Atlético Madrid 2–1 Valencia — La Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

La Liga · 2025Sat, 13 Dec 2025, 13:00 UTCMetropolitano Stadium

Atlético Madrid

WWWLL

2–1Historical match

Valencia

LDWDD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Atlético Madrid won 2–1.

Shots: 1013
Shots on target: 62
Expected goals: 1.011.17
Possession: 46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 2–1. Recorded in this match (Atletico Madrid – Valencia): shots 10–13, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 1.01–1.17, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Atletico Madrid's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Atletico Madrid's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.76 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.2 goals/match	1.76 goals/match	1.16 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Valencia have a visible away split

moderate

Valencia's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.75 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	7.75 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	11.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Atletico Madrid.

6.71 days ▲Rest daysAtletico Madrid · Valencia5.91 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Atletico Madrid	Valencia	Baseline
Rest days	6.71 days	5.91 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

Shots10 shots13 shotsAtlético Madrid 10 shots, Valencia 13 shots
Shots on target6 shots2 shotsAtlético Madrid 6 shots, Valencia 2 shots
Expected goals1.01 xG1.17 xGAtlético Madrid 1.01 xG, Valencia 1.17 xG
Possession46%54%Atlético Madrid 46%, Valencia 54%
Corners5 corners7 cornersAtlético Madrid 5 corners, Valencia 7 corners
Fouls13 fouls11 foulsAtlético Madrid 13 fouls, Valencia 11 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards1 cardAtlético Madrid 3 cards, Valencia 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
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Atletico Madrid: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.04 xG. Valencia: 13 shots, 2 on target, 1.14 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Atletico Madrid 1.04 xG · Valencia 1.14 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Atlético Madrid

0Draws

1Valencia

22 Feb 2025Valencia — Atlético Madrid · La Liga0–3

15 Sept 2024Atlético Madrid — Valencia · La Liga3–0

28 Jan 2024Atlético Madrid — Valencia · La Liga2–0

16 Sept 2023Valencia — Atlético Madrid · La Liga3–0

18 Mar 2023Atlético Madrid — Valencia · La Liga3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Madrid favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Valencia in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Madrid17 matchesValencia16 matches

1.76 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/160.94 goals/match

0.94 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/161.56 goals/match

1.7 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/161.08 xG/match

12.9 shots/match ▲Shots17/1610.8 shots/match

5.65 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/162.88 shots/match

53.7% ●Possession17/1647.6%

7 corners/match ●Corners17/165 corners/match

2.06 cards/matchCards17/161.94 cards/match

11.2 fouls/matchFouls17/1612.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples17 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 13 Dec 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded