Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Atlético Madrid (3rd, 76 pts) and Leganés (18th, 40 pts). On the form table Leganés stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Leganés 1.03 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Atlético Madrid 1.79 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.31.
Atlético Madrid had won 15 straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 0 for Leganés, 5 for Atlético Madrid and 4 drawn, at 1.56 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 22% saw more than two goals.
Estadio Municipal de Butarque staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,454. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Leganés: Matija Nastasić (49')
Key stats
Possession: Leganés 32% · Atlético Madrid 68% · Total shots: 9-19 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 2-9