PREVIEW | Atlético de Madrid vs Villarreal CF: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 23/08)

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·21 August 2026

PREVIEW | Atlético de Madrid vs Villarreal CF: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 23/08)

Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal CF go head-to-head at Riyadh Air Metropolitano this Sunday in the La Liga.

Atlético de Madrid have picked up 3 points and currently lie in 3rd position. In their last fixture, Diego Simeone's team won 2-0 against Málaga CF (La Liga 2026/27).

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Villarreal CF have picked up 1 point and currently lie in 5th position. In their last fixture, Iñigo Pérez's team shared the spoils 2-2 with Racing Santander (La Liga 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Villarreal CF winning 5-1.

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Atlético de Madrid

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Villarreal CF

Last starting XIs

Atlético de Madrid ( vs Málaga CF 2026-08-19): Jan Oblak, Jorge Domínguez, David Hancko, Robin Le Normand, Daniel Martínez, Koke, Carlos Martín, Rodrigo Mendoza, Pablo Barrios, Arnau Ortiz, Ademola Lookman

Villarreal CF ( vs Racing Santander 2026-08-16): Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Juan Foyth, Carlos Romero, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez, Georges Mikautadze

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MANAGERS

Diego Simeone has faced Iñigo Pérez on four occasions, recording two wins, one draw and one defeat
Iñigo Pérez has faced Atlético de Madrid on four occasions, recording one win, one draw and two defeats
Diego Simeone has faced Villarreal CF on 28 occasions, recording ten wins, 11 draws and seven defeats

HEAD TO HEAD

Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal CF have faced each other 50 times, with Atlético de Madrid holding the advantage: 18 wins, compared with 16 Villarreal CF victories.
At the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Atlético de Madrid hold the edge in their meetings with Villarreal CF: 13 wins in 25 matches. Villarreal CF have five victories.
In La Liga, the two teams have played 48 matches, with 17 Atlético de Madrid wins, 16 draws and 15 Villarreal CF victories.