La Liga · 2025Sat, 2 May 2026, 14:15 UTCFull timeEstadio de MestallaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricValenciaAtletico Madrid
Shots11 shots/match20 shots/match
Shots on target0 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals0.9 xG/match1.78 xG/match
Possession53%47%
Corners1 corners/match7 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match12 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match3 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Atletico Madrid's last-five shots average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Valencia's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Atletico Madrid's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

10.2 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match13.1 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

Valencia have a visible home split

moderate

Valencia's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.5 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.5 shots/match11.6 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.09 corners/matchCornersValencia · Atletico Madrid6.29 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricValenciaAtletico MadridBaseline
Corners5.09 corners/match6.29 corners/match4.56 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Valencia
0Draws
1Atletico Madrid
Atletico MadridValencia · La Liga21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Valencia favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Atletico Madrid in 9 · 4 too close

1.09 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 34/341.71 goals/match
1.47 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 34/341.09 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/71.26 xG/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/71.67 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 34/3413.1 shots/match
11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 34/3411 shots/match
3.09 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 34/345.18 shots/match
4.21 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 34/343.41 shots/match
48.3%Possessionseason · 34/3453.8%
5.09 corners/matchCornersseason · 34/346.29 corners/match
4.59 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 34/344.18 corners/match
2.15 cards/matchCardsseason · 27/312.16 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3411.2 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/3438%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 34/3488%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Valencia37.5
Atletico Madrid77.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Valencia25
Atletico Madrid80.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Valencia55.8
Atletico Madrid84.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Valencia37.5
Atletico Madrid47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Valencia32.5
Atletico Madrid25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 90%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Valencia67.5
Atletico Madrid87.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Valencia40.6
Atletico Madrid67.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.8 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.28 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots5/510.2 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.2 shots/match
42.8%Possession5/546%
4.6 corners/matchCorners5/54 corners/match
Cards0/2
14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/102 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.26 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots10/1013.3 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/104.6 shots/match
47.9%Possession10/1051.8%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/104.7 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards3/72.86 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

34 / 34 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored34/341.71 goals/match
1.47 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.09 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.26 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots34/3413.1 shots/match
3.09 shots/matchShots on target34/345.18 shots/match
48.3%Possession34/3453.8%
5.09 corners/matchCorners34/346.29 corners/match
2.15 cards/matchCards27/312.16 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls34/3411.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 17 matches
1.35 goals/matchGoals scored17/171.18 goals/match
1.24 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.24 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals3/41.12 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots17/1711.2 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target17/173.82 shots/match
50.4%Possession17/1752.2%
5.94 corners/matchCorners17/175 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards14/152.2 cards/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls17/1712.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.91 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.8 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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