Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th September 2025

Villarreal head over to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday to face title favourites Atletico Madrid in a round 4 match in the LaLiga.

A glance at the LaLiga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is five points and 13 places.

Atletico Madrid find themselves as number 16 in the league table with two points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 3, five points above them, Villarreal have played three rounds this season.

Villarreal are looking to widen the gap between them and Atletico Madrid in the LaLiga table when they take on each other this coming Saturday. The home side will be keen to prevent the difference from increasing any further.

Atletico Madrid scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing eight goals against. This is an average of 0.8 goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.

Villarreal are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the LaLiga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.4 times on average per match, for a total of 24 goals. They also let in ten goals, leaving an average of one per match. They fought their way to five clean sheets.

Atletico Madrid and Villarreal had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 against Espanyol, drew 1-1 with Elche and recorded a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Alaves. Atletico Madrid claimed four wins in their last six LaLiga matches at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 18 goals.

Villarreal Form

In their three most recent outings, Villarreal won 2-0 and 5-0 against Real Oviedo and Girona, before drawing 1-1 against Celta Vigo. Villarreal came through their last six away games in the LaLiga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored nine and conceded eight.

It seems both Villarreal and Atletico Madrid have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

Simeone will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/3), Juan Musso (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/1), David Hancko (0/3), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/1), Jose Gimenez (0/0), Marc Pubill (0/0), Nahuel Molina (0/1), Robin Le Normand (0/3), Conor Gallagher (0/3), Javier Serrano (0/0), Johnny Cardoso (0/3), Koke (0/2), Marcos Llorente (0/3), Matteo Ruggeri (0/3), Pablo Barrios (0/3), Thiago Almada (0/3), Alejandro Baena (0/1), Alexander Soerloth (1/3), Antoine Griezmann (0/3), Carlos Martin (0/0), Giacomo Raspadori (0/3), Giuliano Simeone (1/3), Julian Alvarez (1/3).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Villarreal. The 60 year-old Marcelino Garcia will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Arnau Tenas (0/0), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/3), Adria Altimira (0/0), Alfonso Pedraza (0/1), Jean Ives Valou (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/3), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/0), Rafa Marin (1/3), Santiago Mourino (0/3), Sergi Cardona (0/3), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (0/3), Daniel Parejo (0/3), Etta Eyong (1/3), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (1/3), Renato Veiga (0/2), Santi Comesana (0/3), Tajon Buchanan (3/3), Thomas Partey (0/3), Ayoze Perez (0/0), Gerard Moreno (0/1), Ilias Akhomach (0/2), Nicolas Pepe (2/3), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (0/1).

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Team News

Villarreal face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Atletico Madrid. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo and Pape Gueye sit this one out for Villarreal, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal H2H

Atletico Madrid and Villarreal had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Atletico Madrid enter the match against Villarreal with a 3-6-1 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Results

In the last ten matches between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Alexander Soerloth brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Atletico Madrid will start him against Villarreal, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Tajon Buchanan, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

In their last 10 matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano across all tournaments Atletico Madrid won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Villarreal claimed three wins, five draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Atletico Madrid kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano hoping to do so again this coming Saturday. Villarreal kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.6 goals, while Villarreal averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Villarreal played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.