Atletico Madrid vs Valencia prediction 13.12.2025 | La Liga

Since the 2012/13 season, Atletico Madrid have regularly been one of the top four La Liga teams. Diego Simeone's team does not seem good enough this season to compete for the title, but they are on course for another solid campaign. Atletico Madrid played well in most of the autumn, but their form slipped with two consecutive defeats. Simeone's team returned to the right track with a 3-2 victory on the road in the Champions League against PSV. Both sides had excellent goal-scoring chances, and the game could go either way, but Atletico's better efficiency was enough to take all three points.

After a thrilling victory against PSV, Atletico's head coach, Diego Simeone, was very pleased. He said, "I liked everything. Everything. The match has different moments, but at no point did the team deviate from the plan. We went out to press high, to play in the opposition's half, as we saw, and for that you need to run and for everyone on the pitch to give their all. At no point did the team deviate from the plan."

Atletico Madrid doesn't have big problems with injuries. Marcos Llorente and Jose Maria Gimenez are unavailable for Saturday, while Alex Baena is injured, too, but he still could recover in time.

The last few seasons have been tough for Valencia, but they have always managed to avoid relegation. The current campaign doesn't seem much easier, as Valencia are only three points above the relegation zone after 15 La Liga rounds. Carlos Corberan's team played well recently. They have not lost in the last five matches. In the previous game, Valencia played 1-1 at home against Sevilla. Despite producing a significantly higher xG (1.19 to 0.32), Valencia needed a late equalizer to salvage a point.

After a 1-1 against Sevilla, Valencia's Carlos Corberan had mixed feelings. He commented after the game, "We struggled to impose ourselves and create chances. It's true that Sevilla didn't create many opportunities either. We lost our shape at the start of the second half, and they managed to overcome our pressure a couple of times and take the lead. Despite how sluggish the game was, the team didn't give up and fought until the end. In stoppage time, we got the goal, which, although insufficient, is a small reward for the effort the team put in to go for the win."

Valencia's Cesar Tarrega received another yellow card in the previous La Liga round and will not travel to Metropolitano Stadium. Mouctar Diakhaby could start instead of him.