Valencia vs Atletico: prediction for the La Liga fixture

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.