Atletico Madrid managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded five times.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-0 against Rayo Vallecano. A 5-1 win followed against Atletico Madrid, before drawing 2-2 with Racing Santander. Villarreal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Atletico Madrid and Villarreal

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ademola Lookman, who is performing well for Atletico Madrid. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Villarreal.The visitors will be looking to Georges Mikautadze to find the net once again, after managing four LaLiga goals for Villarreal in recent 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 five times, drew two and lost three times. Villarreal claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Villarreal conceded a goal in their last 15 matches. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Villarreal in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Atletico Madrid managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Atletico Madrid have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with 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 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Villarreal, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.