Atletico Madrid travel to Real Valladolid for their final game of the season on Saturday and they will be hoping to seal the League title with a win.
Venue: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
Key Statistics
- Atletico have won 10 of their last 11 matches against Real Valladolid in all competitions.
- Atletico have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their last 8 matches against Real Valladolid in all competitions.
- Real Valladolid have failed to win their last 11 matches (La Liga).
Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone’s side are coming into this game on the back of an impressive late win over Osasuna and they will be full of confidence here.
The visitors will know that a win here will seal the Spanish League title for them and they will be desperate to pick up all three points.
Atletico Madrid managed to beat Valladolid 2-0 earlier in the season and they will be looking to complete a League double this week.
Possible line-ups
Jan Oblak; Mario Hermoso, Jose Gimenez, Felipe; Kieran Tripper, Saul Niguez, Koke, Marcos Llorente, Yannick Carrasco; Angel Correa, Luis Suarez
Real Valladolid
The away side have failed to win any of their last six matches against Atletico Madrid and they will be massive underdogs here.
The home side are coming into this game on the back of three consecutive defeats in the League and the chance of an upset seems highly unlikely.
Real Valladolid are currently 19th in the League table and they could still survive the drop if they manage to win here. That said, they will need some of the other results to go their way.
The hosts are just two points adrift of safety as things stand and they will look to pull off an unlikely win here.
Possible line-ups:
Jordi Masip; Lucas Olaza, Jawad El Yamiq, Bruno Gonzalez, Saidy Janko; Joaquin Fernandez, Roque Mesa, Oscar Plano, Fede San Emeterio; Shon Weissman, Jota
Betting Odds
Real Valladolid : Draw : Atletico Madrid :: 9.00 : 5.25 : 1.33
Prediction
Both teams have a lot at stake this weekend and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
Atletico Madrid are undoubtedly the better side and they will be expected to win but Real Valladolid are likely to give it their best shot at survival as well.
The visitors have the quality and the experience to grind out a narrow victory eventually.
Real Valladolid 0-1 Atletico Madrid.
