Villarreal vs Atlético de Madrid prediction and preview
La Liga · Wednesday 21 April 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Villarreal vs Atlético de Madrid
La Liga · Wednesday 21 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal vs Atlético de Madrid preview
Villarreal welcome Atlético de Madrid at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal on Wednesday 21 April 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11, while Atlético de Madrid are 2nd in the table with 28 points from 11.
Recent form: Villarreal L-W-D-L-W, Atlético de Madrid W-W-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Villarreal have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Atlético de Madrid average 2.0 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Villarreal won 2, 5 games were drawn and Atlético de Madrid won 3. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 23 Aug 2026, ended Atlético de Madrid 2-2 Villarreal.
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Form and table
- VillarrealLast five: W L D W L
- Atlético de MadridLast five: W W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlético de Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 28 | WWWWW |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | WLDWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Villarreal expected line-up (4-4-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Pau Navarro, Alberto Moleiro, Pape Gueye, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Ilias Akhomach
Atlético de Madrid expected line-up (4-4-2)
Jan Oblak, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, Dávid Hancko, Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone, Pablo Barrios, Álex Baena, Morten Hjulmand, Kang-in Lee
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