Leganés vs. Atlético Madrid Preview

Leganés hosts Atlético Madrid in what promises to be an entertaining LaLiga game on Saturday. Leganés is coming off a 1-1 road draw against Espanyol on Saturday while Atlético Madrid beat Osasuna 1-0 at home on Sunday.

Atlético Madrid leads the LaLiga standings with 44 points in 19 games, while Leganés is in 16th place with 19 points in 19 games.  

The player to watch in this game is Antoine Griezmann, who has seven goals and four assists in 19 LaLiga games this season. AccuScore gives Antoine Griezmann a 45.4 percent chance to score against Leganés. He has 50 SCA and 9 GCA in 19 LaLiga games this season. 

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Leganés 3.10
• Atlético Madrid 2.31
• Draw: 3.40

Spread

• Leganés 0, +0.5 (1.94)
• Atlético Madrid 0, -0.5 (1.99)

Total

• Over 2.5 (1.89)
• Under 2.5 (2.01)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in LaLiga action on October 20 and Atlético Madrid won 3-1.

Projected Leaders

For Leganés, Óscar Rodríguez has a 24.84 percent chance to score. He averages 2.93 shots overall per sim, 1.16 shots on goal per and 0.28 goals per sim.

For Atlético Madrid, Antoine Griezmann has a 45.4 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.55 shots overall per sim, 0.94 shots on goal per and 0.62 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Atlético Madrid 2.31

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Atlético Madrid in this one. Average score in simulations is Atlético Madrid 1.93 to Leganés 0.86.