On Aug 21st, Villarreal will travel to Madrid to battle Atlético Madrid in a meeting of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 1st placed Atlético Madrid is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Getafe. Morata struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 15th minute on a feed from João Félix, then Morata added another in the 59th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Getafe couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Madrid took the shutout win. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Villarreal, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Real Valladolid. Nicolas Jackson struck first for Villarreal in the 49th minute on a feed from Yeremi Jesus Pino Santos, then Álex Baena added another in the 81st minute In the end, Real Valladolid was frustrated by Villarreal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Villarreal ended the match with the shutout victory. Villarreal is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Villarreal’s most prolific scorer has been Álex Baena. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Rodrigo De Paul and Morata have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Madrid in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Diego Pablo Simeone’s Atlético Madrid squad will be without Felipe and José Giménez, while Arnaut Danjuma, Alberto Moreno and Manu Trigueros are unavailable to play for Villarreal.