Atlético Madrid will not bank on any easy points from their host Villarreal in this La Liga match. Here's your comprehensive preview!
- Villarreal have the most scored goals (24) at home in La Liga
- Atlético Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in La Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal have performed here at Estadio de la Cerámica this season with 6 wins from 10 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Villarreal are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
The fans are hoping that Villarreal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Copa Del Rey game against Sporting Gijon. Albiol was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.72 out of 10. The defender Albiol scored one goal and won 3 of 3 duels.
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Levante.Goals decide football matches and Villarreal are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Villarreal have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Atlético Madrid form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Simeone, the Atlético Madrid manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Atlético Madrid play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-0 victory visiting Rayo Majadahonda. As mentioned above, Atlético was the only team on the pitch versus Rayo Majadahonda in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. Defender Lodi was the best team player with a rating of 8.81. Lodi scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that, Atlético secured a home win against Rayo Vallecano with the score 2-0.After this away game Atlético return home for a Super Cup game against Athletic Club. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Atlético's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Atlético have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Atlético Madrid - Villarreal 2-2. 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; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 8 goals |   L. Suárez Díaz 7 goals |  Á. Correa 6 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Atlético Madrid missing players
| Villarreal | Atlético Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 22 |
| 79% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 79% |
| 47% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 63% |
| 37% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| 21% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 11% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 32% |
| 32% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 14.8 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
| 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 35% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | 41% |
| 11.1 | 9.1 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
- Atlético Madrid have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in La Liga
- Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 scored goals (24) at home in La Liga
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 46 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 9 | Valencia | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Granada | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alavés | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 8 |
