Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th January 2025

Atletico Madrid appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Villarreal in round 21 of the LaLiga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid approach round 21 as number 2 in the LaLiga table with 44 points on their account so far. With 20 rounds behind them, Villarreal have amassed 33 points, placing them as number 5 in the standings.

Villarreal will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Atletico Madrid. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Atletico Madrid scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing seven goals against. This is an average of 0.7 goals against per match with five clean sheets along the way.

Villarreal scored 20 goals, conceded 13 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid beat Elche by 0-4, lost 1-0 against Leganes, before defeating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. Atletico Madrid have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 13 while conceding five goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.

Villarreal Form

Two victories are what Villarreal have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Leganes 2-5. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad, before winning again 4-0 against Mallorca. Villarreal claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and nine scored.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Atletico Madrid face Villarreal, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Atletico Madrid earned 11 points from their last five matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed three wins, following seven goals scored while also conceding four. Villarreal claimed two wins and seven points in the past six games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored nine goals while conceding 12 times. Atletico Madrid have a record of 13 wins, five draws and two defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal have a record of nine wins, six draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Diego Simeone, will select the lineup against Villarreal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/19), Juan Musso (0/1), Axel Witsel (0/11), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/6), Clement Lenglet (1/11), Geronimo Spina (0/0), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/12), Jose Gimenez (0/16), Nahuel Molina (0/14), Reinildo (0/13), Robin Le Normand (0/11), Conor Gallagher (2/15), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/19), Marcos Llorente (2/15), Pablo Barrios (0/15), Rodrigo De Paul (3/19), Thomas Lemar (0/1), Alexander Soerloth (8/18), Angel Correa (2/18), Antoine Griezmann (7/20), Giuliano Simeone (1/15), Julian Alvarez (6/20), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/10), Samuel Dias Lino (1/16), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Villarreal. The 59 year-old Marcelino Garcia will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Diego Conde (0/15), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/6), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/9), Juan Bernat (0/10), Juan Foyth (0/4), Kiko (0/18), Logan Costa (2/15), Raul Albiol (0/15), Sergi Cardona (1/19), Willy Kambwala (0/4), Alejandro Baena (5/18), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (3/19), Denis Suarez (0/10), Pape Gueye (0/18), Ramon Terrats (0/11), Santi Comesana (2/18), Ayoze Perez (8/13), Gerard Moreno (2/10), Ilias Akhomach (1/11), Nicolas Pepe (1/12), Thierno Barry (7/19), Yeremi Pino (1/17).

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Team News

Atletico Madrid seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Saturday. Atletico Madrid have to alter their line-up, as both Clement Lenglet and Javi Galan get a day in the shade.

Villarreal have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Atletico Madrid this coming Saturday. 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

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? Atletico Madrid go into their upcoming match against Villarreal with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-5-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

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. Antoine Griezmann brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Atletico Madrid will start him against Villarreal, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Thierno Barry, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Atletico Madrid won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Villarreal won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Atletico Madrid on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Villarreal''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Villarreal averaging 1.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Villarreal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.