Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction: Villarreal is not the easiest of opponent

Prediction for the Primera Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal match which will take place on November 12th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

On 7 November, Madrid beat Celtic 6:0 at home. Madrid has eight points after four rounds of matches and has a good chance of qualifying for the Champions League playoffs and finishing top of Group E. Between the Celtic game, they played two La Liga matches, beating Alaves 2:1 in the capital and losing away to Las Palmas. Atletico is fourth on 25 points, six behind leaders Girona. They are third in the league, with a 100% record, five wins in five games, and a goal difference of 13:6.

Villarreal lost at home to Atletico in the last round of La Liga, and they beat Maccabi Haifa 2:1 away in Greece last week. Villarreal is 13th in the La Liga standings with 12 points, five ahead of Celta, who are in the relegation zone. Villarreal's away statistics are eighth in the league, +2=2-1, 6:6 goal difference.

Let's start with that Villarreal is not the easiest of opponent for Atletico. They last won in the four matches on 28 February 2021. Villarreal has won four of their previous five games in three tournaments, so we cannot say that the Castellonians are in bad form. The bookmakers are underestimating their future guests, but at the same time, we believe the capital team will win, but not by more than one goal.