Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Atlético Madrid 3rd with 76 points, Real Valladolid 20th with 16, 60 apart. Per game in the league, Atlético Madrid were scoring 1.79 and conceding 0.79, Real Valladolid 0.68 and 2.37, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Real Valladolid — four in succession. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Atlético Madrid against 1/15 for Real Valladolid.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 14 Atlético Madrid wins, 0 for Real Valladolid, 2 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.88 historically.
Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, capacity 70,460, hosted the game. I. Díaz de Mera Escuderos officiated: 85 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. Atlético Madrid led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Atlético Madrid: Julián Álvarez (25'), Giuliano Simeone (27'), Julián Álvarez (71'), Alexander Sørloth (79') · Real Valladolid: Mamadou Sylla (21'), Javi Sánchez (56')