Atletico Madrid vs Real Valladolid Prediction 21.01.2023

• Competition: La Liga
• Date: 21st January 2023
• Kickoff: 17:30 UTC
• Venue: Civitas Metropolitano

With two red cards and failures to win against Almeria and Barcelona, Atletico Madrid will look to win their first three points of 2023 when they take on 17th-placed Real Valladolid this Saturday. The red half of Madrid has 12 wins and draws from 17 games played, which puts them fourth on the points table and an impressive defensive record of just 16 goals conceded to date. On the other hand, Valladolid have won just five times from the 17 game weeks, leaving them with as many points as the number of matches played (17) at the moment. The main talking point though would be Atletico's shambolic home form. At the Metropolitano, the Rojiblancos have won just thrice on eight occasions which are among the seven worst home records in La Liga right now. But, they should be confident of winning all three points as Valladolid have failed to win seven of their 8 away games this season and are one of the worst teams to play on away turf in 2022-23.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Valladolid Betting Pick #1: Home/Under 2.5

Valladolid have not scored a single goal in their last four games played and are coming up against one of the mightiest defences in the league - Diego Simeone's Atletico. Four of the last five games between the two sides have ended in under 2.5 goals being scored, with Atletico winning the last three fixtures easily. Moreover, both sides have seen under 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 games played too. We expect a repeat of history on Saturday with Atletico winning all three points but ending the game with a clean sheet and resultantly, under 2.5 goals being scored.

Pick #2: BTTS-No

As mentioned before, Atletico's defence is enough to rattle and frustrate even the top La Liga sides, and this is just a Valladolid team which has failed to fire a single goal in 360+ minutes of competitive football in the Spanish top tier. There is an extremely low probability of the away side scoring in this game, and we expect Atletico to dominate most possession, taking a win with under 2.5 goals too.