The last season was average for Villarreal as the team finished at 8th in the standings and have failed to bag a safe zone spot for four points. They had a weak pre-season friendlies as the team conceded five winless games in their six matches.
Villarreal will face Atletico Madrid, who have finished fourth in the last Laliga season. Going on, Atletico Madrid had an impressive form in the warm-up outings as they were unbeaten in all the four games and has met teams like Juventus and Getafe.
Moving on, Atletico Madrid can also rely on the recent tradition since they won the last two encounters against Villarreal. In fact, they lost just once in the past 12 matches against Villarreal. At this venue, Atletico Madrid follows a six -match unbeaten streak against Villarreal. Last three meetings at this stadium had goals from both ends.
Furthermore, Villarreal has an unimpressive form at home of late. They are on a two -match winless run at home. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid will enter this fixture following a six-match winning streak on the road and has scored 17 goals in that period, which is noteworthy.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
Atletico Madrid will head into this fixture following a stunning on the road form. On top of that, they have an upper hand in the recent tradition of this match-up. Therefore, we expect a win for Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Their recent goal trend on the road inclines us to back a 2-1 win for the Atletico Madrid side as the main pick.
Atletico Madrid has recorded three high-scoring matches in the last five away outings. This includes a 1-3 win against Getafe and a 0-2 win against Juventus. On top of that, the last three h2h clashes at this stadium were high-scoring and had goals from both ends. Thus, we like to back the over 2.5 goals and both teams to score.
