Villarreal and Atletico Madrid Football prediction

Villarreal and Atletico Madrid face off at Camp El Madrigal in a 9th round match of the Primera Division. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stage was in 18-03-2018, in a game for the Primera Division that finished with the victory of Villarreal by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by E. Ünal (82 'and 90') for Villarreal and A. Griezmann (20 ') for Atletico Madrid. In this match the home factor could play an important role, since Villarreal has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Villarreal
The home team is currently in 16th place with 8 points earned after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Valladolid by (0-1). In the last match, lost out to Espanyol by (3-1). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 23 conceded, against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats at home with 18 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the league, Villarreal have won 1 point in 12 chances, after 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 4 games at their stadium.

In this competition, you have not won any of the last 4 games in your stadium.

Villarreal arrive for this unmotivated match after a 3-1 away away defeat by Spanish. We are likely to see the team preferring the left wing to attack, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by left defender Jaume Costa. Despite being a team that likes to play in their midfield, it also comes out very easily for the counterattacks. It is worth mentioning that at the time of defending, Villarreal shows to be a very compacted team, giving little space to their opponents. For this match the coach will not be able to count on Javi Fuego, Bruno Soriano and Santiago Cáseres, all injured.

Analysis of Atletico Madrid
The visiting team is currently in 3rd place with 15 points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, tied away to Real Madrid by (0-0). In the last match, won at home to Betis by (1-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the league, Atletico de Madrid won 5 points in 12 chances, after 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 4 games they played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 6 of the last 8 games in this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 42 of their last 69 games finished with Less than 2.5 goals.

Atletico Madrid arrive for this motivated game after a 1-0 home win against Betis. A highlight for Correa, who at 74 minutes scored the only goal of the game. The highest quality of this cast lies in their ability to drive their offensive attacks through quick transitions. The Frenchman Griezmann is the player responsible for the main plays of danger, and his highest quality is the clearing. For this match the coach will not be able to count on José Giménez, Stefan Savic and Diego Costa, all injured.