LaLiga: Athletic Club vs Leganes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 21 match between Athletic Club and Leganes and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Athletic Club to pull away with 3 points on Sunday. They face Leganes in the LaLiga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Athletic Club look to add three valuable points.

Athletic Club approach round 21 as number 4 in the LaLiga table with 39 points on their account so far. With 20 rounds behind them, Leganes have amassed 22 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Form: Athletic Club vs Leganes

Athletic Club Form

Showing inconsistent form, Athletic Club lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-3 against Osasuna, before beating Celta Vigo 1-2. The joy was short-lived, as Besiktas proved too strong in a 4-1 defeat. Athletic Club won four of their past six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored ten goals and conceded four times.

Leganes Form

Leganes went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Espanyol. A 2-3 win against Almeria followed, before they beat Atletico Madrid by 1-0. Leganes only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

Betting stats and facts for Athletic Club and Leganes

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Athletic Club and Leganes. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Athletic Club vs Leganes

Seydouba Cisse shows decent form right now for Leganes, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Athletic Club, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Alex Berenguer also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Popular betting markets: Athletic Club vs Leganes

Full-time result

Athletic Club claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Leganes won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing two in this series of matches. Athletic Club are on an amazing streak of now 11 games in a row without defeat. Leganes did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Leganes scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Leganes managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Leganes, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Athletic Club were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.