Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending squads Atletico Madrid (5-2-1, 16 points) and Valencia (3-2-3, 12 points) will face off in a high-profile week 9 match of the 2015-2016 La Liga season at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on October 25.
After forcing a 1-1 draw on current league leaders Real Madrid before the international break, Atleti blanked Real Sociedad, 2-0, in their last game at the Anoeta Stadium last Sunday to move up to the fourth spot in the league table.
French forward Antoine Griezmann and Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco scored a goal in each of the halves to lead Diego Simeone's men over the Royals on the road, as per BBC Sport.
Los Colchoneros will try to extend their unbeaten run to three in their next game against a tough Valencia squad.
Els Taronges are currently occupying the eighth spot in the overall standings following an impressive 3-0 romp of lowly club Malaga last Saturday at the Mestalla Stadium, via SkySports.
Los Boquerones' Brazilian striker Charles had an own goal at the 19th minute to open up the scoring, then Los Che midfielder André Gomes and team captain Dani Parejo scored two more at the 33rd and 88th to further bury Javi Gracia's squad en route to the decisive win.
While Nuno Espírito Santo's boys have won two of its last three matches, the odds still favor Atleti to win this encounter on Sunday.
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory for Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Sotiriou; Juanfran, Gimenez, Godin, Luis; Correa, Fernandez, Mendes, Koke; Griezmann, Martinez
Valencia starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Jaume; Cancelo, Mustafi, Santos, Gaya; Parejo, Fuego, Gomes; Mina, Alcacer, Piatti
