Leganes vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

Atletico Madrid are firing on all cylinders at the moment and have taken down everyone who has come their way. We expect this La Liga game to also go their way.

Match info: La Liga

Venue: Estadio Butarque, Leganés

Date: Saturday, 18^th January 2025

Time: 4:15 pm Nigerian time

Atletico Madrid will be aiming to make it 16 straight wins in all competitions when they head to Leganes in La Liga on Saturday afternoon.

Diego Simeone's side are on an extraordinary run, which has helped them move to the top of the La Liga table, and the capital giants will be bidding to record their 14th league success of the campaign in this weekend's clash with 16th-placed Leganes.

Head-to-head:

• Leganés are winless in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.
• Atlético Madrid wins recorded 6 victories.
• The remaining 4 clashes ended in draws.
• Atletico Madrid have won all of their last 15 games
• Atletico Madrid have managed to keep a clean sheet in 78% of its matches against Leganes.
• Leganés have scored just 2 goals in their last 10 encounters against Atletico Madrid.

Form:

• Leganés in the league: D-L-W-L-D
• Leganés in all competitions: W-L-W-D-W
• Atletico Madrid in the League: W-W-W-W-W
• Atletico Madrid in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W

Team News:

• Enric Franquesa is the only injured player and will miss the game for Leganes.
• Atletico Madrid will be without the services of Thomas Lemar.

Player(s) to watch:

• Dani Raba has been in exceptional form for Leganes this season. He has been performing extremely well and has made notable contributions on both ends of the pitch. He is known for his technical prowess and his ability to make things happen with the ball. Raba’s versatility combined with his playmaking skills makes him an important proposition for his side. The 29-year-old averages three ball recoveries per game and also has two goals and three assists to show for his efforts.
• Alexander Sørloth has turned out to be a worthy signing for Atlético Madrid. The Norwegian target man is off to a brilliant start to his career in Spain and has established himself as one of the go-to players for his side. Sørloth brings with him a lot of attacking prowess into Atletico’s setup and the results are there for everyone to see. He averages a goal every 97 minutes and has found the back of the net eight times in the process, including a brace in the last game.