Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th October 2024

Atletico Madrid are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the LaLiga table, when stepping up against Leganes for a match on Sunday. Leganes no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Atletico Madrid nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Atletico Madrid are third in the LaLiga standings after collecting 17 points from their initial nine encounters. Leganes trail them on eight points after nine rounds, leaving them as number 17 in the table.

Both Atletico Madrid and Leganes have endured too many draws recently. They would have hoped for more points, and thus both will be looking for a morale-boosting win to get back on track.

Atletico Madrid only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded five for an average of 0.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring six times.

Leganes travel to their next LaLiga match, averaging a lowly 0.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of seven goals, while also conceding 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

It finished all square on when Atletico Madrid last faced Leganes. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3.

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

Atletico Madrid failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Real Madrid in a 1-1 match, before coming up short against Benfica in a 4-0 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. Atletico Madrid claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Leganes Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Leganes are on the lookout for a win again. Against Getafe, they settled for a 1-1 draw, before finishing level with Rayo Vallecano in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 0-0 match against Valencia. Leganes claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by five goals to five.

For whatever reason, Leganes and Atletico Madrid usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Atletico Madrid took eight points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to two wins after scoring seven times and conceding one. Leganes claimed zero wins and one points in their last two games against teams from the top six. They scored one times in these matches, but also conceded three goals. Atletico Madrid are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the LaLiga. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording four wins and five draws. Leganes have a record of one win, five draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Diego Simeone, will select the lineup against Leganes from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/8), Juan Musso (0/1), Axel Witsel (0/4), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/5), Clement Lenglet (0/1), Geronimo Spina (0/0), Javi Galan (0/2), Jose Gimenez (0/8), Nahuel Molina (0/6), Reinildo (0/9), Robin Le Normand (0/7), Conor Gallagher (2/7), Javier Serrano (0/0), Koke (1/9), Marcos Llorente (2/8), Pablo Barrios (0/5), Rodrigo De Paul (0/8), Thomas Lemar (0/0), Alexander Soerloth (1/9), Angel Correa (2/8), Antoine Griezmann (2/9), Borja Garces (0/0), Giuliano Simeone (0/4), Julian Alvarez (3/9), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/7), Samuel Dias Lino (0/7), Victor Mollejo (0/0).

Leganes Squad

Below is the full team squad of Leganes. The manager Jimenez will pick his starting XI against Atletico Madrid from these players:

Alvin (0/0), Juan Soriano (0/6), Marko Dmitrovic (0/3), Adria Altimira (0/5), Enric Franquesa (1/8), Jackson Porozo (0/0), Javier Hernandez (0/7), Jorge Saenz (1/6), Matija Nastasic (0/4), Valentin Rosier (0/9), Darko Brasanac (0/9), Julian Chicco (0/4), Oscar Rodriguez (0/7), Renato Tapia (0/8), Sergio Gonzalez (0/9), Seydouba Cisse (0/9), Yvan Neyou Noupa (0/6), Daniel Raba (0/4), Diego Garcia (0/4), Juan Cruz (3/9), Miguel de la Fuente (0/8), Munir El Haddadi (0/4), Naim Garcia (0/0), Roberto Lopez (0/6), Sebastien Haller (0/5).

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Team News

Leganes have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Atletico Madrid at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Javier Hernandez is suspended from the Leganes squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes H2H

It finished all square on when Atletico Madrid last faced Leganes. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3. Atletico Madrid have a 50% win rate against Leganes, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 4-4-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Atletico Madrid face Leganes as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last eight matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.

Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Betting Tips

Julian Alvarez found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Jorge Saenz just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Atletico Madrid claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Leganes won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing six and losing one in this series of matches. Atletico Madrid kept visitors at Riyadh Air Metropolitano from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Leganes have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out one time in the past eight encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Atletico Madrid managed an average of 1.14 goals, with Leganes averaging 0.13 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in two of the last ten matches that Leganes played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.