Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 06/01/2022, 20:30  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 06/01/2022 at 21:30 in LaLiga Predictions

After getting dumped out of the Copa del Rey, Villarreal return home to play league champions Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Going into this game, Villarreal are eighth with 28 points, four behind fourth placed Atletico. A win could see Villarreal get into the top five and they will need their pre-Christmas form back to be able to sink the champions. Villarreal are coming from a shock 2-1 loss at home to Sporting Gijon in the Copa del Rey, a result that ended their six-match winning run. They will have jitters going into this game, having lost to the bigger sides in the league including Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Sevilla and Barcelona. In each of the last seven matches, Villarreal have managed to score, only failing once in the last 10 matches.

Atletico Madrid on the other hand, have found their beat in 2022, and going to this game they have two wins in the two matches they’ve played so far. In both matches this year, they’ve kept clean sheets and they’ve scored in each of their last four matches. Going into this fixture, Atletico have no loss in seven matches against Villarreal, winning three and four ending in draws. It hasn’t been rosy for them in recent away matches though and after two straight wins, they’ll want to make it better, having lost each of the last three away matches. Atletico have however scored in each of the last five away matches.