Valencia vs. Atletico Madrid Match analysis and Prediction

Estadio de Mestalla wills see Vallencia take on Atletico Madrid this week in the third game week of the Spanish top flight La Liga. Match day schedules for August 29 at 23:00 EAT.

Coming into this game, we feel that the hosts are well equipped to challenge for the top 10 this season, providing that Gennaro Gattuso can be creative in the transfer market over the coming days. Last season’s corresponding fixture ended in a 3-3 stalemate with Valencia scoring twice in the closing minutes to earn a share of the spoils.

Valencia prepare for this fixture hoping for better results following 1-0 La Liga defeat to Athletic Bilbao in their most recent game. In that match, Valencia managed 63% possession, 10 shots with none of them on target. Athletic Bilbao got 11 shots with two of them on target and goals by Álex Berenguer (43′).

Having watched Real Madrid dominate last season, the hosts entered this campaign with renewed motivation to reclaim the La Liga title. When they beat Getafe in their opening fixture, Diego Simeone’s side showed good shape, but that would not be the case when they played host to Villarreal. Coming into this game, Atlético is winless in four of their last six overall matches (DLDWWL).

Atlético Madrid will aim at making amends here coming off 0-2 La Liga losing effort to Villarreal their previous encounter. In that match, Atlético Madrid managed 50% possession and 13 shots with five of them on target. Villarreal got 19 shots with five of them on target and goals by Yeremi Pino (73′) and Gerard Moreno (97′).

Valencia vs. Atletico Madrid head to head

There have been 62 head to head clashes between these two sides since 1993; Atletico Madrid claims 23 wins, Valencia 20 wins while 19 matches ended in draws.

• Atletico 3-2 Valencia 22/01/22
• Valencia 3-3 Atletico 07/11/21
• Atletico 3-1 Valencia 24/01/21
• Valencia 0-1 Atletico 28/11/20
• Valencia 2-2 Atletico 14/02/20

Home

• Bilbao 1-0 Valencia
• Valencia 1-0 Girona
• Valencia 2-1 Atalanta
• Castellon 1-0 Valencia
• Nottingham 1-1 Valencia

Away

• Atletico 0-2 Villarreal
• Getafe 0-3 Atletico
• Atletico 4-0 Juventus
• Cadiz 1-4 Atletico
• Man Utd 0-1 Atletico

Valencia team news

Manager Gennaro Gattuso will be without the services of Hugo Duro, Jose Gaya and Eray Comert through injuries.

Atletico Madrid team news

As for the visitors, Stefan Savic is on the sidelines through injury while Nahuel Molina was sent off last time out against Villareal.

Prediction and odds

Atlético Madrid Win

Draw

Goals over 2.5