Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st August 2022

Atletico Madrid hope to live up to their early billing as the La Liga title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Villarreal over to the Civitas Metropolitano for a round 2 match. The most recent outing between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 2-2 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.50.

Atletico Madrid got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener. Villarreal booked their first win of the season in the La Liga as they claimed all three points in the opener.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Atletico Madrid and Villarreal are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Civitas Metropolitano as the teams look to get one over each other.

Atletico Madrid scored 15 goals, conceded seven and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Villarreal head into this match on 1.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 18, while also conceding ten goals. This amounts to one on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction

Their last three matches saw Atletico Madrid drawing 1-1 with Sevilla, before taking out Real Sociedad by 1-2, and Getafe by 0-3. Atletico Madrid put four wins on the board in their previous six La Liga matches at the Civitas Metropolitano. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding four.

The big goal of the season for Atletico Madrid is naturally winning the title, and a place inside the top two at least should be possible in the upcoming La Liga season.

Villarreal look back on their last three matches with six points to show from their efforts. Against Real Sociedad, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Barcelona in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-3 win against Real Valladolid in their most recent outing. Villarreal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Villarreal a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

Atletico Madrid are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Civitas Metropolitano against visitors Villarreal.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Stats

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Atletico Madrid, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann are all absent from the Atletico Madrid squad that faces Villarreal at Civitas Metropolitano. A positive Covid-19 test is the reason Yannick Carrasco won't feature in the Atletico Madrid squad.

Villarreal are juggling with four absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Atletico Madrid.

Villarreal need to do without Alberto Moreno, Manuel Trigueros, Gerard Moreno and Francis Coquelin, who are not fit enough to travel to Civitas Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal H2H

Atletico Madrid and Villarreal had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.50. Atletico Madrid claimed three wins, while Villarreal picked up one win in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.50.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.95.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Alvaro Morata, who is performing well for Atletico Madrid. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent La Liga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Villarreal.

The visitors will be looking to Alfonso Pedraza to find the net once again, after managing three La Liga goals for Villarreal in recent matches.

Atletico Madrid won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing four in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Villarreal won eight of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing zero. Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal an impressive eight times in 10 games on home soil, while Villarreal did it in eight of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Atletico Madrid scored an average of 1.4 goals a game, with Villarreal averaging 0.9 goals in this run. Atletico Madrid witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 2.2 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Villarreal played across all tournaments this season. They scored 2.3 times on average in the process.