Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th May 2026

Villarreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Atletico Madrid swing by on Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Villarreal have been a surprise package so far this season and a victory against Atletico Madrid will help them strengthen their position in the league.

Villarreal scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 13 goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with zero clean sheets along the way.

Atletico Madrid managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

The last time the pair played each other Atletico Madrid came away as 2-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Villarreal Form

A single point is all Villarreal can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Mallorca, before getting trounced 2-3 against Sevilla while Rayo Vallecano won 2-0. Villarreal won five of their last six LaLiga matches at Estadio de la Ceramica, scoring 16 and conceding eight along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Villarreal went into the season highly expected to come away with medals. As such, they are right on track, as we are closing in on the end of the season.

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Celta Vigo, before beating Osasuna 1-2. Another win followed, this time by 1-0 against Girona. Atletico Madrid won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding nine times.

Most observers thought Atletico Madrid were doomed this season, but they have done very well for themselves and now look into another season in the LaLiga.

Villarreal won seven matches, scored 24 goals and conceded 27 in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 23 points. Atletico Madrid earned nine wins and 29 points in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They scored 27 and conceded 22 goals in these. Villarreal have a record of 21 wins, six draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga this season. Atletico Madrid are looking at 21 wins, six draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Atletico Madrid from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Arnau Tenas (0/9), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/28), Alex Freeman (0/9), Alfonso Pedraza (1/26), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/22), Rafa Marin (1/22), Santiago Mourino (1/27), Sergi Cardona (1/30), Willy Kambwala (0/2), Alberto Moleiro (10/36), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/31), Hugo Lopez (0/2), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (4/29), Renato Veiga (0/32), Santi Comesana (3/34), Tajon Buchanan (7/34), Thomas Partey (0/25), Alfon Gonzalez (2/20), Ayoze Perez (3/24), Georges Mikautadze (12/31), Gerard Moreno (10/22), Nicolas Pepe (8/35), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/27).

Atletico Madrid Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Atletico Madrid players that the manager Diego Simeone will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alvaro Moreno (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/30), Juan Musso (0/7), Aleksa Puric (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/18), David Hancko (0/29), Jose Gimenez (0/16), Julio Diaz (0/4), Marc Pubill (0/18), Nahuel Molina (2/26), Robin Le Normand (1/28), Jano Monserrate (0/2), Johnny Cardoso (0/15), Jorge Rajado (0/0), Koke (2/33), Marcos Llorente (0/28), Matteo Ruggeri (0/25), Obed Vargas (0/11), Pablo Barrios (1/23), Rodrigo Mendoza (1/24), Thiago Almada (3/27), Ademola Lookman (4/11), Alejandro Baena (2/26), Alexander Soerloth (13/34), Antoine Griezmann (7/33), Giuliano Simeone (4/30), Julian Alvarez (8/29), Nico Gonzalez (5/24).

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Team News

At the time of writing, Villarreal have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Atletico Madrid this coming Sunday. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Atletico Madrid came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Estadio de la Ceramica, but face stern opposition, of course. Villarreal enter the match against Atletico Madrid with a 1-5-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 10%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out seven times in the last ten matches between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid.

Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Alexander Soerloth so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Atletico Madrid want him to continue this productive spell against Villarrealthis coming Sunday.

Villarreal claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Atletico Madrid won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew zero and lost six. Atletico Madrid should be able to score at least once on Sunday, as Villarreal failed in keeping a single clean sheet in the last 10 outings at Estadio de la Ceramica. The visitors managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, with the former on an average of 1.3 goals a game. Atletico Madrid scored 1.8 goals per game and both teams scored seven times in this run. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.