Leganes vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-01-17 15:15.
[p]LeganĂ©s failed to build upon Decemberâs promising 1-0 win at Barcelona, recently squandering an opportunity to move further away from the relegation zone when they shared the points with Espanyol last weekend (1-1). Head coach Borja JimĂ©nez admitted that game was a missed opportunity, and he was again left to lament the fact his side conceded within the first 20 minutes.[/p]
[p]A 5-2 loss to Villarreal in their most recent home outing extended a miserable run of results against top-half opposition which has shown the win over Barcelona to be an exception rather than the start of a special turnaround. LeganĂ©s have lost all five La Liga home encounters against clubs beginning this round in the top-ten, four of them âto nilâ, and certainly canât afford another slow start against league leaders AtlĂ©tico Madrid. [/p]
[p]Thatâs because AtlĂ©tico have been by far the most dominant closers of the division, scoring more goals in the second half in 14 of their 19 league matches to help them charge to the top of the standings with eight straight victories. Manager Diego Simeone is no stranger to extensive winning streaks throughout his more than 700 matches in charge and stressed the importance of humility after they sealed a club record 15th consecutive competitive victory in midweek.[/p]
[p]Perhaps most ominously for their fellow title contenders, almost the entirety of AtlĂ©ticoâs La Liga away trips have been against top-half opposition, so if Simeone can indeed keep his players in check they could pick up plenty of points on their travels in coming months. Their away form has been far from perfect, with victory coming in just 50% of La Liga away games as favourites (W4, D3, L1), whilst two of their last four games away to newly promoted clubs resulted in defeat (W2). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Seydouba CissĂ© is key to LeganĂ©s getting off to the right start, having recorded their opening goal inside 15 minutes in each of their last two league games. JuliĂĄn Alvarez delivered AtlĂ©ticoâs winner against Osasuna after the break, and his last seven club goals have alternated between the first and second halves.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Leganés conceded 3+ goals in each of their last five La Liga losses, beginning with the reverse H2H (L 3-1). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]