Atletico Madrid will be aiming to stretch their unbeaten run in La Liga to 10 matches when they welcome relegation-threatened Valencia to Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night.

Diego Simeone’s side are currently third in the table, six points ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis, while Valencia occupy 17th, level on points with 18th-placed Getafe in the battle to stay in the league.

Players to watch: Against no other side has Atléti forward Antoine Griezmann scored more LL goals than his 11 against Valencia, with the French international also striking in his side’s last two home outings.

The hosts might regret not applying a clause when Valencia loaned Samuel Lino, who is ready to feature against his parent club, particularly as the winger assisted his side’s winning goal last time out.

Hot stat: At the end of last round, no side had scored more LL goals than Atlético (nine) in the 15 minutes directly after HT.

Atletico Madrid La Liga form:

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Valencia La Liga form:

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Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:

Oblak; Molina, Savic, Gimenez, Hermoso, Carrasco; Llorente, Koke, De Paul; Griezmann, Memphis

Valencia possible starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Diakhaby, Ozkacar, Gaya; Musah, Guillamon, Almeida; Castillejo, Duro, Kluivert

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Valencia

Valencia have shown recent improvement in the league, but they have been so disappointing on their travels, and Atletico are currently in excellent form. We are finding it difficult to predict anything other than a home success on Saturday evening, but it should be a close game in terms of the scoreline.