Match info:
Atletico Madrid vs Valencia
Competition – Copa del Rey
Stadium – Vicente Calderon
Date: 13th January 2014
Kick-off time – 20:30 GMT+1
Spanish Primera high flyers Atletico Madrid host Valencia at the Vicente Calderon Stadium this Tuesday evening in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.
These two sides met last Tuesday at the Mestalla and that game finished 1:1 after a late equalizer from Helder Postiga which forces a replay in Madrid.
Recent form:
Atletico Madrid – D D W W W W W
Valencia – L D W L W L D
Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in 7 while Valencia have won just 1 of their last 7 games.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 44 times in recent years and Valencia have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:1, 3:0, 1:1, 0:2 and 1:0.
Possible line-ups
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2)
Valencia (4-4-2)
Bookmakers make Atletico Madrid strong favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Atletico (4/11) Draw (15/4) Valencia (7/1)Gamingtips Prediction – Atletico 3:1 Valencia
Atletico Madird are currently joint top of the Spanish Primera with Barcelona – they have the best defensive record in Spain having conceded just 11 goals in their opening 19 games. Valencia are currently 8th, 27 points behind Atletico and they have one of the worst defensive records having coneded 31 goals in their opening 19 games. Atletico should be able to overcome Valencia comfortably with their work rate and exceptional defensive record. Valencia have history on their side and they have a chance of progressing if they are able to unlock one of the toughest defenses in Europe.