Espanyol vs Leganés Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Espanyol

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Espanyol, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-3 La Liga 2 triumph vs Albacete.

In that game, Espanyol had 53% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Espanyol, the goals were scored by Raúl de Tomás (39', 95') and Fernando Calero (64'). Albacete got 8 shots at goal with 2 on target.

At least three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Espanyol have taken part. Their opponents scored 4 of them in this period while Periquitos bagged a total of 17. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

A look at their previous results shows us that Espanyol:

• have not emerged victorious against Leganés in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.

Leganés

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Leganés go into this meeting after a 2-1 La Liga 2 win over CE Sabadell in their previous game.

In that match, Leganés had 46% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Leganés, the goalscorers were José Arnáiz (7') and Rober Ibáñez (29'). For their opponents, CE Sabadell FC got 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Óscar Rubío (59') scored for CE Sabadell.

The stats tell the story, and Leganés have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 6 goals in total. At the back, Leganés could really do with shoring things up.

Coming into this fixture, Leganés haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 28/01/2018 shows that Espanyol have won 2 of them and Leganés 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 0.

A total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 from Periquitos and 8 netted by Leganés. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league contest featuring the two was La Liga 2 match day 14 on 26/11/2020 which ended up with the score at Leganés 2-0 Espanyol.

In that game, Leganés had 54% possession and 10 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Borja Bastón (41') and José Arnáiz (47').

Espanyol got 6 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz.

📰 Team News: Espanyol

Looking at personnel, there is just the lone fitness concern for the Espanyol gaffer Vicente Moreno to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Miguelón (Knee Injury) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: Leganés

From a largely full-strength group, there’s just the one fitness worry for the Leganés gaffer Asier Garitano to contend with. Daniel Lasure (Testicular Cancer) won’t be in action.

🧠 Prediction

In this game, Leganés are likely to get a goal against this Espanyol team, however it might not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

Our selection here is for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for Espanyol when the full-time whistle blows. Hopefully this is a good one.

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Lucas Pereira, 23:31 06/04/2021