Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann. (Photo : Getty Images)
Rising club Valencia CF (2-4-0, 6 points) will look to extend their two-game winning run in a match with undefeated squad Atletico Madrid (3-0-3, 12 points) at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 2 as round 7 competitions of the 2016-2017 La Liga season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:15 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Valencia had been lurking in the bottom three relegation area of the Spanish top flight during the first few weeks of competitions after starting the season with a four-game losing slide.
The team managed to pull off victories in their last two matches with the most recent one ending in a 2-1 win over newly-promoted side Leganes at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque last Sunday, ESPN reported.
Los Pepineros actually netted the opening goal at the 21st minute with a close-range header from Argentine midfielder Alexander Szymanowski, but the visitors scored the next two goals at the 34th and 52nd minutes, courtesy of midfielders Nani and Mario Suarez, to steal the win and three points in the overall standings.
With its second consecutive victory, Los Che has now climbed to the 15th spot of the current league table.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid kept its record loss-free by nipping Deportivo La Coruna, 1-0, at their home turf of Vicente Calderón Stadium also last Sunday, as per Goal.
French forward Antoine Griezmann provided the lone goal of the contest at the 70th minute for head coach Diego Simeone's side as Los Colchoneros took advantage of the 10-man Branquiazuis squad.
Moroccan midfielder Faycal Fajr was sent off during the first half stoppage time after getting booked with his second yellow card of the game.
Atleti is now settled at the third place in the overall standings behind powerhouses Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. The team is only a point behind second-running Barça and only two points adrift of current league leaders Real Madrid.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout for Atletico Madrid.
Valencia starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Alves; Montoya, Santos, Mangala, Gaya; Perez, Suarez; Cancelo, Parejo, Nani; Rodrigo
Atletico Madrid starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Oblak; Juanfran, Gimenez, Godin, Luis; Gaitan, Fernandez, Koke, Carrasco; Correa, Griezmann
