Will Atletico remain winless?
A false start for the Colchoneros in the new season in the Spanish top flight. After three matchdays, they have two draws and one defeat to their name. With all due respect, they faced Espanyol Barcelona, Alaves, and Elche CF – not exactly the cream of the crop in Spain. However, Diego Simeone’s team faces a different caliber of opponent in our Atletico Madrid vs. Villarreal tip.
Will the Argentine coach’s team be able to break out of its mini-crisis in this match? Atletico Madrid failed to win either of their two matches against the eastern Spanish side last season. And after a strong start to the season, the team from the small town near Valencia will certainly not be traveling to the Spanish capital to give away points.
After three games, coach Marcelino Garcia Toral’s team, known as Marcelino for short, is still unbeaten in the Spanish top flight. And according to our Atletico Madrid vs. Villarreal prediction, that could still be the case after the fourth matchday this coming Sunday.
Last season, Villarreal was the second-strongest away team in La Liga behind champions Barcelona. Although the Blue and Yellows only kept a clean sheet five times away from home, they only suffered five defeats in their 19 away games. The recent encounters with the Colchoneros have always been wild, with both teams scoring in each of the last five direct duels.
Atletico Madrid – Villarreal Head-to-head record
A total of 48 matches between the two teams are recorded in the annals of Spanish soccer. The Colchoneros have a narrow lead in the head-to-head record with 17 wins. Villarreal has won 15 times, and there have been 16 draws between the two clubs, meaning that around a third of all matches ended without a winner.
Two of these draws were the two encounters in the previous season. And if there is no winner after 90 minutes at the Estadio Metropolitano this time around, there are attractive betting odds available at the bookies for Atletico Madrid vs. Villarreal.
Atletico Madrid – Villarreal Tip
Atletico Madrid is under pressure ahead of its clash with Villarreal. Only two points from three games against teams that are not among the top teams in the Spanish league is obviously not what the Champions League participant is aiming for. Above all, Simeone has not yet got his defense fully under control in the new season. In none of the three games so far this season has the team kept a clean sheet.
And only three goals against the aforementioned teams are, of course, too few given Atleti’s potential and great offensive quality. At least the Colchoneros have scored in every game so far. We can certainly expect this to happen again this coming Sunday in our Atletico Madrid vs. Villarreal prediction. After all, it’s hard to remember a home game in which Los Rojiblancos didn’t score.
However, Diego Simeone and his team face a real mammoth task against last season’s fifth-placed team, who have made a good start to the season. The Yellow Submarine finished just six points behind Atletico Madrid last season, with Marcelino’s team proving particularly difficult to beat away from home. Our Atletico Madrid vs. Villarreal prediction is that the eastern Spaniards will score at least once on Sunday and also have a better chance of taking something away from the Estadio Metropolitano than the bookies’ odds suggest.
In fact, we expect another fast-paced and high-scoring game in the upcoming duel. Both teams have scored in seven of the last eight meetings.
