Atletico Madrid Need a Win Over Real Valladolid to Stay in Top Four
Atlético Madrid vs Real Valladolid - 21/01/2023
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We have four fixtures to watch in La Liga on the 21st of January, including the meeting between Atlético Madrid and Real Valladolid.
The match will be played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano and the hosts begin the weekend in 4th place on 28 points while the visitors are in 15th place on 17 points.
Atlético Madrid come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win at Levante in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night. With the score 0-0 at half time, Atlético Madrid started strongly in the second half and opened the scoring in the 54th minute before sealing the victory with a second goal in added time.
That win means Atlético Madrid are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Almazan, Arenteiro, Real Oviedo, and Levante in the Copa del Rey plus a victory over Elche in La Liga.
Atlético Madrid have been held by Almeria to a 1-1 draw away in the league and lost 1-0 at home to Barcelona.
Trends show Atlético Madrid have won just 1 of their last 6 matches in La Liga and have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 5 games in the league.
Atlético Madrid are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home La Liga games but have been finding wins difficult to achieve. Atlético Madrid have won 2 of their 6 most recent home league matches.
Real Valladolid travel to the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano having lost 1-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano last weekend in La Liga. The only goal of the game was scored in the 65th minute and Real Valladolid failed to score the equaliser in the time that remained.
That defeats means Real Valladolid have lost each of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions. There have been defeats against Real Madrid, RCD Mallorca, and Rayo Vallecano in La Liga plus a 1-0 loss at Alaves in the Copa del Rey.
Real Valladolid have been struggling in-front of goal and have not been able to score a goal in their 4 most recent matches in all competitions.
Trends show under 2.5 goals have been scored in Real Valladolid's last 4 matches in all competitions and they have recorded just 1 win from their last 18 away La Liga games.
Team news and Atlético Madrid are without the suspended duo of Stefan Savic and Sergio Reguilón. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is unavailable due to a muscle problem.
Real Valladolid also have a player missing due to suspension, with Monchu having to watch on from the stands. Sergio Escudero is unavailable due to injury.
Atlético Madrid need to string some wins together in the league to hold on to fourth place and they could start in this match. Real Valladolid are in poor form and they struggle when playing away. This game could see just a single goal in favour of the hosts, with Atlético Madrid winning the match 1-0.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Es1
612018
1
1 - 0
2.24
8°
1.36
1.36
4.33
9.50
no
no
no
3 - 0(3 - 0)
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