On the 21st of January, in this week 18 match, Real Valladolid will travel to Madrid to battle Atlético Madrid in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 4th placed Atlético Madrid, recorded a 1-1 draw against Almería. Ángel Correa struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 18th minute, then El Toure tied it up for Almería in the 37th minute on a feed from Lucas Gaston Robertone earning Almería a comeback draw. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while real Valladolid is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Rayo Vallecano. Palazon Camacho struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 65th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Real Valladolid was frustrated by Rayo Vallecano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rayo Vallecano ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Sergio León and Kike Pérez are the top scorers for Real Valladolid in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both Yannick Carrasco and P. Rivas have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Madrid in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Diego Pablo Simeone’s squad will be without Hermoso, José Giménez and Yannick Carrasco, while Juan José Rojo Martín’s squad will be without Anuar and Escudero.