Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atletico Madrid will be looking to recover from their successive defeats when they get back in the La Liga campaign at home against Valencia on Saturday.

The hosts are currently sitting fourth in the table, with 33 points from 20 matches this season, while Valencia are 9th, having picked up 29 points from their opening 21 games.

Atletico will enter this contest off the back of successive defeats, having lost 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup on January 13, before falling for a 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad in the last-16 stage of the Copa del Rey on Wednsday.

The Red and Whites also drew their last league game away to Villarreal on January 9, which means they have not been victorious in La Liga since a 2-0 home victory over Rayo Vallecano on Janary 2.

Simeone’s side are unbeaten against Valencia in the leaguesince October 2014, but the points were shared in a 3-3 draw at Mestalla earlier this season.

On the other hand, Valencia will enter the contest off the back of a 1-1 draw with Sevilla on Wednesday, with Goncalo Guedes cancelling out an early own goal from Mouctar Diakhaby.

Valencia finished 13th in La Liga last season, but they have shown a lot of improvement this season and are very much in the battle for a European finish with 17 league games still to play this season.

Los Che have struggled for consistency on their outings this season, winning three, drawing three and losing four of their 10 away matches to colloect 12 points.

However, the Red and Whites have won six of their last seven away matches in all competitions, with their only defeat during that run coming away to league leaders Real Madrid on January 8, a 4-1 loss.

Atletico Madrid vs Valencia head to head

The two sides have previously met on 61 occasions in all competitions, where Atletic have taken 22 victories while Valencia have won 20, and they have drawn in 19. Atletico have scored 80 goals and conceded 81. In their last five encounters, Atletico have won two and they have drawn in three.

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Valencia 19/10/19

Valencia 2-2 Atletico Madrid 14/02/20

Valencia 0-1 Atletico Madrid 28/11/20

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Valencia 24/01/21

Valencia 3-3 Atletico Madrid 07/11/21

Atletico Madrid latest home form

Atletico have recently failed to keep up with a good run of form at home, having won just two of their last five matches. They lost their last home game 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup. In their last five, they have scored 5 goals and conceded 5.

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Osasuna 20/11/21

Atletico Madrid 0-1 AC Milan 24/11/21

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Mallorca 04/12/21

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano 02/01/22

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Athletic Bilbao 13/01/22

Atletico Madrid latest away form

Atletico have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having won just one of their last six away matches. They managed to defeat Rayo Majadahonda 5-0 in the Copa del Rey on January 6. In their last five, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Sevilla 2-1 Atletico Madrid 18/12/21

Granada 2-1 Atletico Madrid 22/12/21

Rayo Majadahonda 0-5 Atletico Madrid 06/01/22

Villarreal 2-2 Atletico Madrid 09/01/22

Rear Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid 19/01/22

Valencia latest home form

Valencia have recently been on a good run of form at home, having lost just one match in their last eight. They lost 2-1 to Espanyol in the league on December 31. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn three and lost one, scoring 8 goals and conceding 8.

Valencia 3-3 Atletico Madrid 07/11/21

Valencia 1-1 Rayo Vallecano 27/11/21

Valencia 2-1 Elche 11/12/21

Valencia1-2 Espanyol 31/12/21

Valencia 1-1 Sevilla 19/01/22

Valencia latest away form

Desptite recently losing 4-1 to Real Madrid in the league, Valencia have recently been on a good run of form on the road. They won their last away match, defeating Atletico Baleares 1-0 in the Copa del Rey. They have won four and lost one of their last five away matches.

Alenteiro 1-3(E) Valencia 16/12/21

Levante 3-4 Valencia 20/12/21

FC Cartagena 1-2 Valencia 05/01/22

Real Madrid 4-1 Valencia 08/01/22

Atletico Baleares 0-1 Valencia 16/01/22

Atletico Madrid news

Angel Correa is likely to be absent with a muscular issue, while they will again miss out Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorente and Geoffrey Kondogbia through injury.

Thomas Lemar, Matheus Cunha and Luis Suarez are in line to start, while Koke, Lemar and Rodrigo De Paul should again line up in a midfield four.

Valencia news

Carlos Soler and Gabriel Paulista are absent through injury, while Maxi Gomez and Daniel Wass could again miss out through COVID-19.

Jasper Cillessen will miss out with an injury and will be replaced between the sticks by Jaume Domenech, while Hugo Duro and Guedes are again expected to feature as the front two.

Prediction and Odds

This match comes as an important one for both sides, and we expect either side to put their best efforts towards winning the game. Atletico will want to improve their record, while Valencia have recently been on a good form on the road, and we see the game ending in a draw.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.50