Espanyol vs Leganes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025

Espanyol enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leganes swing by on Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Espanyol are placed 18th with 15 points after 18 matches. Leganes occupy a position as 15th in the league on 18 points.

The upcoming game against Leganes offers a good opportunity for Espanyol to get some much-needed points to their account. The final part of the season could be a tough ride, should they fail to claim 3 points in a match like this.

Espanyol have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 18 goals, or 1.8 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Leganes are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 19 goals, and while Leganes claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.9 goals per match.

Espanyol face off against Leganes for the first time in a while, with Leganes claiming a 1-0 win at RCDE Stadium back then.

Espanyol vs Leganes Prediction

Espanyol Form

Two draws were the best Espanyol could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 0-0 with Osasuna, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Valencia. Their most recent match brought a 1-0 defeat against Las Palmas. Espanyol managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Leganes Form

The results have been up and down for Leganes, who beat Barcelona by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-5 against Villarreal, before claiming a victory in a 1-2 game against Cartagena. Leganes claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by ten goals to eight.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Leganes could turn out a bit slippery for Espanyol. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Saturday.

Espanyol won four points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored four and let in five goals. Leganes earned zero wins and four points from their past four matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the LaLiga table. They scored two and allowed two goals against on their way. Espanyol are looking at a record of four wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Leganes enjoy a record of four wins, six draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga.

Espanyol vs Leganes Squads

Espanyol Squad

Gonzalez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Leganes from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/18), Pol Tristan (0/0), Alvaro Tejero (1/16), Brian Olivan (0/14), Carlos Romero (1/17), Fernando Calero (0/3), Leandro Cabrera (1/14), Marash Kumbulla (1/16), Omar El Hilali (0/17), Pablo Ramon (0/0), Sergi Gomez (0/11), Alex Kral (0/18), Alvaro Aguado (0/10), Edu Exposito (0/1), Jose Gragera (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/13), Rafel Bauza (0/4), Alejo Veliz (1/14), Antoniu Roca (0/8), Irvin Cardona (1/15), Javier Puado (6/16), Jofre Carreras (2/17), Naci Unuvar (0/2), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/8), Salvi Sanchez (0/0), Walid Cheddira (1/15).

Leganes Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Leganes players that the manager Borja Jimenez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alvin (0/0), Juan Soriano (0/6), Marko Dmitrovic (0/12), Adria Altimira (0/11), Enric Franquesa (1/12), Jackson Porozo (0/0), Javier Hernandez (0/15), Jorge Saenz (1/10), Matija Nastasic (0/13), Valentin Rosier (0/15), Darko Brasanac (1/15), Julian Chicco (0/7), Oscar Rodriguez (1/13), Renato Tapia (1/16), Sergio Gonzalez (2/18), Seydouba Cisse (1/16), Yvan Neyou Noupa (1/14), Daniel Raba (1/10), Diego Garcia (1/11), Juan Cruz (4/17), Miguel de la Fuente (1/17), Munir El Haddadi (1/11), Naim Garcia (0/0), Roberto Lopez (0/9), Sebastien Haller (0/8).

Espanyol vs Leganes Team News

Espanyol just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Leganes at RCDE Stadium. Marash Kumbulla gets a day off from the Espanyol squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Leganes face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Espanyol. Oscar Rodriguez, Javier Hernandez and Jorge Saenz racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Leganes travelling party for their next match.

Espanyol vs Leganes Lineups

Espanyol vs Leganes H2H

The last time Espanyol faced off against Leganes, Leganes claimed a 1-0 win at RCDE Stadium. Despite a 1-0 win to Leganes in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Espanyol winning three and Leganes taking six wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 16/5.

Espanyol vs Leganes Results

Both teams to score only came out one time in the previous eight games between Leganes and Espanyol. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/7 with the bookies.

Espanyol vs Leganes Betting Tips

Javier Puado has been great for Espanyol lately, hitting the target one times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Leganes are optimistic that Daniel Raba doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Espanyol won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at RCDE Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Leganes won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Espanyol on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Leganes in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last eight encounters between Espanyol and Leganes as under 2.5 goals happened two times. Espanyol scored an average of 1.14 goals a game, with Leganes averaging 0.89 goals in this run. Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Leganes, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.