The final match to be played in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday the 10th of January is the meeting between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid.
The match will be played at Estadio de la Cerámica and the hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 28 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 32 points.
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Villarreal come into the match having been dumped out of the Copa Del Rey by Sporting Gijon. Villarreal opened the scoring early in the second half but failed to take control of the game and Sporting Gijon struck back, scoring two goals to win the match, the latter of which came in the 88th minute.
That was the first defeat for Villarreal in 7 games in all competitions having won each of their previous 6 fixtures. Form in La Liga has been good recently and Villarreal have won each of their last 4 La Liga matches.
There have been wins over Rayo Vallecano, Alaves, and Levante at home plus a victory at Real Sociedad.
Home form in the league shows Villarreal have won 4 of their last 5 La Liga games and they have lost only 2 of their last 11 in the league on home soil. Trends show Villarreal have won by 2 or more goals in their last 4 matches in La Liga, including each of their last 3 at home.
Atletico Madrid make the trip to the Estadio de la Cerámica on the back of a comfortable 5-0 win at Rayo Majadahonda in the Copa Del Rey. Atletico Madrid were 3-0 up before half time and added 2 goals in the second half to seal the victory.
That win means Atletico Madrid have won their last 2 games in all competitions. in addition to the victory over Rayo Majadahonda, Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 at home in La Liga.
However, they are the only 2 wins in the last 5 fixtures for Atletico Madrid and they have tasted defeat against Real Madrid, Sevilla, and Granada in La Liga, all of which have come away from home.
Atletico Madrid’s away record shows just 1 win from their last 7 games on the road. Both teams have scored in 5 of Atletico Madrid’s 6 most recent away league matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Villarreal are without Paco Alcácer due to a calf injury. Ruben Peña and Francis Coquelin are doubtful.
Atletico Madrid have only two injury concerns and both Marcos Llorente and Stefan Savic will be hoping to be available for this game.
Villarreal have turned things around in recent weeks and this is going to be a tough assignment for Atletico Madrid, who have been struggling away from home in the league.
We expect to see both teams score and Villarreal to use home advantage to come out on top and take maximum points.