Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st April 2024

Villarreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Atletico Madrid swing by this coming Monday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Villarreal are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Atletico Madrid. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment this coming Monday.

Villarreal show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Atletico Madrid managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.1 goals an average per game.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Monday?

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-3 win against Real Betis. They went on to beat Marseille by 3-1, before also getting the better of Valencia in a 1-0 victory. Villarreal claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the La Liga, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 11 and conceded five goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

It is all or nothing with Atletico Madrid, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-0 against Cadiz, before beating Inter 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-3 against Barcelona. Atletico Madrid only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to seven.

While not quite trusting Villarreal with the home win, we still find them a better betting option than an unimpressive Atletico Madrid team. We settled for the draw-no-bet or double-chance.

Villarreal have taken 14 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 23 goals to 31. Atletico Madrid took five wins from their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They collected 18 points, scored 19 goals and conceded 21. Villarreal have a record of ten wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Atletico Madrid have a record of 17 wins, four draws and eight defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 58-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Atletico Madrid from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Filip Joergensen (0/28), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/13), Alberto Moreno (1/22), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Daniel Budesca (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/7), Jorge Cuenca (3/22), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/16), Raul Albiol (0/21), Stefan Lekovic (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/7), Alejandro Baena (2/26), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/24), Denis Suarez (0/0), Etienne Capoue (1/27), Francis Coquelin (0/11), Manuel Trigueros (0/11), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (2/20), Alexander Soerloth (13/25), Alfonso Pedraza (1/14), Bertrand Traore (0/4), Gerard Moreno (10/26), Goncalo Guedes (2/8), Ilias Akhomach (1/23), Jorge Pascual (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (6/22), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Atletico Madrid players that the manager Diego Simeone will choose from for the upcoming game:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Horatiu Moldovan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/29), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/16), Gabriel Paulista (0/22), Jose Gimenez (0/16), Mario Hermoso (0/23), Nahuel Molina (2/26), Reinildo (1/8), Stefan Savic (0/17), Arthur Vermeeren (0/3), Axel Witsel (1/28), Koke (0/26), Marcos Llorente (6/29), Pablo Barrios (0/18), Rodrigo De Paul (1/26), Rodrigo Riquelme (2/25), Saul Niguez (0/28), Thomas Lemar (0/3), Vitolo (0/0), Alvaro Morata (14/26), Angel Correa (7/23), Antoine Griezmann (11/25), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Memphis Depay (5/19), Salim El Jebari (0/1), Samuel Dias Lino (3/25).

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Atletico Madrid, since seven could be missing. Kiko, Alberto Moreno and Alfonso Pedraza can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Eric Bailly, Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez are all absent from the Villarreal squad that faces Atletico Madrid at Estadio de la Ceramica.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Atletico Madrid, who are looking at six players nursing various problems. Rodrigo De Paul and Nahuel Molina racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Atletico Madrid travelling party for their next match.

Names like Alvaro Morata, Jose Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar and Vitolo most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Villarreal.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Villarreal played against Atletico Madrid. It finished 3-1 in a great match between the pair. Villarreal go into their upcoming match against Atletico Madrid with a 10% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-5-4 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.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Results

In the last ten matches between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 3/5 with bookies.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Alexander Soerloth so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and Villarreal rely on his abilities against Atletico Madrid. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Monday seems like a decent punt.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments Villarreal won five times, drew four and lost one times. Atletico Madrid claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Villarreal on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Atletico Madrid''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, with the former on an average of one goal a game. Atletico Madrid scored 1.6 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game.