Real Valladolid vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips 22/05/2021

20:08, 18 May 2021

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20:08, 18 May 2021

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Real Valladolid will host the league leaders Atletico Madrid at the Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid on 22nd May 2021 at 21:30 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of Atletico Madrid to win the match and also the La Liga title.

Teams Status

Real Valladolid are on the back of three back to back losses and are currently in the 19th position with just 31 points from 37 matches including 5 wins, 16 draws and 16 losses. They are just two points behind Elche and Huesca. They have a bitter home record as they have just bagged 16 points from 18 home matches. They have just three wins and seven draws at home. In the 37 matches, they have scored 33 goals and have conceded 55 goals. Shon Weissman and Fabian Orellana are the team’s leading goal scorers with six goals each. Oscar Plano and Pablo Hervias are at the top of the assist list with five assists each. Sergio is very likely to make some changes to the side that lost to Sociedad.

Atletico Madrid has retained the two-point advantage over Real Madrid due to a comeback win over Osasuna. They have bagged 83 points from 37 matches including 25 wins, eight draws and four losses. They have the third-best away record in the league with 10 wins, five draws and three losses in the 18 matches on the road. They have scored the second joint highest number of goals with 65 goals and have conceded just 24 goals. Courtesy of the late winner against Osasuna, Luis Suarez has netted 20 goals this season and became the fourth goal scorer to score 20 or more goals. Marcos Llorente is the leading assist provider with 11 assists to his name. Simeone will be eager to keep the same playing XI that beat Osasuna.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
8.20	5.20	1.40
8.00	5.25	1.36
7.75	4.95	1.32

Atletico Madrid are the favorites to win the match according to the Betway sportsbook and are placed at 1.36, while Real Valladolid are placed at 8.00 and the draw at 5.25. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Atletico Madrid are placed at 1.32, while Real Valladolid are placed at 7.75 and the draw at 4.95. Atletico Madrid are placed at 1.40 odds according to the Dafabet sportsbook. While the underdogs Real Valladolid are placed at 8.20 and the draw at 5.20.

Tipster’s Angle

A high scoring encounter is on the cards when Atletico Madrid travels to Valladolid. It is very likely that Atletico Madrid will come out on top as they are unbeaten in the last 11 matches against Valladolid.

Tip: Real Valladolid +1.5 @ 1.77

In the last five head to head matches, Atletico Madrid have won four matches and the other match ended in a draw. Real Valladolid have covered the spread in four of those matches. Even Valladolid have covered the spread in both the last two head to head matches that they hosted. In the last ten matches that Valladolid played in La Liga, they covered the spread of +1.5 in seven of those matches. While Atletico Madrid failed to cover their spread in eight of the last ten matches that they played across competitions. In the last five home matches that Valladolid played, they covered the spread in four of those matches. Apart from that, Atletico Madrid failed to cover the spread in all the last five matches that they played on the road. So, it is very likely that Real Valladolid will cover the spread at 1.77 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goal Under 2.5 @ 2.20

In the last five head to head matches, under 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. Also, under 2.5 goals were scored in two of the last three head to head matches. In the last ten matches that Valladolid has played in La Liga, under 2.5 goals were scored in five of those matches. In the last ten matches that Atletico Madrid has played, under 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Also, Valladolid and Atletico Madrid have a similar home and away record recently as under 2.5 were scored in four of the last five matches. So, it is very likely that under 2.5 goals will be scored at 2.20 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Atletico Madrid are just one win away from the prestigious league title. Real Madrid are breathing down their necks as they are just two points behind them and will be rooting for Atletico to drop points.With the title race still on in La Liga, Real Madrid will be looking for all three points and will hope that Atletico Madrid will drop points. While Villarreal have the direct qualification for the Europa League.