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Villarreal

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Villarreal, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-0 La Liga victory against Valencia.

In that match, Villarreal had 53% possession and 13 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player to score for Villarreal was Jorge Cuenca (54'). Valencia got 14 shots at goal with 7 on target.

It has been seldom in recent games where Villarreal have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Villarreal have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 9 goals in the process.

Taking a look at their past results, Villarreal:

• haven't won against Atlético Madrid in their last 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 6 home league matches.

Atlético Madrid

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After a losing effort in their last game against Barcelona in La Liga action, Atlético Madrid and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Atlético Madrid had 41% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Barcelona got 9 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. João Félix (38'), Robert Lewandowski (47') and Fermín (65') scored for Barcelona.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Atlético Madrid, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average goals scored per game within that time is 3, with the average number of goals for Atlético Madrid working out to 1. However, we must now wait to see if that pattern will continue on here in this match.

Looking at their past form shows that Atlético Madrid:

• have not emerged victorious against Villarreal in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated by Villarreal when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. A solid away record against them.
• are without an away win for the past 4 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 28/02/2021 shows us that Villarreal have won 1 of them & Atlético Madrid 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

A combined sum of 20 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for El Submarino Amarillo and 11 created by Atleti. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was La Liga match day 13 on 12/11/2023 and the score finished Atlético Madrid 3-1 Villarreal.

In that match, Atlético Madrid managed 50% possession and 25 attempts on goal with 10 on target. The goals were scored by Axel Witsel (45'), Antoine Griezmann (80') and Samuel Lino (85').

For their opponents, Villarreal had 11 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Gerard Moreno (20') was the scorer.

The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso.

📋 Team News: Villarreal

Ramón Terrats (Meniscus injury), Yéremy Pino (Cruciate ligament surgery) and Denis Suárez (Tendon rupture) will not be able to play for Villarreal boss Marcelino García Toral.

📋 Team News: Atlético Madrid

Due to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone has no fitness worries at all coming into this game.

💡 Prediction

When taking everything into account, Villarreal could find themselves struggling to register a score against this Atlético Madrid side who we think will likely gain the upper hand.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a narrow 0-1 winning margin for Atlético Madrid when all is said and done.

Should be a close one.

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Victor Martins, 18:02 01/04/2024