Valencia CF vs Club Atlético de Madrid, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Valencia CF

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Club Atlético de Madrid

Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:15 UTC Estadio de Mestalla 45,889 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 74' Iker Luque

0–2 82' Miguel Cubo

Y 29' Thiago Almada

Y 52' Rodrigo Mendoza

Y 61' Obed Vargas

Cesar Tarrega 67' Y

Overview

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Valencia CF vs Club Atlético de Madrid — La Liga at Estadio de Mestalla.

Valencia CF 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Club Atlético de Madrid 38 games · 69 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
Assistant 1 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)
Assistant 2 Adrian Diaz Gonzalez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atlético de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompié	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alavés	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

Valencia CF 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Club Atlético de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Valencia CF 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid 2025-12-13 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Valencia CF 2025-02-22 Valencia CF 0–3 Club Atlético de Madrid 2024-09-15 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–0 Valencia CF 2024-01-28 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–0 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	0–2	L
25 Apr	Girona FC	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	RCD Mallorca	A	1–1	D
11 Apr	Elche CF	A	0–1	L
05 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	2–3	L
21 Mar	Sevilla FC	A	2–0	W

Club Atlético de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Valencia CF	A	2–0	W
29 Apr	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Athletic Club	H	3–2	W
22 Apr	Elche CF	A	2–3	L
14 Apr	FC Barcelona	H	1–2	L
11 Apr	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Valencia CF		Club Atlético de Madrid
#9	Position	#4
49	Points	69
38	Played	38
13 / 10 / 15	W / D / L	21 / 6 / 11
46	Scored	62
55	Conceded	44
-9	GD	+18
1.29	PPG	1.82
34%	Win %	55%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Valencia CF are 9th (49 pts). Club Atlético de Madrid are 4th (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de Mestalla!
5' A quiet spell here at Estadio de Mestalla. Club Atletico de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Club Atletico de Madrid are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Club Atletico de Madrid come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valencia CF that had 422 games and scored 398 goals.
25' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-5-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Thiago Almada.
34' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Obed Vargas made 285 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valencia CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
52' That is a card for Club Atletico de Madrid. Rodrigo Mendoza will be fuming at that decision.
57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robin Le Normand, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de Mestalla with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' A moment of madness from Obed Vargas on 61 minutes earns him a card. Club Atletico de Madrid will be frustrated.
66' Luis Rioja, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' It’s a booking for Valencia CF player. Cesar Tarrega gets a card.
72' Club Atletico de Madrid are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
74' Iker Luque doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valencia CF and Club Atletico de Madrid are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Miguel Cubo makes no mistake. 0-2!
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
With this win, Club Atletico de Madrid is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Club Atlético de Madrid Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hugo Duro	7
Antoine Griezmann	5
Angel Correa	5
Julian Alvarez	3
Yunus Musah	2
Yannick Carrasco	2
Luis Suarez	2
Sime Vrsaljko	2

Head to Head

Valencia CF Form

2026-05-02 Valencia CF 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2026-04-25 Valencia CF 2–1 Girona FC W 2026-04-21 RCD Mallorca 1–1 Valencia CF D 2026-04-11 Elche CF 1–0 Valencia CF L 2026-04-05 Valencia CF 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-03-21 Sevilla FC 0–2 Valencia CF W

Club Atlético de Madrid Form

2026-05-02 Valencia CF 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2026-04-29 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2026-04-25 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–2 Athletic Club W 2026-04-22 Elche CF 3–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2026-04-14 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona L 2026-04-11 Sevilla FC 2–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.04 Valencia CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.9 Club Atlético de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valencia CF23% Draw26% Club Atlético de Madrid51%

Actual: Club Atlético de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw

49%

Draw or Club Atlético de Madrid

77%

Valencia CF or Club Atlético de Madrid

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Valencia CF17% Draw43% Club Atlético de Madrid40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 3

5.8%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.2%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap	Valencia CF covers	Push	Club Atlético de Madrid covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	23%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Club Atlético de Madrid keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.