La Liga – Atletico Madrid vs Valencia: Betting Preview

Three more points at stake when Atletico Madrid step up against Valencia at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday evening.

Diego Simeone’s side step onto the pitch in fourth place in the LaLiga table after 20 matches. A win is necessary to stay in the top-four for this weekend. As for Valencia, Los Che are four points behind their opponents in ninth and desperate to end a three-match winless run.

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Stats and facts for Atletico Madrid and Valencia in La Liga.

Current form — Atletico Madrid v. Valencia

The hosts continue to look blunt

Only a single point prevents Atletico Madrid from having nothing to show for their previous 3 games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Villarreal, before getting trounced 2-1 against Athletic Bilbao. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Real Sociedad ran out 2-0 winners.

Los Che hope to boost points tally

Valencia have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. Against Real Madrid, they came out empty-handed in a 4-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-1 win against Atletico Baleares. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Sevilla.

How do the bookies view it?

With home advantage on their side, Atletico Madrid are the odds-on favorites to win Saturday’s LaLiga clash. Unibet is offering odds of 1.46 for Diego Simeone’s men to take all 3 points. A draw pays out at 4.50 with Betfair, which has also priced a Valencia win at 8.50.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia – Fixture History

It finished all square on when Atletico Madrid last faced Valencia in the La Liga. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 3-3 in the end. Depending on your betting strategy, another draw will no doubt spice up your next accumulator.

Atletico Madrid enter the match against Valencia with a 5-5-0 record in their previous 10 encounters in La Liga. This amounts to a 50% winning ratio for the hosts, with the away side victorious in 0% of the last 10 encounters. These matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.

Current table in the La Liga

Looking at the current La Liga standings, Atletico Madrid and Valencia are currently 4 points and 5 places apart. Atletico Madrid will no doubt attempt to grab all three points on Saturday to move further up the league table. Despite being the outsider in this clash, Valencia will try to make this a miserable day for their opponents. The result of this game could have a big impact on both teams in their upcoming matches. There is every reason to zoom in on the clash between Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

Top marksman

It is difficult to look past Goncalo Guedes, when searching for a goalscorer. He seems in wonderful shape and hit the target 5 times in recent matches for Valencia. His season total reads 8 goals scored in La Liga matches right now.

With 3 goals lately for Atletico Madrid, Angel Correa is the player to look out for. He will be gunning for more La Liga goals on Saturday.