The final game of the weekend in the Spanish topflight takes place at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano as Atlético Madrid meet Villarreal. The hosts begin the weekend in second place on 6 points while the visitors are down in 14th place with 2 points to their name.
Atlético Madrid come into the match having recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Elche last weekend. Despite playing at home, Atlético Madrid struggled to find the back of the net throughout the 90 minutes and a single goal just before half time was enough to take maximum points.
😊 ¡𝐂𝐨́𝐦𝐨 𝐨𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐬! pic.twitter.com/tWoT9YFLzZ— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) August 22, 2021
😊 ¡𝐂𝐨́𝐦𝐨 𝐨𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐬! pic.twitter.com/tWoT9YFLzZ
That was the second successive victory for Atlético Madrid in La Liga this season following the 2-1 win at Celta Vigo on the opening weekend of the season.
It was another narrow win for Diego Simeone’s team as Atlético Madrid opened the scoring in the 23rd minute only to concede a penalty 14 minutes into the second half. However, Atlético Madrid showed why they are champions and scored the winning goal just 5 after the equaliser.
Trends show Atlético Madrid are undefeated in each of their last 7 league games and have lost only 4 of their last 40 La Liga matches, which highlights how difficult they are to beat. Home form is good and Atlético Madrid have won each of the last 7 home league fixtures, keeping 4 clean sheets in their last 6 La Liga matches at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
Villarreal make the trip to the capital searching for their first win of the season. The Yellow Submarine started the new campaign with a 0-0 draw at home against Granada. While they are proving difficult to beat.
Breakdown defensively, Villarreal have been struggling in front of goal and they have yet to find the back of the net in La Liga this season. Their second fixture also ended in a 0-0 draw, this time at Espanyol.
Although scoring a goal has eluded them so far this season, Villarreal have been good defensively and trends show they have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 La Liga matches. However, they have been conceding goals away from home and Villarreal have kept only 3 cleans sheets in their last 10 away league games.
Looking ahead to the teen news and Atlético Madrid are still without Joao Felix, who is recovering from an ankle operation. Hector Herrera, Santiago Arias, and Felipe are doubts.
Dani Parejo and Samu Chukwueze are both injured for the visitors. They also have to make do without central defender Pau Torres, who is having a break following the European Championship and Olympic Games this summer.
Villarreal have not looked great in attack and they now come up against a solid defence in Atlético Madrid. This could be the first defeat of the season for Villarreal and we expect to see the hosts win the match and keep a clean sheet in the process.