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Atletico Madrid logo
La Liga | Gameweek 31
Apr 14, 2025 at 8pm UK
Estadio Civitas Metropolitano
Real Valladolid logo

Atletico
4 - 2
Valladolid

Alvarez (25' pen., 71' pen.), Simeone (27'), Sorloth (79')
Lenglet (55')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Sylla (21' pen.), Sanchez (56')
Anuar (63')

Preview: Atletico Madrid vs. Real Valladolid - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Monday's La Liga clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Valladolid, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Atletico Madrid will be bidding to make it successive wins in Spain's top flight when they continue their campaign with a home fixture against basement side Real Valladolid on Monday night.

Diego Simeone's side are currently third in the La Liga table, three points behind second-placed Real Madrid, while Real Valladolid are rock bottom of the division, some 14 points behind 17th-placed Alaves.


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Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring against Barcelona on March 16, 2025© Imago

Atletico picked up a much-needed three points against Sevilla last time out, running out 2-1 winners at Estadio Ramon, with Pablo Barrios scoring the game's deciding goal in the third minute of added time at the end of the 90.

The Red and Whites have seen their hopes of winning silverware this season fall apart in recent weeks, being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid last month, before losing to Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Atletico's La Liga title hopes have also taken a huge hit, with the capital side currently third in the table, seven points behind the leaders Barcelona, so it is difficult to imagine them pulling themselves back into the title picture.

Simeone's side are safe when it comes to the top four, though, sitting 12 points ahead of fifth-placed Villarreal, while they are also six points clear of fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao.

Atletico will also still believe that they can catch Real Madrid in second, with just three points separating the two sides, and the Red and Whites must be in a position to pounce should Barcelona drop points in the final stages of the campaign.

Karl Hein of Real Valladolid during his side' match against Deportivo Alaves on October 18, 2024© Imago

As for Real Valladolid, an incredibly difficult season has left the team rock bottom of the table, with a record of four wins, four draws and 22 defeats from 30 matches bringing them only 16 points.

Alvaro Rubio's side will enter this game off the back of four straight league defeats to Valencia, Celta Vigo, Real Sociedad and Getafe, and they are some 14 points behind 17th-placed Alaves with only eight games left.

Unless something quite extraordinary happens, Real Valladolid will be playing Segunda Division football next season, and their numbers make difficult reading in terms of goals scored and goals conceded.

Indeed, the White and Violets have only found the back of the net on 19 occasions, which is the worst attacking record, while they have conceded 69, which is comfortably the worst defensive record in the division.

Real Valladolid are on a six-game losing run against Atletico in Spain's top flight, including a 5-0 reverse earlier this season, while they were beaten 3-0 by the capital team on their last trip to Wanda Metropolitano in January 2023.

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Team News

Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa celebrates scoring against Real Madrid on September 29, 2024© Imago

Atletico will once again be without the services of Angel Correa due to suspension, while Samuel Lino and Rodrigo De Paul are unavailable for selection due to fitness problems.

There will be a return to the squad for Jose Gimenez, though, as the centre-back has served the ban that ruled him out of the fixture with Sevilla last time out.

There are unlikely to be many changes to the side that took to the field for the first whistle at Estadio Ramon, with Julian Alvarez again set to be joined by Antoine Griezmann in the final third of the field.

As for Real Valladolid, David Torres and Javi Sanchez will be back in the squad following suspensions, but Mario Martin will serve a ban after being sent off against Getafe.

Late checks will also need to be made on Karl Hein and Florian Grillitsch, with the pair missing out against Getafe last time out due to injury problems, and the expectation is that least one will again be unavailable.

Juanmi Latasa is again set to feature in the final third of the field, but there could be a change in the middle of midfield, with Anuar Tuhami potentially earning a recall into the XI on Monday night.


Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Molina, Le Normand, Gimenez, Galan; Simeone, Llorente, Barrios, Gallagher; Alvarez, Griezmann

Real Valladolid possible starting lineup:
Ferreira; Candela, Torres, Okzacar, J Sanchez; I Sanchez, Nikitscher, Tuhami, Moro; Sylla, Latasa


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We say: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid are heading back down to the Segunda Division, and it is incredibly difficult to imagine them picking up a positive result on Monday night; Atletico have struggled to find their best form in recent weeks, but we are still expecting the Red and Whites to have far too much for their opponents in this clash.



For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBarcelona382846102396388
2Real Madrid38266678384084
3Atletico MadridAtletico382210668303876
4Athletic Bilbao381913654292570
5Villarreal382010871512070
6Real BetisBetis381612105750760
7Celta Vigo38167155957255
8Osasuna381216104852-452
9Rayo Vallecano381313124145-452
10Mallorca38139163544-948
11Valencia381113144454-1046
12Real Sociedad38137183546-1146
13Getafe38119183439-542
14AlavesAlaves381012163848-1042
15Espanyol38119184051-1142
16Sevilla381011174255-1341
17GironaGirona38118194460-1641
18Leganes38913163956-1740
RLas PalmasLas Palmas3888224061-2132
RReal ValladolidValladolid3844302690-6416


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