LaLiga: Leganes vs Atletico Madrid – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 20 match between Leganes and Atletico Madrid and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

With little to lose, Leganes aim to spring a surprise, when faced with current LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid on Saturday at Estadio Butarque.

Sitting top of the table, Atletico Madrid claimed 44 points after 19 rounds, while Leganes have amassed 19 points. This ranks the latter as number 16 in the LaLiga before the next round.

Team form: Leganes vs Atletico Madrid

Leganes Form

Leganes are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Cartagena 1-2, and then drawing 1-1 with Espanyol. They were back as winners when they defeated Almeria 2-3. Leganes managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid first beat Marbella 0-1, then Osasuna by 1-0 and finally Elche by 0-4. Atletico Madrid came through their last six away games in the LaLiga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded three.

Betting stats and facts for Leganes and Atletico Madrid

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Leganes and Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Leganes vs Atletico Madrid

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Seydouba Cisse, who is performing well for Leganes. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Atletico Madrid.The visitors will be looking to Antoine Griezmann to find the net once again, after managing four LaLiga goals for Atletico Madrid in recent matches.

Betting markets: Leganes vs Atletico Madrid

Full-time result

Leganes claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Atletico Madrid won nine of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost one of the games in this run. Atletico Madrid have a great record of 8 wins on the bounce. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Leganes in 10 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Leganes scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Atletico Madrid were able to win six of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leganes, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Atletico Madrid, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of three times goals per game. Atletico Madrid scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.