Prediction: Valencia vs Atletico Madrid

Prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 2-1

Best Odds: 13/2

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Valencia and Atletico Madrid will lock horns with each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Carlos Corberan’s side and Diego Simeone’s team will be held at the Mestalla and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Saturday.

Valencia

Valencia are one of the biggest clubs in Spain and were playing in the UEFA Champions League not so long ago, but things have been dire for them for a while now. Los Che ended up ninth in the La Liga table last season, but they could get relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the campaign.

Carlos Corberan’s side are third from bottom in the La Liga table at the moment with 23 points from 24 matches, level on points with 17th-placed Las Palmas. Although Valencia’s recent form has improved, there is a very good chance that they could go down to the second tier of Spanish football.

Valencia will head into the La Liga match against Atletico Madrid at the Mestalla on Saturday on the back of a 1-1 draw with Villarreal away from home in the league. It came after a 2-0 victory over Leganes in La Liga in front of their fans which followed a 5-0 hammering at the hands of Barcelona at home in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Team News:

Valencia are likely to line up in a 5-4-1 formation against Atletico Madrid. Giorgi Mamardashvili will be in goal for Los Che. Luis Rioja, Dimitri Foulquier, Cesar Tarrega, Cristhian Mosquera and Jose Gaya will be the five defenders. Diego Lopez, Javi Guerra, Pepelu and Andre Almeida will be the four midfielders. Hugo Duro will lead the line for Valencia.

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in Spain who regularly challenge for the La Liga title and compete in Europe’s major club competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League. Rojiblancos finished fourth in the league table last season and will be keen on bettering that position this time around.

Diego Simeone’s side are third in the La Liga table at the moment with 50 points from 24 matches. Atletico are just a point behind Barcelona and defending Spanish champions Real Madrid, who are first and second respectively in the standings. There is a very good chance that Los Colchoneros could win the league title this time around.

Atletico will head into the La Liga match against Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday on the back of a 1-1 draw with Celta de Vigo at Riyadh Air Metropolitano which came after a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga. It followed a 5-0 victory over Getafe at home in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Team News:

Atletico Madrid are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Valencia. Jan Oblak will be in goal for the visiting team. Marcos Llorente, Jose Maria Gimenez, Robin Le Normand and Javi Galan will be the four defenders. Giuliano Simeone, Rodrigo De Paul, Conor Gallagher and Samuel Lino will be the four midfielders. Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez will lead the line for Atletico.

Key Factors to Consider

• Valencia have won 3 of their last 5 La Liga games.
• Valencia have conceded 38 goals in 24 La Liga games.
• Atletico Madrid have lost 1 of their last La Liga matches.
• Atletico Madrid have conceded 16 goals in 24 La Liga games this campaign.
• Atletico Madrid have scored 39 goals in 24 La Liga games this season.

Conclusion

While Valencia have been one of the worst teams in La Liga this season, their recent form has improved. Atletico Madrid are not winning as many games in the league at the moment as they would like, but they have a better team and should eke out a win against Los Che.

Prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 2-1

Best Odds: 13/2

Bookmaker: Zetbet