The La Liga 2 game at The Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Saturday will see hosts Leganés take on Real Zaragoza.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Leganés v Real Zaragoza game (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Leganés
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Leganés will play in this game coming off the back of a 0-0 La Liga 2 draw versus Tenerife.
In that game, Leganés had 43% possession and 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Tenerife got 3 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.
Their more recent scorelines highlight the fact that not much more can be done by the Leganés defence. Leganés have been mean at the back, seeing the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their past six outings standing at 1.
Taking a look at their past results, Leganés:
- have not beaten Real Zaragoza in their last 2 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
Real Zaragoza
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Real Zaragoza go into this encounter following on from a 1-2 La Liga 2 win as they beat SD Huesca in their last game.
In that game, Real Zaragoza managed 37% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Real Zaragoza, goals were scored by Adrian Liso Lahoz (36') and Maikel Mesa (45'). For their opponents, Huesca got 6 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Loureiro (19') was the scorer for SD Huesca.
The stats tell the story, and Real Zaragoza have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 6 goals in all. Defensively, Real Zaragoza have some weaknesses to address. We will find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 30/05/2021 tells us that Leganés have won 4 of them & Real Zaragoza 2, with the tally of drawn results being 0.
An aggregate of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 11 of them for Leganés and 6 netted by Blanquillos. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
The previous league meeting between these sides was La Liga 2 match day 18 on 02/12/2023 when it finished Real Zaragoza 1-0 Leganés.
That day, Real Zaragoza had 47% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Maikel Mesa (39').
At the other end, Leganés had 5 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Salvador Lax Franco.
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Team News: Leganés
The Leganés boss Borja Jiménez does not have any fitness worries at all coming into this clash owing to a fully healthy squad to choose from.
We are thinking that Leganés will probably make use of the 4-4-2 system for this one, handing starts to Diego Conde, Allan Nyom, Jorge Sáenz, Sergio González, Enric Franquesa, Juan Cruz, Darko Brasanac, Yvan Neyou, F. Portillo Soler, Daniel Raba and Diego Garcia.
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Team News: Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza boss Víctor Fernández has a number of players out of action. Andrés Borge (Torn knee ligaments), Francho Serrano (Back injury) and Raúl Guti (Partial patellar tendon tear) won’t be making appearances.
We are inclined to think that Blanquillos seem most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, starting Edgar Badia, Akim Zedadka, Alejandro Frances, Lluis Lopez, Quentin Lecoeuche, Toni Moya, Marc Aguado, Fran Gámez, Maikel Mesa, Iván Azón and Adrián Liso.
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Prediction
In this match, Real Zaragoza have the ability to break down this Leganés lineup, but it might not quite be as many as they will have scored against them.
We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 advantage for Leganés by the conclusion of the game. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
19:09 26/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Leganés
Formed: 1928
Stadium: The Estadio Municipal de Butarque (12,454)
Captain: Sergio González
Chairman: Jeff Luhnow
Manager: Borja Jiménez
Competitions: La Liga 2 position 1
⭐ Key Man: Dani Raba
Customarily played in the Right Wing position, Dani Raba was born in Santander, Spain. Having made a first senior appearance for Villarreal in the 2017 - 2018 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 8 league goals in this Segunda División 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in 29 appearances.