Summary of Atlético de Madrid-Villarreal: key facts
Atlético de Madrid hosts Villarreal at the Metropolitano, with the aim of getting back on the winning track in LaLiga. The red-and-white team has won two of its last three games against Villarreal in the competition.
Villarreal has scored points in seven of its last 10 away games at the Metropolitano. Since Diego Simeone’s arrival, Atlético has lost three of its 12 home games against Villarreal in LaLiga. Atlético ended a streak of eight consecutive victories in the competition with its defeat against Leganés in the last round.
Villarreal has lost in two of its last three away games in LaLiga. Antoine Griezmann has been directly involved in 11 goals in his last 13 games against Villarreal in the competition. Diego Simeone has only won 36% of his games against Villarreal in LaLiga.
