Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th January 2024

Atletico Madrid are highly favoured to claim a win against Valencia, whom they face this coming Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Civitas Metropolitano seems to be the obvious outcome.

Atletico Madrid rank fourth with 41 points to their name from 20 matches, while visitors Valencia rank seventh in the table on 32 points.

Atletico Madrid face a tough prospect, when welcoming in-form Valencia this coming Sunday. The visitors arrive with a strong run of four wins on the bounce and a ton of confidence.

Atletico Madrid go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Valencia scored 13 goals, conceded 11 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Valencia came away with a 3-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Civitas Metropolitano, but face stern opposition, of course.

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 2-2 with Real Madrid, before beating first Granada by 0-1, then Sevilla in a 1-0 win. Atletico Madrid have been in potent form at Civitas Metropolitano, winning no less than five of the past six La Liga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 12 goals while letting in six.

Valencia Form

Six points is Valencia have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Cadiz by 1-4. This was followed by a 1-3 defeat against Celta Vigo, before winning 1-0 against Athletic Club. Valencia, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the La Liga.

In current form, it is very difficult to argue against Atletico Madrid claiming yet another win. Valencia don't look strong enough right now to push their hosts to dropping points.

Atletico Madrid have taken eight points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of 12 goals to 17. Valencia took three wins from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They collected 11 points, scored ten goals and conceded 15. Atletico Madrid are looking at a record of 13 wins, two draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Valencia have nine wins, five draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Diego Simeone will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Valencia from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Horatiu Moldovan (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/20), Caglar Soyuncu (0/6), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/16), Jose Gimenez (0/14), Mario Hermoso (0/18), Nahuel Molina (2/17), Reinildo (0/1), Stefan Savic (0/11), Axel Witsel (1/19), Koke (0/17), Marcos Llorente (3/20), Pablo Barrios (0/10), Rodrigo De Paul (0/17), Rodrigo Riquelme (2/16), Saul Niguez (0/20), Thomas Lemar (0/3), Vitolo (0/0), Alvaro Morata (13/19), Angel Correa (4/16), Antoine Griezmann (11/20), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Memphis Depay (2/10), Samuel Dias Lino (2/16).

Valencia Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Valencia head coach Baraja will select from for his starting XI:

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/21), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/8), Cristhian Mosquera (0/19), Dimitri Foulquier (0/17), Gabriel Paulista (0/17), Hugo Guillamon (1/14), Jesus Vazquez (1/9), Jose Gaya (1/15), Marco Camus (0/0), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/12), Thierry Correia (0/19), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/9), Andre Almeida (0/8), Fran Perez (1/21), Hugo Gonzalez (0/6), Javier Guerra (4/19), Pepelu (4/21), Selim Amallah (0/12), Alberto Mari (0/3), David Otorbi Ejededawe (0/0), Diego Lopez (3/21), Hugo Duro (9/21), Pablo Gozalbez (0/5), Roman Yaremchuk (1/14), Sergi Canos (1/14).

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Team News

Atletico Madrid could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Valencia.

Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar, Memphis Depay and Vitolo are all absent from the Atletico Madrid squad that faces Valencia at Civitas Metropolitano.

Valencia are looking at six players missing out on their match on Sunday at Civitas Metropolitano. Mouctar Diakhaby and Selim Amallah racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Valencia travelling party for their next match.

Names like Sergi Canos, Andre Almeida, Dimitri Foulquier and Gabriel Paulista most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia H2H

Atletico Madrid were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Valencia, but did win the reverse match 3-0, though. 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 1/2.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Results

In the past ten matches between home side Atletico Madrid and Valencia both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 19/20.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Alvaro Morata so far as he currently has 13 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving Atletico Madrid hoping he delivers against Valencia on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Atletico Madrid sailed through their 10 most recent outings at home with nine wins, while they drew one. Valencia won five of their previous 10 outings away from home across all tournaments, whilst they drew two and lost three. Atletico Madrid were able to win five of the last 10 games at Civitas Metropolitano without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Atletico Madrid managed an average of two goals, while Valencia averaged 1.4 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Atletico Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Valencia's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.