Atl. Madrid – Leganes Prediction & Picks (28.02.2018)

Atlético Madrid and CD Leganés face at La Peineta Stadium, in a match for the 26 th round of the First Division. The two teams tied (0-0), on 30-09-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and drew 2. CD Leganés presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this party the house factor may be decisive.

Atlético Madrid:

The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 58 points won, after 17 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Athletic Club, by (2-0). In the last match, they won out against Sevilla by (2-5). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 9 conceded; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 6 conceded.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 12 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 19 of its last 25 matches for the First Division, of these 19 came to the break in advantage in 10 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 16 In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they scored 9 of their 17 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).

Atlético de Madrid started for this game with a victory in Sevilla, 2-5, adding the seventh successive win in several competitions. With this victory, the Madrileños maintain the advantage of 7 points for the rival Real Madrid. In this match at home coach Diego Simeone must act in the usual tactical system, that is, the 4-4-2, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks. Antoine Griezmann, author of three goals in the last match, is the great star of this formation, with 11 goals scored. For this match the coach can not count on the injured Savic and Lucas Hernandez.

Leganés :

The away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Real Madrid, by (1-3). In the last match, they tied at home against Las Palmas by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 12 suffered. For the championship, the CD Leganés won 6 points out of 30 possible, after 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 matches as a visitor.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 9 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 12 matches). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 25 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The Leganés comes to this game with a goalless draw against Las Palmas, thus adding the seventh game in a row without winning in several competitions. It is important to underline that the visitors lost against Girona in the last game away from home. In this game the coach Asier Garitano must act with a defensive strategy, looking only for the counterattack to explore the back of the opponent’s defense. It is important to emphasize that the visitors have competition in the fast transitions: The Zhar is very fast and eximio in the transport of the ball towards the attack. On the other hand, Gabriel is the best Leganés marker, with 5 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can count on all the players at his disposal.