Atlético Madrid vs Villarreal Prediction, 10/3/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/2/2020

Game: Atlético Madrid vs Villarreal

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020

Location: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain

TV: beIN SPORTS

Odds/Point Spread: Atlético Madrid (-189) Villarreal (+400)

Estadio Wanda Metropolitano is the site where Joao Felix and Atlético Madrid (1-1-0, 9th in La Liga) will take on Villarreal (2-1-1, 4th in La Liga) on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid and Sergio Asenjo for Villarreal. The odds on this contest have Atlético Madrid coming in at -189 and the Submarino Amarillos are at +400. The over/under is set at 2.25.

Atlético Madrid as a team have accumulated 6 goals for the campaign, which has them 2nd in the league. They have attempted 32 shots at their opponents with 11 of them being on target, which calculates to a 34.4% shots on target percentage. Atlético Madrid has controlled possession of the ball for 59% of contests while dribbling successfully 78% of the time (1st in the league). They have received 1,039 passes on 1,120 targets so far this season, making their receiving percentage 92.8%.

Joao Felix is a guy who should impact this matchup for Atlético Madrid. Felix has had a starting assignment in 44 games thus far in his career and he tallies 0.55 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Portugal has earned 22 goals in 3,630 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 9 assists while tallying 9 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Another player who should impact this match is Luis Suarez, the forward from Uruguay. Suarez has totaled 37,111 mins during 418 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 87 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 139 times in his career and he has scored 308 total goals. He averages 0.75 goals per 90 in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Atlético Madrid will be Jan Oblak. Oblak (140-62-48 record in his pro soccer career) has accumulated 127 clean sheets, which gives him a 50.4% shutout rate. The goalie from Slovenia has had 812 shots tried at him in 252 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.78 (196 goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of .773. Oblak has been on the pitch for a total of 22,585 mins and has accumulated 629 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

Villarreal has totaled 2,112 pass targets this season (1st in La Liga) and they have 1,858 successful received passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 88.0% while they control possession of the ball 56.8% of the time. The Submarino Amarillos have been able to dribble successfully 69.6% of the time this season while totaling 6 goals. They have completed 35.7% of their shots on 42 shots.

Gerard Moreno is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Villarreal. Moreno has started 208 outings so far in his career and he tallies 0.42 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Spain has earned 87 goals scored in 18,560 mins played. He has accounted for 22 assists while earning 26 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Moi Gomez, the forward born in Spain. He has helped on a goal 33 times during his career while scoring 24 total goals. Gomez has played 16,680 mins during 187 starting assignments and has been given 30 yellow cards. He scores 0.13 goals per 90 mins in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Villarreal will be Sergio Asenjo. Asenjo (100-67-91 record in his pro soccer career) has recorded 83 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 32.0% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Spain has had 1,110 shots tried at him in 259 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.21 (311 goals given up) and his save % is .731. Asenjo has defended the goal for 23,137 mins and has accumulated 815 saves so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villarreal (+400)

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