Valencia welcome the high-flying Atletico Madrid to the Mestalla on Sunday night as Gary Neville’s outfit will hope to build upon their tight victory away to Malaga in their midweek match.
Valencia Betting News
Gary Neville’s had shown signs of resurgence in recent weeks, but much of that came crashing down in the latter stages of their match against Athletic Club last Sunday.
Valencia were on their playing out a tense but respectable 0-0 draw with half an hour to play when they succumbed to three cheap goals.
The loss ended a two match winning streak, but they have the opportunity to build another streak this weekend, having won 2-1 away to Malaga on Wednesday.
Los Che Els Taronges currently sit 10th in the table, a far cry from when they fought for title just over a decade ago.
Neville will welcome back Joao Cancelo who returns from suspension and should feature at right-back.
Meanwhile, Guilherme Siqueira is available to play against his parent club and will deputise for the suspended Jose Gaya.
Atletico Madrid Betting News
Atletico Madrid’s relentless fight to catch Barcelona continued on Tuesday as they put Real Sociedad to the sword in a 3-0 trashing of the Basque side.
It was a welcomed performance for Simeone’s side who have rarely hit beyond two goals in a game this season.
EL Cholo’s side sit 2nd in the table, trailing Barcelona by eight points. Atleti have accrued 13 points from the past 18 available, illustrating why they have seen the gap between them and Barcelona widen over the past few weeks.
Diego Simeone will be without the services of Augusto, who misses out due to suspension, with Saul expected to partner Gabi in central midfield. That means that Oliver or Yannick Carrasco will fill in on the left-hand side.
Finally, Luciano Vietto and Fernando Torres will battle it out to start up top.
Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Match Prediction
Valencia have won four of their last five competitive games, with Gary Neville’s side appearing to have turned a much-needed corner.
The loss to Athletic Club will still hurt however, and should be seen as a warning if focus is lost.
Against a generally low-scoring but hard to beat Atletico Madrid side the safe bet here is a low-scoring game.
