Atletico Madrid vs Leganes Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Diego Simeone resolute on keeping Atletico’s unbeaten home streak.

Atletico Madrid will take on CD Leganes in their upcoming match at the LaLiga this Sunday on 20th October. Atletico are presently in the third position with 17 points while Leganes are struggling at the bottom half of the table. They are just two points clear of Valencia with eight points and avoiding the relegation zone by a small margin.

Atletico on the contrary have no such worries however. The club are doing comfortably well in the top three. Irrespective of that the Madrid-based club are still behind their rivals Barcelona and city rivals Real Madrid. So they would be hoping to make the most of a struggling Leganes to crawl their way back to the top of the table.

As such when these two sides clash their objectives would be entirely different. Leganes manager Borja Jimenez would be well aware of the danger that awaits them at Civitas Metropolitano and will look to at least salvage a point out of enemy territory.

Kick-off:

Sunday,20th October, 7:45 PM IST

Location: Civitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain

Form:

Atletico Madrid : W-D-W-D-D

CD Leganes : L-L-D-D-D

Players to Watch :

Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)

Jan Oblak will definitely be the player to keep an eye on against Leganes. Oblak is highly regarded for his reflexes and ball-reading ability. It is because of him that Atletico have the meanest defence in this season’s LaLiga, conceding just five goals.

Apart from the UEFA Champions League match against Benfica the Slovenian has always been up to the mark for the Los Colchoneros and has guarded the backline with sheer valour.

Juan Cruz (CD Leganes)

Juan Cruz’s side may have struggled but his performance this season has been praiseworthy. The Argentina-born Spaniard has raked up three goals and is the leading goal-scorer for Leganes at present.

Ironically Cruz helped Leganes to qualify in Spain’s primera division and that too as champions. The club also reciprocated by rewarding him with a four-year contract in June this year.

Match Facts:

• During the last six meetings with Atletico Madrid playing at home, Atletico Madrid have won four times, there have been one draw while CD Leganes have won once. The goal difference is 8-2 in favour of Atletico Madrid.
• When CD Leganes lead 1-0 away, they win in 50% of their matches.
• The most common result of matches between Atletico Madrid and CD Leganes is 1-0, four matches have ended with this result.

Atletico Madrid vs CD Leganes : Betting Tips and Odds

• Atletico Madrid are favourites to win the game
• Goals scored to be under 2.5 – 1.90 with 1XBET
• The hosts to keep a clean sheet

Injury and Team News

The Atletico side will miss the services of Borja Garees, Robin Le Normand and Marcos Llorente because of injury concerns.

Leganes will not be able to acquire the help of Renato Tapia because of injury.

Head-to-Head Record

Total Matches- 9

Atletico Madrid won- 5

CD Leganes won- 0

Matches drawn- 4

Predicted Line-Up

Atletico Madrid Predicted lineup (3-5-2)

Oblak (GK); Lenglet, Witsel, Alvarez Jimenez; Galan, Barrios-Rivas, Koke,Gallagher, Molina; Alvarez, Griezmann

CD Leganes Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Dmitrovic (GK); Rosier, Gonzalez, Saenz, Hernandez-Carrera; Neyou, Cisse; Cruz, Lopez, Altimira; Haller

Match Prediction for Atletico Madrid vs CD Leganes

Atletico Madrid are the clear favourites to win the game against Leganes. The history, legacy and bench strength all point to the fact that Madrid are undoubtedly the stronger side. Leganes will have to deliver something special if they hope to win against Atletico.

Prediction: Atletico Madrid 2- 0 CD Leganes

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