Valencia v Atletico Madrid

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The Spanish top flight action returns in earnest on Saturday and features this upcoming afternoon clash between mid-table hosts, Valencia, and their high-flying visitors, Atletico Madrid, who sit in fourth place ahead of Saturday's fixtures in La Liga as these two clubs lock horns at the Estadio de Mestalla.

Valencia have produced a mixed bag of results in the early stages of this new La Liga campaign as the hosts recorded back-to-back wins against Sevilla and Las Palmas to hand Ruben Baraja's side the perfect start to this new domestic top flight season.

However, the hosts were unable to maintain their early impressive momentum in La Liga as they have since been dealt defeats by the likes of Osasuna and newly promoted, Alaves, in 2-1 and 1-0 losses respectively.

The bigger picture shows recent results in the Spanish top flight for Valencia have also been a mixed bag as the hosts have managed to capture just six wins from their previous 17 matches overall and also includes being handed seven defeats in the process as well, so despite holding home advantage at the Estadio de Mestalla on Saturday afternoon, Valencia are by no means guaranteed all three points in this encounter.

Atletico Madrid occupy fourth place in the early stages of this La Liga campaign as the visitors have made a solid start to this season by putting together a three-match unbeaten run which consists of two wins and a draw.

Diego Simeone's side continue to make themselves a very tough unit to break down and beat and the visitors have picked up where they left off at the end of last season's campaign which saw Simeone's side suffer just two defeats in their last 25 matches overall in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid finished last season in familiar territory in the Spanish top flight table as they finished in third spot behind the usual suspects of Barcelona and Real Madrid and although the visitors would desperately wish to claim a La Liga title, reality suggests another top four finish beckons again this term.

Five of the last 10 seasons have produced a third place finish for Atletico Madrid who still remain the ‘best of the rest' in La Liga and having lost just twice in their last 13 outings on their travels, the visitors from Madrid look in good shape to add to their points tally here.

Valencia v Atletico Madrid Verdict

Valencia's mixed start to this season may not do them any favours in this upcoming battle against Atletico Madrid as the visitors have held sway over their hosts, winning five out of the previous six meetings and a sixth victory could be on the cards this Saturday as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Atletico Madrid win @ 2.05

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Madrid win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct score: Atletico Madrid 2-0 @ 9.00