The Matchday 20 clash in La Liga between Leganes and Atletico Madrid will take place on January 18 at the Montilivi Stadium. Leganes vs. Atletico Madrid: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Mario Melero Lopez (Spain)
Matches – 9 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 31;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.4;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 22%.
Predicted lineups for Leganes vs. Atletico Madrid
Leganes (5-4-1): Marko Dmitrovic – Matija Nastasic, Valentin Rosier, Juan Cruz, Sergio Gonzalez, Renato Tapia – Ivan Neyu, Seydouba Cisse, Darko Brasanac, Dani Raba – Miguel de la Fuente.
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Jan Oblak – Clement Lenglet, Robin Le Normand, Javi Galan, Nahuel Molina – Pablo Barrios, Rodrigo De Paul, Giuliano Simeone, Conor Gallagher – Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
Leganes
In the last round, the club settled for a 1-1 draw away against Espanyol. Before that, Borja Jimenez's side suffered a heavy 2-5 home defeat to Villarreal. Interestingly, the team has managed just one win in their last six league matches, with that victory coming against Barcelona (1-0). The club from the Madrid suburbs sits in 16th place, just three points clear of the relegation zone.
Midfielder Oscar Rodriguez and goalkeeper Juan Soriano will miss the match due to suspensions.
- At least two goals have been scored in 8 of the club's last 10 La Liga matches.
- Leganes has secured only three wins in their last 17 La Liga outings (6 draws and 8 losses).
- At least one team failed to score in 7 of the club's last 8 league games.
Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone's side concluded the first half of the season with a 1-0 home victory over Osasuna. As a result, the Madrid team now leads the La Liga table. They are one point ahead of Real Madrid and six points clear of Barcelona. Interestingly, Atletico has finished the first half of the season at the top of the table for the ninth time, the last being in the 2020/21 season, when they eventually won the league. Notably, Atletico is on an 8-match winning streak in La Liga, with six of those victories coming by a one-goal margin.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final score in 11 of Atletico's last 14 league matches.
- The club has suffered just one defeat in their last 20 La Liga games (14 wins and 5 draws).
- No more than two goals have been scored in 6 of Atletico's last 8 away league matches.
Leganes vs. Atletico Madrid: Match Prediction
The capital team is in excellent form and rightly occupies the top spot in the La Liga standings. Atletico has broken a 13-year-old club record for consecutive wins at the official level. The new record stands at 14 matches. I am confident that Diego Simeone's side will continue their winning ways, but I am hesitant to predict a convincing victory for the visitors, as they often win by narrow margins.
Leganes approaches this match with a three-game losing streak at home in the league. It's also worth noting that the club struggles at home against teams from the top half of the table, losing all five such matches in this La Liga season. Meanwhile, Atletico has played twice away against teams from the bottom half of the table in the current league campaign and won both – against Celta (1-0) and Valladolid (5-0). Additionally, Atletico has won all three of their last away league matches, conceding just one goal (against Barcelona).
My prediction – Atletico Madrid to win
