Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: Atletico Madrid will be looking to breathe new life into their top four push when they travel to Villarreal for a La Liga match on Monday night. Atletico have been poor in their recent outings and Villarreal are looking solid at the moment, a home win could be on the cards here.
Villarreal went into the international break after a 1-0 win over Valencia in their previous La Liga match. Jorge Cuenca’s second half effort proved to be the difference in a close fight.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: Villarreal
Currently sitting squarely in the middle of the league table, they are tenth in La Liga with 38 points from 29 matches. They are seventh with four points and sixth with eight points. Villarreal also participated in the European Cup playoffs, although succumbed to Marseille in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League with a 3–5 aggregate score. They have four wins and one loss in their previous five matches.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: Atlético Madrid
Currently, Diego Simeone’s side are fifth in the league table. The “Matress Makers” have amassed 55 points from 29 matches, just one point behind the fourth-placed team and seven points behind the third-placed team. Atletico Madrid successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League play-offs, defeating Inter Milan and will face Borussia Dortmund in the next round. Overall, in their last five matches, Atlético have won twice and lost three times.
This result maintains Villarreal’s recent good form as they have now won five of their last six matches across all competitions. Marcelino’s men are currently six points from the top six and will be hoping to make a late push for a European finish.
The win over Valencia also extended a solid home record for Villarreal, who have won their last three matches in front of their home fans. Over all, they are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 home matches across all competitions but have failed to keep a clean sheet in 3 of the last 4 in that run.
Atletico Madrid suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat at the hands of Barcelona in their previous La Liga match. They were second best for most of the encounter and were constantly exposed at the back.
It was the second straight defeat in La Liga for Atlético Madrid, who were beaten 2-0 by Cadiz in their previous match. Diego Simeone’s men are currently out of the Champions League just one point behind fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: How the bookies see it
Despite their recent struggles, Atletico Madrid are still top among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by Bet365 to claim victory. A win for Villarreal is 21/10 with Paddy Power offering odds of 11/4 for a pretty 10bet draw.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: face to face
Villarreal lead 16-15 in 14 of their previous 45 matches against Atletico Madrid. Both sides have claimed one win each from the last three meetings, although Atletico won 3-1 in the reverse fixture in November.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: Players to watch
Alexander Sorloth has been a standout player for Villarreal, scoring 13 La Liga goals this season. The striker has also found the net five times in his last four La Liga football matches and is priced at 3/1 by Unibet to find the net on Monday.
Alvaro Morata has 14 La Liga goals this season while Antoine Griezmann has found the net 11 times and both men will be ones to watch for Atletico Madrid. Morata is priced at 13/8 by Unibet to score anytime on Monday and Griezmann is priced at 15/8 by Bet365 in the same market.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions: What else is visible?
The reverse fixture has produced over 3.5 goals and a replay is priced at 13/8 by BetVictor. Villarreal have opened the scoring in the last three meetings with Atletico Madrid and can grab the first goal on Monday 6/5 with bet365.
There have been first-half goals for both teams in their last two meetings and Monday’s clash could be set to follow the same pattern with Coral on 29/10.
This La Liga match between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid will be played on April 1, 2024 and starts at 20:00. See below for our tipster’s best Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid predictions. You can also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up-to-date previews.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Predictions
The teams are pretty evenly matched in their abilities, with Villarreal enjoying home advantage, which acts as a clear added incentive for them. However, Atletico have been somewhat inconsistent of late and will no doubt be looking to rectify this situation. The match promises to be interesting, and my bet is over 2.5 total at odds of 1.55.