Atl. Madrid vs Valencia prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-12 13:00.
[p]Fresh off the back of a midweek European victory, Atlético Madrid will next look to end Valencia’s four-match unbeaten La Liga run and return to winning ways in Spain’s top flight. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After suffering back-to-back league defeats over the last week, Atlético got themselves back on track on Tuesday as they claimed a huge 3-2 away victory over PSV in the UEFA Champions League. Manager Diego Simeone will hope that that win has boosted his side’s morale as they next look to avoid losing three La Liga outings for the first time since December 2021, and a glance at their recent home form suggests that they are well placed to do just that. Los Colchoneros have won 11 of their last 12 league fixtures on their own turf (D1), keeping a clean sheet in three of their last four as their dominance at the Metropolitano shows no signs of letting up.[/p]
[p]That will hardly come as music to the ears of Valencia, who arrive here just three points above the relegation places in Spain’s top flight ahead of this matchday. A four-game unbeaten run in La Liga (W1, D3) has at least put some valuable points on the board recently, although no win in their last nine away league encounters (D4, L5) means that this latest outing on the road has not exactly come at the best time. To add to the negativity, Valencia have lost 11 of their last 12 La Liga trips to the capital to face either Atlético or Madrid (W1), as another disappointing day for the travelling faithful potentially looms.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Atlético are unbeaten in their last 16 home games against Valencia (W12, D4), having won each of the last five such H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Atlético have averaged a league-high 7.13 corners per match this season ahead of this round of fixtures.[/p]
[p]Atlético have scored in both halves of four of their eight home league games this campaign. [/p]
[p]Only one of Valencia’s last five games has seen a team score 2+ goals. [/p]
[p]Valencia’s La Liga matches this season have averaged the fewest first-half goals ahead of this round (0.73). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]AtlĂ©tico star Antoine Griezmann has scored 13 goals in 26 league H2Hs – his highest such tally against any opponent – including one in last term’s corresponding fixture. Valencia’s Hugo Duro took his goal total this season to six at the weekend, with three of those now having come in second-half stoppage time.[/p]
[p]Atlético do not seem to have any fresh absentees, while Valencia will be without the suspended César Tárrega.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]It is difficult to see Atlético losing this game, so backing Atleti to win and keep a clean sheet here seems enticing. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]