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Atletico Madrid vs Valencia is a substantial Spanish matchup with Atletico holding the stronger historical profile, yet Valencia have shown they can overturn expectations at Mestalla. Atletico won 2–0 there on 2 May 2026, while Valencia had beaten Atletico 3–0 at home on 16 September 2023. A 3–3 draw in Valencia on 7 November 2021 further illustrates the fixture’s capacity for swings. Future meetings will test whether Atletico’s control survives Valencia’s home challenge.
Past matches, Atletico Madrid vs Valencia
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Valencia
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13G
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22M
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4D
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7F
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19F
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24D
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16F
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29M
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9F
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10M
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21D
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26D
Atletico Madrid Substitutes
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G
13
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M
6
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D
3
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D
40
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F
7
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M
10
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M
5
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D
18
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D
30
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F
37
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F
61
Match events
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29'Thiago Almada Yellow Card
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52'Rodrigo Mendoza Yellow Card
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59'H. Duro F. Ugrinic
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59'D. Lopez L. Rioja
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59'D. Lopez L. Rioja
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59'H. Duro F. Ugrinic
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61'Obed Vargas Yellow Card
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63'M. Cubo J. Morcillo
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63'I. Luque R. Belaid
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63'I. Luque R. Belaid
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63'M. Cubo J. Morcillo
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67'César Tárrega Yellow Card
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73'Koke T. Almada
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73'A. Griezmann R. Mendoza
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73'A. Danjuma L. Ramazani
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73'J. Vazquez J. Gaya
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74'⚽I. Luque Normal Goal (Asst: O. Vargas)
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82'⚽M. Cubo Normal Goal (Asst: A. Griezmann)
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82'D. Raba Renzo Saravia
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83'Miguel Cubo Goal confirmed
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90' +7A. Puric J. Bonar
Stats for this game
Matchup Atletico Madrid VS Valencia
Atletico set the stronger reference
Atletico Madrid’s repeated wins, including 3–0 at home on 15 September 2024 and 2–0 at Mestalla on 2 May 2026, give the matchup a clear starting point. Their ability to win in Valencia matters because it shows the profile travels beyond the Metropolitano. A 3–0 away victory in February 2025 reinforced that capacity, with Atletico turning a difficult venue into a convincing result.
Valencia can still disrupt the hierarchy
Valencia’s 3–0 home success on 16 September 2023 is the essential counterexample. The 3–3 draw at Mestalla on 7 November 2021 also shows how quickly a controlled-looking meeting can become open and unpredictable. This is less a simple contrast between favourite and outsider than a test of whether Valencia can make home momentum count before Atletico impose their defensive discipline. A future meeting will retain that tension: Atletico bring the stronger baseline, while Valencia’s best route is to force the contest onto Mestalla’s terms.