Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd February 2025

When Atletico Madrid come to Estadio Mestalla for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Valencia will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Atletico Madrid have claimed 50 points after 24 rounds, while Valencia have amassed 23 points and are now ranked as number 17 in the LaLiga standings.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Valencia and Atletico Madrid look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Valencia are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Atletico Madrid scored 18 goals, conceded eight and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Atletico Madrid won 3-0 and 2-0 in the two most recent meetings with Valencia, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 0-5 against Barcelona. They retaliated in a 2-0 win against Leganes, before drawing 1-1 with Villarreal. Valencia won three of their previous six matches at Estadio Mestalla in the LaLiga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to six against.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their previous three outings, Atletico Madrid won by 5-0 against Getafe, drew 1-1 with Real Madrid, before also drawing 1-1 against Celta Vigo. Atletico Madrid won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding four.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Valencia and Atletico Madrid.

Valencia fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 18 goals. Atletico Madrid claimed five wins from 15 goals scored and three conceded in the previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga. This earned them a total of 16 points. Valencia have a record of five wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Atletico Madrid have a record of 14 wins, eight draws and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Valencia Squad

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

Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/20), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/4), Cesar Tarrega (2/21), Cristhian Mosquera (1/23), Dimitri Foulquier (0/22), Jesus Vazquez (0/13), Jose Gaya (0/11), Max Aarons (0/1), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/3), Rodrigo Abajas (0/1), Thierry Correia (0/0), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/14), Andre Almeida (0/21), Enzo Barrenechea (1/16), Hugo Guillamon (0/11), Ivan Jaime (0/2), Javier Guerra (1/23), Pepelu (1/21), Alberto Mari (0/0), Diego Lopez (3/24), Fran Perez (0/12), Hugo Duro (7/21), Luis Rioja (4/24), Rafa Mir (0/7), Sergi Canos (0/14), Umar Sadiq (1/11), Warren Madrigal (0/0).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Here is the full team squad of Atletico Madrid. The 54 year-old Diego Simeone will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/23), Juan Musso (0/1), Axel Witsel (0/12), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/7), Clement Lenglet (1/13), Geronimo Spina (0/0), Ilias Kostis (0/0), Javi Galan (0/14), Jose Gimenez (0/18), Nahuel Molina (0/17), Reinildo (0/17), Robin Le Normand (0/14), Conor Gallagher (2/18), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/23), Marcos Llorente (2/19), Pablo Barrios (0/19), Rodrigo De Paul (3/22), Thomas Lemar (0/1), Alexander Soerloth (9/21), Angel Correa (2/22), Antoine Griezmann (8/24), Giuliano Simeone (1/19), Julian Alvarez (7/24), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/11), Samuel Dias Lino (3/20), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Atletico Madrid have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Valencia at Estadio Mestalla. Pablo Barrios is ineligible for selection in the Atletico Madrid squad, as he is suspended.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Atletico Madrid beat Valencia twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-0 and 2-0, respectively. Atletico Madrid go into the match against Valencia with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 3/4.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Results

The past ten matches between Valencia and Atletico Madrid have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

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

Valencia claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing one in this series of matches. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Saturday. Valencia managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games at home. Atletico Madrid have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Valencia managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Atletico Madrid averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. 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 four of the last ten outings for Atletico Madrid, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.