Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal Preview

Atleti remain unbeaten in the league this season but that record could still see them miss out on a top four spot as they have continued to draw games because they are lacking fire power.

Their fans will be counting down until the day that their transfer ban is lifted and Diego Costa can finally put on their shirt again.

They have scored less than 3 goals in all their home league games this season while their last five games has also seen them score just 5 goals.

Antoine Griezmann has not been on best form so far this season and the team generally lacks ideas when they attack.

Villarreal were one of the few teams that almost always got away with a win at the Vincente Calderon.   Now that Atleti has moved, they will be hoping that the Wanda Metropolitano favours them also.

They have started the season quite brightly and they will be looking to continue here.

They lost their cup game in midweek to second division side Ponferradina, albeit they rested their best players in that game – a move which shows that they have prioritized this showdown.

They started the season with a poor defensive record but they have conceded just one goal in their last three games.

Villarreal have won 4 of their last 6 games against Atleti, losing just once and they have not conceded a goal in their last three away meetings in this fixture.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Atletico Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	FK Qarabag		0-0		Atletico Madrid	Oct 18, 2017	UEFA Champions League
D	Atletico Madrid		1-1		Barcelona	Oct 14, 2017	Spanish Primera División
D	Leganes		0-0		Atletico Madrid	Sep 30, 2017	Spanish Primera División
L	Atletico Madrid		1-2		Chelsea	Sep 27, 2017	UEFA Champions League
W	Atletico Madrid		2-0		Sevilla FC	Sep 23, 2017	Spanish Primera División

Villarreal

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Villarreal		4-0		Las Palmas	Oct 22, 2017	Spanish Primera División
D	Villarreal		2-2		Slavia Prague	Oct 19, 2017	UEFA Europa League
W	Girona		1-2		Villarreal	Oct 15, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Villarreal		3-0		Eibar	Oct 1, 2017	Spanish Primera División
D	Maccabi Tel-Aviv		0-0		Villarreal	Sep 28, 2017	UEFA Europa League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Atletico Madrid		0-1		Villarreal	Apr 25, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Villarreal		3-0		Atletico Madrid	Dec 12, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Atletico Madrid		0-0		Villarreal	Feb 21, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Villarreal		1-0		Atletico Madrid	Sep 26, 2015	Spanish Primera División
Villarreal		0-1		Atletico Madrid	Apr 29, 2015	Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results