Atletico Madrid v Villarreal Betting Preview – La Liga 28th October 5.30pm
This is a big game for Atletico Madrid who have only won one of their last six games across all competitions. They are unbeaten in the Spanish top flight this season but they will have their hands full as the in-form Villarreal, a fellow top-six side comes for a visit. Villarreal are on a three match winning streak and will draw themselves level with Atletico if they can go and collect a good away win for themselves in this fixture. So there’s a big incentive for the visitors to turn up and comepete.
Atletico Madrid v Villarreal Betting Tips
Atletico Madrid have won just one of their last six games then across all competitions and are having their struggles in the UEFA Champions League. But they have managed to stay unbeaten in the Spanish top flight this season and they have faced up against some of the top teams around them already like Barcelona, Leganes and Valencia, all of which are in the top five at the moment alongside them. However, Atletico Madrid have just failed to deliver in the bigger games, having drawn against all of those aforementioned opponents. Atletico Madrid are W5 D4 L0 for the season in the top flight but have slipped to a W1 D2 record in their last three, scoring just the two goals in those games. At home, Atletico are W2 D1 L0 for the season and played out a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in their most recent home fixture.
Atletico Madrid have averaged under two goals per game this season in the league and under 2.5 goals at bet365 looks value at 4/5. They have only conceded the one goal on home soil in the Spanish top flight this season and Atletico Madrid to win to nil returns at a price of 11/8 and that’s generally the way that they do things. Three of their last four league wins have been with a clean sheet in tow. So that should narrow down the Correct Score market a little bit and the 5/1 shortest priced option there is an Atletico Madrid 1-0 option, with the 2-0 option for them at 11/2 and a 1-1 draw at 13/2. The game may very well struggle to get above that 2.5 goal line and to further back that up, eight of the last nine league meetings between the two have gone under.
Antoine Griezmann is the 5/6 anytime goalscorer favourite at bet365 with Kevin Gameiro at 11/10. Atletico Madrid will have their work cut out for them in this one because Villarreal have hit a bit of form with a three match winning streak. During that streak, they have fired off nine goals as well with two clean sheets. Granted each of those games were against a side sitting currently in the bottom six in the division and they haven’t had a particularly tough fixture list this season. Overall they have picked up a W5 D1 L3 record and on the road that form is W2 D0 L3. Overall they have taken five wins in their last seven league games and even though it hasn’t been against the greatest of opposition, winning can clearly breed confidence. Cedric Bakambu has eight league goals for the league season and is a 3/1 anytime goalscorer option for the game. However, they face a tough defence and both teams not to score at bet365 is a price of even money.
Atletico Madrid v Villarreal Betting Odds
Atletico Madrid 1/2, Draw 3/1, Villarreal 13/2
Atletico Madrid v Villarreal Predictions
Draw: Atletico are being their usual stubborn selves and nearly got the better of Barcelona in their last home fixture in the league. They are just struggling to find a winning touch at the moment and that should present a good opportunity for Villarreal to go and play out a draw there for what would be a very good point for themselves.
