A key match in La Liga as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Atlético Madrid in 4th position and Villarreal placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Atlético Madrid form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 12 La Liga games here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano for Atlético Madrid. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
A nice win for Atlético Madrid last time playing, versus Liverpool. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Saúl Ñíguez scoring for the victors. A 2-2 draw away in the La Liga before that, with Valencia the opponent.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Atlético Madrid's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won three matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
The Atlético Madrid fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Atlético Madrid have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Villarreal form and stats
Playing away, Villarreal have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 6 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Villarreal won their last game, 2-1 versus Levante played at home. A 1-1 draw at Real Valladolid's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Villarreal playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.
Villarreal find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Villarreal in these games.
Head 2 Head
Villarreal - Atlético Madrid 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Atlético Madrid won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Villarreal has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 10 goals |  S. Cazorla González 8 goals |   Á. Morata Martín 7 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
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| Atlético Madrid | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 42 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| 79% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 29% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 46% | 58% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 38% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 299 | 168 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 160 | 338 |
| 92 | 55 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 48 | 110 |
| 27% | 27% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 38% |
- Atlético Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Atlético Madrid has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Villarreal have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | Getafe | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Valencia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Granada | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Levante | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Eibar | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 19 | Leganes | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 19 |