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La Liga05/24/2026, 07:00 PM

Villarreal – Atlético de Madrid5 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Villarreal
2.05
Total xG
3.16
Atlético de Madrid
1.11
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorVillarrealAtlético de Madrid
Attack strength (1.29x league average)+0.71
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.27
Declining form (1 vs 1.9 season average)−0.27
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.10
Gerard Moreno not in squad (10 goals, 0 assists)
Santi Comesaña not in squad (3 goals, 6 assists)
Matteo Ruggeri on the bench (0 goals, 3 assists)
Robin Le Normand not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Weak away record (1 vs 1.9 goals/match)

Key factors

  • The mathematical analysis sees Villarreal as 58% likely favorites for a home win, with 2.05 expected home goals compared to 1.11 expected goals for Atlético
  • Villarreal's offense shows a positive form development with a current average of 2.0 goals, while Atlético's goal production recently stalled with 1.0 goals
  • Villarreal is strong at home, scoring 1.79 goals and conceding only 0.75 goals per home game

Risks

  • Atlético Madrid has secured 3 wins in the last 5 head-to-head matches, while Villarreal failed to win any
  • Atlético Madrid's defense is very stable this season, with an average of 1.05 goals conceded per game and 14 clean sheets
  • Villarreal has suffered defeats in their last two matches

All probabilities

Result
Villarreal58%
Draw24%
Atlético de Madrid19%
Goals
Over 1.584%
Under 1.516%
Over 2.561%
Under 2.539%
Over 3.539%
Under 3.561%
Double chance
Villarreal or draw81%
Atlético de Madrid or draw42%
No draw76%
Both teams score
Yes60%
No40%

Most likely scores

1:1
11%
2:1
10%
2:0
9%
3:1
7%
3:0
6%
5:1
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Villarreal: first goal in 6 of 8 games (75%)
  2. Atlético Madrid with Obed Vargas: 2.5 goals/90 min. Without: 0.5 goals/90 min (6 of 8 games)
  3. Villarreal with Thomas Partey: 4.9 goals/90 min. Without: 1.1 goals/90 min (6 of 8 games)
  4. Villarreal: 78% of xG value comes in the first half (last 8 games with xG data)
  5. Atlético Madrid: scored only in H2 in 3 consecutive games (3 of 8 total)

Lineups

Villarreal 4-4-2 · Atlético de Madrid 4-3-3

Villarreal
  • 25 A. Tenas Ureña
  • 15 ?. Mouriño González
  • 6 P. Navarro Badenes
  • 4 R. Marín Zamora
  • 24 A. Pedraza Sag
  • 19 N. Pépé
  • 18 P. Gueye
  • 10 D. Parejo Muñoz
  • 20 A. Moleiro González
  • 22 A. Pérez Gutiérrez
  • 9 G. Mikautadze
Atlético de Madrid
  • 1 J. Musso
  • 14 M. Llorente Moreno
  • 18 M. Pubill Pagès
  • 15 C. Lenglet
  • 17 D. Hancko
  • 10 A. Rodríguez
  • 6 J. Resurrección Merodio
  • 21 O. Vaargas
  • 20 G. Simeone
  • 7 A. Griezmann
  • 22 A. Lookman
Substitutes
  • 11 A. González Martínez
  • 2 L. Costa
  • 5 W. Kambwala
  • 17 T. Buchanan
  • 21 T. Oluwaseyi
  • 1 L. Reis Júnior
  • 23 S. Cardona Bermúdez
  • 33 P. Cabanes De La Torre
  • 12 R. Palma Veiga
  • 37 Carlos Macià
  • 38 A. Diatta
  • 3 A. Freeman
  • 3 M. Ruggeri
  • 9 A. Sørloth
  • 13 J. Oblak
  • 29 R. Belaid Khellil
  • 32 J. Franco
  • 40 A. Puric
  • 34 J. Del Romo
  • 37 I. Luque Sierra
  • 31 S. Esquivel Gámez
  • 47 J. Morcillo Rodrigalvarez
  • 61 M. Llorente Cubo

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