Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th September 2023

The La Liga tie at Estadio Mestalla this coming Saturday sees home team Valencia up against Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid are currently ahead of Valencia by one point in the La Liga table. While the visitors are number four with seven points, the hosts have one point less at number 11.

Valencia can actually leapfrog Atletico Madrid in the table with a win this coming Saturday. However, judging by the prices we get from the bookmakers, this seems rather unlikely to happen.

Atletico Madrid got the better of Valencia in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-0 and 1-0, respectively.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Las Palmas. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Osasuna, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Deportivo Alaves. Valencia claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

A top half finish is the dream for Valencia, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid beat Granada 3-1, drew 0-0 with Real Betis and beat Rayo Vallecano by 0-7. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn three and lost one in their last six away in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid will have their sight set on grabbing the trophy, while a place in the top two look a likely prospect before the La Liga gets rolling.

Does Atletico Madrid have enough about them to take out Valencia on Saturday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Valencia Squad

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

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/4), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/4), Cristhian Mosquera (0/2), Dimitri Foulquier (0/4), Gabriel Paulista (0/3), Hugo Guillamon (0/0), Jesus Vazquez (0/2), Jose Gaya (0/4), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/4), Thierry Correia (0/4), Alberto Mari (0/0), Andre Almeida (0/4), Fran Perez (0/4), Javier Guerra (1/4), Pepelu (1/4), Selim Amallah (0/1), Diego Lopez (0/4), Hugo Duro (1/4), Roman Yaremchuk (0/0), Sergi Canos (0/2).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 53 year-old Atletico Madrid manager Simeone will select his starting XI from these players:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/3), Caglar Soyuncu (0/2), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/2), Jose Gimenez (0/0), Mario Hermoso (0/3), Nahuel Molina (1/1), Reinildo (0/0), Stefan Savic (0/3), Axel Witsel (0/2), Javi Galan (0/0), Koke (0/1), Marcos Llorente (2/3), Pablo Barrios (0/3), Rodrigo De Paul (0/3), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/1), Saul Niguez (0/3), Thomas Lemar (0/2), Vitolo (0/0), Yannick Carrasco (0/3), Alvaro Morata (3/3), Angel Correa (1/2), Antoine Griezmann (1/3), Memphis Depay (2/3), Samuel Dias Lino (0/2).

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Valencia seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Saturday.

Gabriel Paulista and Alberto Mari are all absent from the Valencia squad that faces Atletico Madrid at Estadio Mestalla.

Atletico Madrid are looking at five players missing out on their match on Saturday at Estadio Mestalla.

Memphis Depay, Koke, Jose Gimenez, Vitolo and Reinildo all face a spell on the sidelines for Atletico Madrid due to various injuries.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Winning 3-0 and 1-0 in the last two most matches against Valencia, will have Atletico Madrid looking forward to their upcoming away trip. Atletico Madrid often enjoy happy days when facing Valencia, claiming six wins in the last ten meetings. Atletico Madrid hammered their next opponents by 3-0 in the most recent meeting. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 11/10.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Valencia and Atletico Madrid would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 3/4 with the bookies.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Diego Lopez, who is performing well for Valencia. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent La Liga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Atletico Madrid.The visitors will be looking to Antoine Griezmann to find the net once again, after managing three La Liga goals for Atletico Madrid in recent matches.

Estadio Mestalla saw five wins for Valencia in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost three, while Atletico Madrid won four of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing three. Goals could at a premium at Estadio Mestalla, as only three of the 10 most recent La Liga matches here for Valencia saw over 2.5 goals. In five of the previous 10 league games away for Atletico Madrid the match had over 2.5 goals.

The last ten encounters between Valencia and Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Valencia averaging 1.2 goals a game. Atletico Madrid scored 2.1 goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.