Atletico Madrid and Valencia meet in a match of the 34th round of La Liga. The match will be played on Wednesday at 18:30 on Wanda Metropolitano.
In the turn of the season, the two ended the match on Estadio de Mestalla, score 1-1, duel in which 5 yellow cards were awarded. Atletico and Valencia have met 22 times in Madrid (La Liga, Spanish Cup and Europa League), 11 host wins, while guests have been forced 5 times, the last time in 2011.
Valencia currently ranks fifth in La Liga, being just two points behind Getafe. The guests are on Wanda Metropolitano after a series of four consecutive wins in La Liga and the Europa League, the last one being scored on the Real Betis field, with a score of 2-1, the game in which six yellow cards were awarded, two of these leading to the elimination of Rodrigo.
Atletico has come to terms with this season’s end, one in which the only objective that remains to be discussed is the second position in the championship. Diego Simeone’s team got four wins in the last five stages, the most recent one being on the Eibar field, a score of 1-0, a match where only four warnings were given.
Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez will be at the center in this confrontation, a referee who awarded 19 yellow and one red cards in the last two La Liga games he led. Even so, we expect this duel not to be tense, considering that the tension in the host camp has disappeared after losing both the title and the Champions League, and this can be seen in the last two stages of the championship, games in which a total of 8 yellow cards were awarded. 8.5 is a very high line even for a derby, but this duel, even though it faces two of the best teams in Spain, is not considered a derby. We count on the maximum of 8 cards given in this confrontation, but also on a maximum of 3 cards received by the host team.
PREDICTION: Atl. Madrid to win @ 1,90
