Villarreal - Atlético Madrid: Small difference between teams in La Liga clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 04.June
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

A crucial match in La Liga as both squads are challenging for the top league positions. With Villarreal in 5th place and Atlético Madrid placed 3rd, this promises to be a thriling duel. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in La Liga

For Atlético Madrid most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Villarreal and Atlético Madrid should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Villarreal form and stats

38 points is a decent return from 18 La Liga games here at Estadio de la Cerámica for Villarreal. The data says 12 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. Ever since the Real Valladolid game Villarreal has been unbeatable here at Estadio de la Cerámica producing four straight wins.

Villarreal faced defeat in their previous match, away at Rayo Vallecano (1-2). Before that defeat this team had gone six consecutive league fixtures without a loss. Defender Pedraza got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.12/10. Pedraza served one assist, hit two key passes and won 2 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match, Villarreal won a home game hosting Cádiz (2-0).

Observe: 9 of the most recent 10 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Villarreal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de la Cerámica with 34 goals in 18 league matches. Villarreal have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

The visitors are W10-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga.

Atlético had fun at their own home (Estadio de la Cerámica) last time out, beating Real Sociedad 2-1. Griezmann and Molina scored. Griezmann, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.01. Griezmann scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).

Before that, Atlético Madrid travelled to Espanyol and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.

Observe that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.

Atlético are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 18 away games so far. Atlético Madrid are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Villarreal and Atlético Madrid have duelled previously this season: Atlético Madrid - Villarreal 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Villarreal victories, five draws and three Atlético Madrid wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MadridA. Griezmann
A. Griezmann
15 goals
Atlético MadridÁ. Morata Martín
Á. Morata Martín
13 goals
VillarrealN. Jackson
N. Jackson
11 goals

Villarreal missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Atlético Madrid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 4 18 37
19 12 2 Won W 1 10 23
6 2 1 Drew D 2 4 7
12 4 1 Lost L 1 4 7
57 34 5 Scored S 4 27 68
38 16 3 Conceded C 4 16 31
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 70%
49% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 46%
19% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 19%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 16%
49% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 44% 51%
32% 28% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 39% 35%
24% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 14%
 
5.4 5.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.7 4.9
4.9 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.7 4.7
2.4 2.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 2.8 2.4
4 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
13.3 15.6 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 13.1 14.6
5.3 6.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5.1 5.7
29% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 29% 32%
 
12.8 11.4 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 14.3 11.5
4.2 3.7 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.5 3.4
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atlético Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in La Liga
  • Atlético Madrid have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga
  • Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 37 28 4 5 69 18 19 15 3 1 37 4 18 13 1 4 32 14 51 88
2 Real Madrid 37 24 5 8 74 35 18 13 4 1 43 15 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 77
3 Atlético Madrid 37 23 7 7 68 31 19 13 3 3 41 15 18 10 4 4 27 16 37 76
4 Real Sociedad 37 20 8 9 49 34 18 10 5 3 24 15 19 10 3 6 25 19 15 68
5 Villarreal 37 19 6 12 57 38 18 12 2 4 34 16 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 63
6 Real Betis 37 17 8 12 45 40 18 9 4 5 25 17 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 59
7 Osasuna 37 14 8 15 35 41 18 10 1 7 22 20 19 4 7 8 13 21 -6 50
8 Athletic Club 37 14 8 15 46 42 19 8 3 8 22 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 4 50
9 Girona 37 13 10 14 57 53 19 10 3 6 35 26 18 3 7 8 22 27 4 49
10 Rayo Vallecano 37 13 10 14 45 50 19 9 5 5 28 22 18 4 5 9 17 28 -5 49
11 Sevilla 37 13 10 14 46 52 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 6 5 7 22 27 -6 49
12 Mallorca 37 13 8 16 34 43 18 9 5 4 19 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -9 47
13 Valencia 37 11 8 18 41 44 19 8 5 6 27 19 18 3 3 12 14 25 -3 41
14 Cádiz 37 10 11 16 29 52 19 7 6 6 19 23 18 3 5 10 10 29 -23 41
15 Getafe 37 10 11 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 18 3 5 10 13 25 -11 41
16 Almería 37 11 7 19 46 62 19 10 3 6 29 22 18 1 4 13 17 40 -16 40
17 Celta de Vigo 37 10 10 17 41 52 18 6 6 6 24 20 19 4 4 11 17 32 -11 40
18 Real Valladolid 37 11 6 20 33 63 18 8 3 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 39
19 Espanyol 37 8 12 17 49 66 18 4 6 8 24 32 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 36
20 Elche 37 5 9 23 29 66 18 3 5 10 17 28 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 37 28 4 5 69 18 19 15 3 1 37 4 18 13 1 4 32 14 51 88
2 Real Madrid 37 24 5 8 74 35 18 13 4 1 43 15 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 77
3 Atlético Madrid 37 23 7 7 68 31 19 13 3 3 41 15 18 10 4 4 27 16 37 76
4 Real Sociedad 37 20 8 9 49 34 18 10 5 3 24 15 19 10 3 6 25 19 15 68
5 Villarreal 37 19 6 12 57 38 18 12 2 4 34 16 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 63
6 Real Betis 37 17 8 12 45 40 18 9 4 5 25 17 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 59
7 Osasuna 37 14 8 15 35 41 18 10 1 7 22 20 19 4 7 8 13 21 -6 50
8 Athletic Club 37 14 8 15 46 42 19 8 3 8 22 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 4 50
9 Girona 37 13 10 14 57 53 19 10 3 6 35 26 18 3 7 8 22 27 4 49
10 Rayo Vallecano 37 13 10 14 45 50 19 9 5 5 28 22 18 4 5 9 17 28 -5 49
11 Sevilla 37 13 10 14 46 52 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 6 5 7 22 27 -6 49
12 Mallorca 37 13 8 16 34 43 18 9 5 4 19 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -9 47
13 Valencia 37 11 8 18 41 44 19 8 5 6 27 19 18 3 3 12 14 25 -3 41
14 Cádiz 37 10 11 16 29 52 19 7 6 6 19 23 18 3 5 10 10 29 -23 41
15 Getafe 37 10 11 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 18 3 5 10 13 25 -11 41
16 Almería 37 11 7 19 46 62 19 10 3 6 29 22 18 1 4 13 17 40 -16 40
17 Celta de Vigo 37 10 10 17 41 52 18 6 6 6 24 20 19 4 4 11 17 32 -11 40
18 Real Valladolid 37 11 6 20 33 63 18 8 3 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 39
19 Espanyol 37 8 12 17 49 66 18 4 6 8 24 32 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 36
20 Elche 37 5 9 23 29 66 18 3 5 10 17 28 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 24

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