It's anybody's guess who will prevail when Villarreal face Atlético de Madrid later today

Villarreal and Atlético de Madrid face each other this Monday at the Estadio de la Cerámica for matchday 30 of the La Liga. Currently, Marcelino Toral's team are 9th in the table with 38 points, while Diego Simeone's team are 5th with 55 points. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After winning 1-0 in the last match against Valencia (La Liga 2023/24), Villarreal receive Atlético de Madrid, who lost 0-3 against Barcelona (La Liga 2023/24). Going into the encounter, Marcelino Toral's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 6 matches in the Liga EA Sports 23/24. A look back at the history books shows that Villarreal and Diego Simeone's team have faced each other forty-five times, with Atlético de Madrid holding the advantage: 16 victories, against 15 victories of Marcelino Toral's team. Specifically in the Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal have the advantage in the duels against Diego Simeone's team: 10 wins in 22 games, while Atlético de Madrid have 4 wins.

In the La Liga, forty-three games were played between the two teams, with 15 wins for Atlético de Madrid, 14 draws and 14 wins for Villarreal.

Considering the Liga EA Sports 23/24, from Villarreal's most influential players, Filip Jorgensen is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2520 min). Alexander Sorloth has scored 13 goals, the most across Villarreal's squad. As for Atlético de Madrid, Jan Oblak is the most used player in a total of 29 games (2610 min). Álvaro Morata is the current best scorer with 14 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Atlético de Madrid winning 3-1. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.