Valencia v Atletico Madrid Betting Tips [29 August 2022]

Both Valencia and Atletico Madrid will be out to bounce back from losses in Match Week 2 of La Liga. Valencia plays host to the side from Madrid, with both sides on three points, Atletico in ninth place and Valencia 11th, separated by goal difference. Valencia are coming from a 1-0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao, making it their second defeat in four matches and also the second time in the same run that they failed to score. They only have one clean sheet in their last five matches and this happens to be in their opening game, a 1-0 win over Girona. Four of their last five matches have produced under 2.5 goals, with Valencia only scoring more than a goal in one. With two wins in 11 league matches, Valencia can’t claim to have a satisfactory run in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid are coming from a shock home loss to Villarreal, a game in which they had defender Nahuel Molina sent off in stoppage time. They will have to plan for this encounter without the Argentine in mind. The visitors will also be looking to return to winning ways after the disruption of their six game winning run. That defeat was their first in the last 10 matches across all competitions. In 15 meetings against Valencia, they are unbeaten and this, they will hope plays out here again. In La Liga action, three of their last five matches have ended in under 2.5 goals and it is the same in three of their last five away games in the league.

Atletico Madrid haven’t lost a lot of matches against Valencia and coming from a loss, this is a game they will really want to dominate. They aren’t however, known to be great in attack and this is the reason a good chunk of their league matches have produced under 2.5 goals. Valencia happens to have the same issue and their matches too have been low-scoring. That makes this game a viable pick for under 2.5 goals.