Atletico Madrid are coming off of a 2-0 Champions League loss to Liverpool at Anfield in midweek. Los Rojiblancos were played off the park by the Reds, showing their inability to score goals this season.
Valencia are coming off of a La Liga matchday 12 win against Villarreal 2-0. It ended a six-match winless streak for Jose Bordalas’s team. Valencia are aiming for their first win over Atletico Madrid in 14 tries.
Comenzamos a preparar un nuevo reto en @LaLiga 💪 pic.twitter.com/J1jnnWh4sI— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) November 5, 2021
Comenzamos a preparar un nuevo reto en @LaLiga 💪 pic.twitter.com/J1jnnWh4sI
Los Che have not defeated Atletico Madrid in La Liga since the 2014-15 season. Valencia’s last win in Madrid against Los Rojiblancos was in 2010-11.
The red and white side of Madrid has been a cemetery of losses and draws for Valencia over the last decade.
The good news is the game is being played at Mestalla. The team’s 2014-15 win against Atletico Madrid was at Mestalla.
Atletico Madrid go into the matchday 13 fixture with Valencia on the back of five matches with just one finishing in a victory.
Thanks to the teams ahead of Atletico Madrid in the table, Diego Simeone’s team has not been buried despite their La Liga record.
Simeone’s deficiencies as a manager has shown this season. He had no answer for Liverpool’s attack or defence in midweek.
While Atletico Madrid are a good defensive team, their attack continues to struggle despite the high-priced forwards the team has signed in recent seasons.
Atletico Madrid’s once impervious defence has conceded 16 times in 15 matches this season. Valencia’s attack has scored 18 times. Bordalas will be confident of the team getting goals versus Los Rojiblancos.
Valencia have taken 11 points from 18 on offer at home this season while scoring 10 goals and conceding five times in La Liga. Atletico Madrid have taken 10 points from 15 on the road this season.
Each of Atletico Madrid’s last two matches in La Liga on the road finished without wins. They have scored eight times on the road, but conceded six times. Uncharacteristically, Simeone’s team has kept just five clean sheets in 15 matches.
Simeone could be without Thomas Lemar and Marcos Llorente due to injuries. Midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia and Ivan Saponjic are doubts for the fixture.
Bordalas has three players on the injury list going into the match. Uros Radic is ruled out until after the international break. Gabriel Paulista and Denis Cheryshev are both major doubts to play.
Valencia are winless against Atletico Madrid in 13 straight matches. Their winless streak should continue this weekend, but it won’t end in a loss.
Valencia should claim a score draw with Atletico Madrid on matchday 13 with under 2.5 goals scored.