Atletico Madrid and Valladolid meet in a match of the 35th round in La Liga. The confrontation will be played on Wanda Metropolitano, at 15:15, on Saturday.
In the turn of the season, Atletico scored 3-2 on the field at Valladolid, a duel in which Antoine Griezmann managed a double. 10 times the two bands met in Madrid (La Liga and Copa del Rey), the hosts managed to win 8 victories, while the guests were forced once.
Diego Simeone’s team is no longer fighting for a trophy this season, but second place in the La Liga standings is a priority, especially as the third-placed team is rival in the city, Real Madrid. Atletico is coming to this confrontation after a series of three consecutive wins, two on his own (2-0 with Celta Vigo and 3-2 with Valencia) and one away (1-0 at Eibar).
On the other side, Valladolid is engaged in relegation struggle, having just one point in addition to the first retrograde position occupied in these times by Girona. In the previous round, they succeeded in interrupting a series of 5 games in a row without a victory, with their home win in front of Girona, with a score of 1-0.
Lucas Hernandez, Jose Gimenez (injured) and Diego Costa (suspended) are host absences, while guests will not be able to rely on Luismi, Pablo Hervias, Stiven Plaza, Duje Cop, Anuar Mohamed, Keko, Daniele Verde (injured) and Kiko Olivas (suspended).
Probable teams:
Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Arias, Godin, Savic, Luis – Correa, Niguez, Rodrigo, Koke – Griezmann, Morata;
Valladolid: Masip – Moyano, Fernandez, Calero, Nacho – Antonito, Michel, Alcaraz, Plano – Guardiola, Unal;
Valladolid was defeated in 5 of the last 7 away games, and in 4 of them he failed to score. After two goals from Valencia, Diego Simeone will look to improve his team’s defenses, and it is expected that the game will end with a zero-win success by the hosts.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1,79
