Atletico Madrid and Villarreal will take on each other in the La Liga matchday 3 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday. The kick-off is at 22:00 CEST.

Preview

Atletico kicked off their title defence in the Spanish top flight with back-to-back wins over Elche (2-1) and Celta (1-0) in the opening two matchdays and now will be looking to remain at the top of the table before the forthcoming international break.

Villarreal, for their part, have followed their loss to Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup with consecutive 0-0 draws with Granada and most recently Espanyol in La Liga so it would be fair to say that Unai Emery's side are yet to find their feet this term.

Team news

While Joao Felix is the only injury absentee in Diego Simeone's squad, Dani Parejo and Samuel Chukwueze will miss the Yellow Submarine's trip to the Spanish capital due to the same reason.

Prediction

With Parejo and Chukwueze still on the sidelines, Villarreal continue to struggle in front of goal this season so far and it doesn't seem likely that they'll be able to break Atletico's stubborn defence on their home soil on Sunday, as well as in their two head-to-head meetings in the 2020/21 campaign. Angel Correa, for his part, has scored each of the Rojiblancos' three goals this season and it would be extremely hard for the visitors to stop the 2021 Copa America winner at the Wanda Metropolitano. Moreover, Luis Suarez is slowely returning to his best so he could also make the difference for Atletico against the current Europa League champions this time around.

Tip

Atletico Madrid not to lose and total under 2.5 at 1.93 with 1XBET.