The 2019-20 La Liga campaign has run about three-fourths of its length in terms of matches played, as the 20 teams have either nine or ten games remaining on their slate. One of the Saturday matchups will feature Real Valladolid visiting Atletico Madrid. Atletico sits in fourth place in the table with 49 points, so for now they would receive one of the league’s four slots into the UEFA Champions League. However, they are only two points clear of Real Sociedad (who also holds a game in hand), and they are only seven points clear of ninth place, as Granada’s 42 points have put them right there. So Atletico has some work to do to ensure their place in Europe’s tournament of the continent’s best clubs. Real Valladolid is in 14th place in the league right now, with 33 points. That holds them eight points of clear of the danger of relegation, but they do not want to start sliding down the table now. Is La Liga on your sports betting list for the weekend? Then take a look at our preview of this match. Let’s see how the La Liga Odds will be for the Atletico vs Valladolid.
La Liga Betting: Atletico vs Valladolid Odds & Pick June 20
- When: Saturday, June 20, 2020, 4:00 pm ET
- Where: Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
- TV: beIN SPORTS
- Radio: None
- Live Stream: fuboTV
- La Liga Odds: Atletico Madrid 1.37 / Draw 5.20 / Real Valladolid 12.50
Why should you put your money on Valladolid?
Valladolid has not shown much in the way of offense since La Liga’s resumption. On Wednesday, they hosted Celta Vigo, a team even closer to the precipice of relegation than Valladolid is, and the two teams could only muster a scoreless draw that would have drawn whistles from the fans, if fans had been in the audience.
Valladolid was fairly listless on the attack, as they only possessed for 40 percent of the match. They did launch 10 shots (three on target) but most of them were from distance. Celta Vigo had nine shots, with four on target. The players were not sparing in their use of physicality, though, as the teams combined for 33 fouls and six yellow cards (three for each team). Both teams did apply some pressure as they combined for 13 corner kicks, but the dual clean sheet shows that both teams have some work to do on the finishing end.
Why should you bet on Atletico Madrid?
Some of the La Liga teams had a difficult time getting the offense up and running after the COVID-19 hiatus came to an end, but Atletico Madrid was not one of them. They took on Osasuna on Wednesday and delivered a 5-0 shellacking of one of the teams near the middle of the La Liga table. Joao Felix scored the game’s first goal in the 27th minute, and the game went into halftime with the visitors up 1-0. Felix completed his brace in the 56th minute, and then the rout was on. Marcos Llorente, Alvaro Morata and Yannick Carrasco all scored in a ten-minute stretch near the end of the second half to turn a match into a laugher.
Osasuna actually outshot Atletico, 10-9, in a match that was virtually even in terms of possession. However, Atletico doubled up Osasuno in shots on target, 6-3. The match featured plenty of contact with the teams picking up three yellow cards apiece. The fact that Atletico was able to overwhelm Osasuno’s defense in the latter stages of the match speaks to the fitness that Atletico was able to maintain. If you like Atletico here, you see them dismantling another team struggling after the shutdown — after struggling through most of the season.
Atletico vs Valladolid Final Score Prediction
There are some elite teams that have had a shaky start to the resumption of their seasons in European soccer, but Atletico Madrid is not one of them. I see them taking the match to Valladolid and delivering a 3-1 win.
