📏 Form Guide

Leganés

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Leganés will play in this game following a 2-2 La Liga drawn game vs Sevilla.

In that match, Leganés managed 43% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For Leganés, goals were scored by Munir El Haddadi (7') and Javi Hernández (73'). On the other side, Sevilla had 25 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Kike Salas (21') and Isaac Romero (70') scored for Sevilla.

It has been seldom in recent games where Leganés have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Leganés have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 8 goals on the way.

Pre-game facts show that Leganés:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Espanyol in their last 3 matches.
• have not won against Espanyol in their previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not won at home in their last 4 matches in the league. Things will have to change soon.

Espanyol

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Real Betis in La Liga competition, Espanyol and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Espanyol managed 38% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Espanyol was Roberto Fernández (28'). Real Betis had 20 attempts at goal with 10 on target. Giovani Lo Celso (85') and Antony (91') scored for Real Betis.

A series of resolute showings by the Espanyol defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. Over that same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 9. Let’s find out if that trend can be sustained in this game.

Taking a look at their past results, Espanyol:

• have left without a victory over Leganés when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 05/07/2020 tells us that Leganés have won 3 of these and Espanyol 1, with the number of drawn matches being 2.

9 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Leganés and 3 netted by Periquitos. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.5.

The previous league match featuring the two was La Liga match day 19 on 11/01/2025 when the final score was Espanyol 1-1 Leganés.

That time, Espanyol managed 53% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Leandro Cabrera (2').

Leganés got 14 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Seydouba Cissé (14') scored.

The match was refereed by Juan Martínez Munuera.

📋 Team News: Leganés

Enric Franquesa (Cruciate ligament injury) and Borna Barisic (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be able to feature for Leganés manager Borja Jiménez.

In all likelihood, Leganés will possibly kick off with a 5-3-2 formation this time, beginning the first half with Marko Dmitrovic, Jorge Saenz, Sergio Gonzalez, Matija Nastasic, Valentin Rosier, Adria Altimira, Seydouba Cisse, Renato Tapia, Yvan Neyou Noupa, Daniel Raba and Munir El Haddadi.

ℹ️ Team News: Espanyol

Out of a mainly full-strength squad, there’s only the one fitness worry for the Espanyol boss Manolo González to contend with. José Gragera (Toe injury) won’t be in action.

There’s a good chance that Periquitos seem most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 formation, choosing Joan Garcia, Alvaro Tejero, Marash Kumbulla, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Edu Exposito, Urko Gonzalez, Pol Lozano, Jofre Carreras, Roberto Fernandez and Javier Puado.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment is that Espanyol have the ability to breach the defence of this Leganés side, however that probably won’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 winning score for Leganés by the conclusion of the game. Hopefully this is a good one.

Andre Moura, 11:03 11/05/2025