Atletico vs Villarreal. Will the "submarine" be able to take points away from the champion?
On August 29, in the match of the 3rd round of the Spanish La Liga, the teams of Atletico and Villarreal will fight. The meeting will take place at the Wanda Metropolitano Arena (Madrid).
Atlético continues to do well on the domestic arena, with the team winning their second straight match this season. In the last battle, the "mattress mates" in their native walls outplayed Elche with a minimum score of 1: 0. Diego Simeone's wards, out of habit, gave the ball to the opponent, while the team itself began to play their favorite counter-attacking football. As a result, at the end of the first half, their strategy worked, thanks to which Correa brought the hosts ahead. In the second half of the battle, Atletico did not force events, calmly bringing the meeting to victory.
"Mattress makers" take 1st place in the championship, gaining 6 points, with a goal difference of 3: 1.
Villarreal
Villarreal continues to go without victories, together with the freight trains the team has accumulated an unsuccessful streak of 9 battles in a row. In the extreme duel Examples, the “yellow submarine” on the road fell apart with Espanyol 0: 0. Unai Emery's charges looked more convincing on the field, the club owned the ball 60% of the playing time. Such activity did not bring results to the guests, since the "parrots" skillfully acted on the defensive, constantly extinguishing all the attacks of the hosts.
Villarreal takes 13th place in the standings on the basis of two playing days, gaining 2 points, with a goal difference of 0: 0.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Atletico vs Villarreal
AtleticoAtlético continues to do well on the domestic arena, with the team winning their second straight match this season. In the last battle, the "mattress mates" in their native walls outplayed Elche with a minimum score of 1: 0. Diego Simeone's wards, out of habit, gave the ball to the opponent, while the team itself began to play their favorite counter-attacking football. As a result, at the end of the first half, their strategy worked, thanks to which Correa brought the hosts ahead. In the second half of the battle, Atletico did not force events, calmly bringing the meeting to victory.
"Mattress makers" take 1st place in the championship, gaining 6 points, with a goal difference of 3: 1.
Villarreal
Villarreal continues to go without victories, together with the freight trains the team has accumulated an unsuccessful streak of 9 battles in a row. In the extreme duel Examples, the “yellow submarine” on the road fell apart with Espanyol 0: 0. Unai Emery's charges looked more convincing on the field, the club owned the ball 60% of the playing time. Such activity did not bring results to the guests, since the "parrots" skillfully acted on the defensive, constantly extinguishing all the attacks of the hosts.
Villarreal takes 13th place in the standings on the basis of two playing days, gaining 2 points, with a goal difference of 0: 0.
Atletico vs Villarreal facts
- Atletico Madrid won their last 7 home matches Example
- Villarreal have missed 5 of their last 7 matches.
- Atlético have won by 1 goal in their last 5 matches.
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