Atletico Madrid will be aiming for a seventh straight win in all competitions as they continue their 2024-25 La Liga campaign with a clash against a basement side Real Valladolid on Saturday evening.

Diego Simeone‘s team is third in the La Liga tablefive points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​while Real Valladolid are in 20th place having picked up just nine points from their first 14 games of the season.

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Real Valladolid have won two, drawn three and lost nine of their 14 La Liga games this season. With a total of nine points they sit at the bottom of the division, three points behind 17th-placed Las Palmas.

The Whites and Violets have the worst defensive record in Spain’s top flight this season, conceding 27 goals in their 14 games. At the same time, they will go into this game in disappointing form, picking up just one point from their last four games.

Real Valladolid beat Athletic Bilbao to a 1-1 draw in their last game in front of their own fans on November 10, but they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Getafe on their return to action following the November international break.

Paulo PezzolanoThe Barcelona team finished second in the Segunda Division last season, securing their return to the top flight. Now she is aiming to compete in back-to-back seasons at this level for the first time since 2021.

Real Valladolid have lost each of their last five La Liga games against Atletico, including a 5-2 defeat in the corresponding game in the 2022-23 season.

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Atlético, meanwhile, go into the game with a 6-0 win over Sparta Prague in the Champions League, marking the capital giants’ sixth consecutive win in all competitions.

Simeone’s side have now won their last two European games against Paris Saint-Germain and Sparta, while they have been victorious in their last three league games against Las Palmas, Mallorca and Alaves.

Atletico were actually down 1-0 against Alaves last weekend Jon Guridi scored a penalty in the seventh minute, but Antoine Griezmann The equalizer came with our own penalty in the 76th minute Alexander Sorloth scored the winning goal for the red-whites in the 86th minute of the game.

The capital team now boasts a record of eight wins, five draws and one defeat in 14 league games this season, leaving them third in the table with 29 points, five points behind leaders Barcelona.

Atlético once again boasts the best defense in La Liga, scoring just eight goals in 14 games but finding the back of the net just 21 times, which is only the fifth-best attacking record in the league.

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Real Valladolid will once again have to do without the services of Selim Amallah Due to a muscle problem, the home team is otherwise in excellent shape for the game against Atlético.

Head coach Pezzloano is expected to resist the temptation to reshuffle his team after their recent defeat to Getafe, but there could be a change in the midfield Mario Martin probably replace Stanko Juric.

Mamadou Sylla has scored two goals in La Liga this season and the 30-year-old will once again take charge of the home team.

As for Atletico, Nahuel Molina And Thomas Lemar will miss the game due to injury problems Robin Le Normand Major doubts remain as the defender makes slow progress in recovering from a serious head injury.

Simeone is expected to work with Griezmann and Koke likely to be introduced into the site.

Giuliano Simeone should keep his place on the right for Atlético Angel Correa will likely have to settle for a place on the bench again despite scoring a late brace in the Champions League last time out.

Real Valladolid possible starting lineup:
Hein; Perez, Bah, J Sanchez, Ozkacar, Rosa; Moro, Martin, Perez, Tuhami; curriculum

Possible Atletico Madrid starting lineup:
Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, Koke, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez

We say: Real Valladolid 0-2 Atletico Madrid

Atletico have won just three of their seven away games in La Liga this season, but Real Valladolid have only been victorious in one of their seven games on home soil and we struggle to see anything other than a comfortable away win in this clash.

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