Atletico Madrid should be back to winning way.

Atletico Madrid is definitely is the worst period since Simeone is head coach. Their main problem is at the back, as in defense they are conceding too many chances and goals easily, mainly due to the bad form of their defenders (Hermoso) or Oblak who are at worse level.

But it’s something that should change soon, as the team has a lot of quality. Just need confidence and get some victories. They are sitting 4th on the table with the same points as Real Sociedad (5th) and just one above Barcelona (6th). They will play against Barcelona next week.

Qualifying to the Champions League is a mandatory target for the club, as they need the money. And if they continue with these performances and results, their position it’s in risk.

Valencia has a good squad and is being competitive with the new coach Bordalas, but also their results and performances are being a bit disappointing, as they only achieved victories against weak teams (Elche, Celta, Levante…) and are suffering a lot.

The problem of Valencia is that this coach wanted to be solid at the back, as he always does on his teams: like a rock in defense, tight games and very effective in attack. They tried it but Valencia is conceding a lot of goals, they simply don't know how to defend, while also is a team with much more quality upfront than at the back. They have the third worst defense of the league with 33 goals conceded in 20 games.

Furthermore, Valencia for this match will miss starter CB Gabriel and starter goalkeeper Cillessen, so we will see a weak team in defense.

It won’t be easy for Atletico as Valencia has quality and it’s a difficult team, but this match should be good for them to achieve the victory. Valencia will propose an open game with alternatives, and Atletico will find spaces in attack to score goals. Undoubtedly, hosts have more quality here and in the open games with chances, the team with higher quality use to be the winner.

马德里竞技应该回到胜利的道路上。

马德里竞技绝对是西蒙尼担任主教练以来最糟糕的时期。他们的主要问题是在后防线上，因为他们在防守端容易被进球，这主要是由于他们的后卫（赫莫索）或奥布拉克的状态不佳。

但这应该很快就会改变，因为球队有出色的实力。只需要取得一场胜利就能找到信心。他们在积分榜上排名第 4，与皇家社会（第 5）相同，高于巴塞罗那（第 6）。他们将在下周对阵巴塞罗那。

获得欧冠资格是俱乐部的强制性目标，因为他们看重奖金。如果他们继续保持这些表现和结果，他们的位置就会面临风险。

瓦伦西亚拥有优秀的阵容，新教练博尔达拉斯让他们充满竞争力，但他们的成绩和表现也有点令人失望，他们只在对阵弱队时取得了胜利（埃尔切，塞尔塔，莱万特......）并且正处在低谷。

瓦伦西亚的问题在于，这位教练想要在后防线上保持稳固，就像他在球队中一直所做的那样：防守中的坚如磐石，进攻非常有效。他们尝试过，但瓦伦西亚丢了很多球，他们根本不知道如何防守，同时也是一支前场比后场更有实力的球队。他们的防守排名联盟第三，20场比赛丢了33个球。

此外，本场比赛瓦伦西亚将缺少首发加布里埃尔和首发门将西莱森，因此我们将看到一支防守薄弱的球队。

对马竞来说这并不容易，因为瓦伦西亚有实力，而且是一支艰难的球队，但这场比赛应该有利于他们取得胜利。瓦伦西亚将踢得更加开放，马竞将在进攻中寻找空间来进球。毫无疑问，主队的实力更强，在均有机会的比赛中，实力更强的球队会成为赢家。