LiontipsValencia vs Atletico. Prediction and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Valencia made a gigantic step forward in the previous season, reaching the final of Copa del Rey after a victory over heavily favoured Athletic in the semifinals. However, in the title match the Oranges lost a trophy to Betis on penalties.
In 38 rounds of La Liga team earned 10 victories and 15 draws, bringing the club to 11th position. On July 1, Gennaro Gattuso was named the new head coach. As for the new players, club signed Andre Almeida for 7,5 million euros and Hugo Duro for 4 million.
The Bats started the new season with a victory over Girona (1:0), but after that they suffered an away defeat to Athletic Bilbao (0:1). Team is currently at 14th position in the standings. Gaya will miss the upcoming match.
In the previous season Atletico failed to retain the La Liga title - team recorded 21 victories and eight draws, delivering 71 points and a 3rd position in the standings.
Team also put up a great performance in the Champions League and advanced into the playoffs. In the first round Madrid side managed to beat Manchester United, but in the next stage team got eliminated by another English side, Manchester City. During the summer team signed Molina for 20 million euros and Samuel Lino from Gil Vicente for 6,5 million euros.
At the start of a new season team recorded a victory over Getafe (3:0) an suffered a defeat to Villarreal (0:2). Club is currently at 12th spot in the standings. Savic and Molina will miss the upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In three latest head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
None of four latest head-to-head matches ended in a draw
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of Valencia
СтавкаPenalty: no
In 3 of 6 latest matches of the visitors no penalties were given
Tip and bets
We are expecting offensive performance from both teams. In the previous season Atletico's defensive performance declined, while Valencia started to perform much better on the offense. In 4 of the last 5 head-to-head matches both teams scored and we are expecting the same result today.
Our prediction - both teams to score
This game may go either way - opponents are worthy of each other, visitors have a slightly better squad, but the Oranges will be encouraged by their supporters at Mestalla. We offer to place a risky bet on a draw in this match.
Our second bet is on a draw
