Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction & Picks - LaLiga
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Taking place at Metropolitano in the Spanish capital this Sunday, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal come together for their second round of the new season. First-game efforts, especially defensively, point us towards a dominating performance by Atletico Madrid, whilst they also don’t imply that this will be a very high-scoring game.
The two have got off to a decent start, both commencing their new campaign by welcoming two fresh faces in the league, in which neither team faced defeat. The hosts return to home soil after a fairly comfortable 2-0 win over Malaga, thanks to two goals later in the game, though they primarily did very well to give away minimal chances; the visiting team scraped a draw on the road, concluding with an expected goals of only 0.67 and scoring their two goals in very quick succession. This will be a much more demanding game, and isn’t looking extremely hopeful based on this first performance.
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Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +10 |
|
10
|
8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Atletico Madrid and Villarreal Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 19, 2026 - LaLiga
Aug 14, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 9, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 1, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 29, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 24, 2026 - LaLiga
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 19, 2026 - LaLiga
Jul 29, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 17, 2026 - LaLiga
May 9, 2026 - LaLiga
Apr 29, 2026 - Champions League
Apr 25, 2026 - LaLiga
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 14, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 9, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 1, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 24, 2026 - LaLiga
May 12, 2026 - LaLiga
May 5, 2026 - Champions League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 16, 2026 - LaLiga
Aug 8, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 5, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 1, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 25, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 17, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 5, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 24, 2026 - LaLiga
May 13, 2026 - LaLiga
May 2, 2026 - LaLiga
Apr 26, 2026 - LaLiga
Mar 20, 2026 - LaLiga
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 16, 2026 - LaLiga
Aug 8, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 1, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 25, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 17, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
May 17, 2026 - LaLiga
Atletico Madrid against Villarreal : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
33 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
May 24, 2026 - LaLiga
Sep 13, 2025 - LaLiga
Jan 25, 2025 - LaLiga
Aug 19, 2024 - LaLiga
Apr 1, 2024 - LaLiga
Nov 12, 2023 - LaLiga
Atletico Madrid against Villarreal Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Substitutes
J. Musso
DefenderD. Martinez Moreno
J. Dominguez
J. Gimenez
M. Llorente
MidfielderJ. Cardoso
P. Barrios
J. Castillo
A. Baena
ForwardJ. Alvarez
A. Ortiz
C. Martin
P. Gulacsi
DefenderS. Cardona
A. Freeman
P. Navarro
L. Costa
MidfielderC. Macia
ForwardC. Thiam
T. Buchanan
I. Akhomach
T. Oluwaseyi
N. El Jmili
G. Moreno
Missing players
C. Romero
MidfielderT. Lemar
O. Vargas
ForwardA. Sorloth
A. Diatta
Most goals and assists
Atletico Madrid
Villarreal
A. Baena
(4 Goals)
P. Gueye
(3 Goals)
D. Hancko
(2 Assists)
,
A. Baena
(2 Assists)
, 
G. Simeone
(2 Assists)
, 
J. David
(2 Assists)
A. Moleiro
(3 Assists)
Atletico Madrid - Villarreal Key Points
- Atletico Madrid won by two goals to zero in this fixture last season.
- Villarreal failed to score here last season, with both not creating a huge amount.
- The hosts won on home soil last time out.
- The visitors allowed a lot more chances than they created in their first outings.
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Our Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction
Villarreal did score twice in their first game, but in reality they didn’t create very much at all, especially considering they were up against newly-promoted Racing Santander. Giving away many more chances in the final third than they produced, this visiting team will need to do a lot more up against a tougher opponent.
Despite playing an easier team, another new team in this division, the hosts didn’t exactly display too much intensity in the offensive third, creating an xG of 0.87 whilst also allowing Malaga to create a measly 0.35. Ultimately, all of the above highlights the appealing odds for Atletico Madrid to Win and Under 3.5 Goals.
Our Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Pick: Atletico Madrid to Win and Under 3.5 Goals.
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