Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Atletico Madrid are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 26 of the La Liga this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Valencia, whom they welcome on home soil at Civitas Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid are currently looking at 48 points on their account, having played 25 matches, leaving them two places off the current La Liga leaders. Meanwhile, Valencia find themselves as number 17 in the La Liga with 26 points following 25 rounds.

Atletico Madrid took down Valencia in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid scored 16 times, conceded five and held on for five clean sheets in their last ten games.

Valencia average 0.5 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of five goals. They conceded an average of 1.1 per game, for a total of 11 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring twice.

Atletico Madrid beat Valencia in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 3-2 win with a 1-0 victory.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 1-1 with Real Madrid, before beating first Sevilla by 6-1, then Girona in a 0-1 win. Atletico Madrid won four of their previous six La Liga games at the Civitas Metropolitano. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored 13 goals.

Valencia Form

Their past three matches saw Valencia beating Real Sociedad 1-0, losing 1-0 against Barcelona, and beating Osasuna by 1-0. Valencia didn't manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded eight and scored one goals themselves.

Atletico Madrid look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Valencia. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Civitas Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid took 33 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 30 times and conceding nine. Valencia fought their way to two wins and seven points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in eight goals. Atletico Madrid are looking at a record of 14 wins, six draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Valencia put seven wins, five draws and 13 defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

The 52-year-old Simeone will select the starting eleven against Valencia from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/4), Jan Oblak (0/23), Jose Gimenez (1/16), Marco Moreno (0/0), Mario Hermoso (2/13), Matt Doherty (0/1), Nahuel Molina (0/20), Reinildo (0/22), Sergio Reguilon (0/4), Stefan Savic (0/17), Axel Witsel (0/21), Geoffrey Kondogbia (0/16), Koke (0/21), Marcos Llorente (1/18), Pablo Barrios (0/9), Rodrigo De Paul (1/18), Saul Niguez (1/21), Thomas Lemar (0/18), Yannick Carrasco (2/23), Alvaro Morata (10/25), Angel Correa (5/23), Antoine Griezmann (8/25), Diego Bri (0/0), Giuliano Simeone (0/0), Memphis Depay (4/8).

Valencia Squad

Below is the full team squad of Valencia. The manager Baraja will pick his starting XI against Atletico Madrid from these players:

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/25), Iago Herrerin (0/0), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/9), Cristhian Mosquera (0/3), Dimitri Foulquier (0/19), Eray Coemert (1/19), Gabriel Paulista (1/14), Hugo Guillamon (1/21), Jesus Vazquez (0/8), Jose Gaya (1/19), Mouctar Diakhaby (2/18), Thierry Correia (0/19), Toni Lato (1/16), Andre Almeida (2/22), Fran Perez (0/6), Ilaix Moriba (0/17), Justin Kluivert (4/18), Nico Gonzalez (1/14), Yunus Musah (0/22), Diego Lopez (0/1), Edinson Cavani (5/14), Hugo Duro (1/19), Marcos de Sousa (1/16), Samuel Castillejo (3/19), Samuel Dias Lino (2/25).

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Team News

Valencia have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Samuel Castillejo and Nico Gonzalez all face a spell on the sidelines for Valencia due to various injuries.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia H2H

Atletico Madrid beat Valencia in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 3-2 win with a 1-0 victory. Atletico Madrid seem to have a great read on Valencia, winning six times of the previous ten matches in the La Liga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Results

In seven of the previous ten matches between Atletico Madrid and Valencia both teams scored.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Betting Tips

Alvaro Morata is showing good form for Atletico Madrid, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Samuel Castillejo scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Of their 10 most recent games at Civitas Metropolitano across all tournaments, Atletico Madrid won four times, drew five and lost one. Valencia won three of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing zero and losing seven. Atletico Madrid won six of their last 10 La Liga matches, while Valencia managed two wins in their previous 10.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Atletico Madrid and Valencia. There were over two goals five times, as Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Valencia scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Atletico Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.