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Atlético Madrid vs. Valencia CF
The coming weekend holds exciting football in store and not only in Germany the ball rolls through the respective stadiums. There is also another matchday in La Liga and on Saturday at 21:00 there is the match between the Rojiblancos of Atlético Madrid against the bats from Valencia. Both teams, along with FC Barcelona, are among the big disappointments this season. Atlético Madrid and Valencia FC are once again fighting for important points and you can read what we think about this match in our Atletico – Valencia betting tip.
If we take a closer look at the Spanish La Liga table, we see that both defending champions Atlético Madrid and the bats from Valencia will probably not fight for the championship this year. Atletico are already a whopping 16 points behind city rivals Real Madrid. For Valencia, the only thing that matters this year is a return to the intentional business. Valencia are currently in 9th place in the table.
Atlético Madrid – Valencia Info
– Date & Time: 22/01/2022, at 21:00.
– Venue: Madrid, Wanda Metropolitano
– Competition: La Liga, Matchday 22
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Atlético Madrid Form & Balance Check
For Rojiblancos fans, this season has been virtually the complete opposite of last year’s campaign. Back then, coach Diego Simeone’s men secured the La Liga title for the first time since 2014. This year, almost nothing is going right for the champions and the gap to Real Madrid is already a staggering 16 points. The train towards defending the title has thus probably left the station. There was another negative highlight during the week. In the Copa del Rey, Atletico were more than deservedly eliminated against Real Sociedad.
What will happen to Suarez?
Luis Suarez was the guarantor of the championship for Atlético Madrid last season. The man from Uruguay is getting on in years now and he was unable to maintain his level from last season. This year, Suarez has seven goals and two assists in 19 La Liga games. He doesn’t seem to be really happy at the club from the capital anymore. Recently, the news made the rounds that Suarez could very well imagine a move to the Premier League to Aston Villa and Steven Gerrard. However, Atletico were quick to clarify that there was no way they would let their goalscorer leave in the winter.
Atlético Madrid Facts & Analysis
– Three defeats from the last five games
– Already 16 points behind Real Madrid
– Suarez top scorer with seven goals
Valencia form & balance check
The bats from Valencia were one of the best teams in Spain in the early 2010s. Due to many financial worries, Valencia had to let go a little bit in the last years and let other teams take the lead. Some of the best players were sold for ludicrous buzzers and thus no healthy growth was possible within the team. The goal for this year’s season is very clear: to reach the international stage. Regardless of which competition it ends up in, Valencia wants and needs to get to Europe, otherwise they will be threatened with the sale of players again in the summer.
Strong point win against Sevilla
During the week, there was the thriller against the second-placed Sevilla. The team of coach José Bordalás earned a point against the Andalusians. With these points, the bats have made themselves comfortable in 9th place in the table. The gap to an international place is currently three points and with an unexpected point win against Atletico, Valencia could well give their direct rivals Barcelona a run for their money.
Valencia facts & analysis
– Valencia currently occupy ninth place in the table
– The bats drew 1-1 with Sevilla in their last league game
– Carlos Soler is Valencia FC’s key player
Predicted line-up – last update on 20 January 2022
Atlético Madrid will go with a classic 4-4-2 for the upcoming match against Valencia. Coach Simeone will once again rely on the duo of Griezmann and Correa in attack. Suarez will once again come off the bench. Valencia will also go into the match with a 4-4-2. Gomez and Guedes are expected to score the goals for the bats.
Atlético Madrid – Valencia direct comparison & stats
In total, the two teams have faced each other 177 times in their history and Atletico Madrid lead the direct comparison with 68 wins to 61 wins over Valencia. In addition, there are 48 draws.
– Valencia CF’s last away win at Atlético Madrid was in 2011.
– Both teams have not won their last match in LaLiga.
– Atlético Madrid have scored in each of their last 6 matches
– The last match ended in a draw. (3-3)
