Leganes vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th September 2024

Leganes enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Leganes are number 15 in the table on five points after five matches. Athletic Club rank as number 9 with seven points after five matches played.

While separated by just a few points in the rankings, Leganes have a tough job on hand. Athletic Club are favourites to at least maintain their lead on Leganes in the LaLiga table this coming Thursday.

Leganes 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 seven goals, or 0.7 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Athletic Club managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Leganes last faced Athletic Club on 16 July 2020 at San Mames Barria, when Leganes scored a 2-0 win.

Leganes vs Athletic Club Prediction

Leganes Form

A single point is all Leganes can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Real Valladolid, before getting trounced 0-1 against Mallorca while Real Betis won 2-0. Leganes claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost two, scored five goals and conceded seven.

The target for Leganes this season has to be staying above the relegation zone in order to stay in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club Form

The results have been up and down for Athletic Club, who beat Valencia by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Atletico Madrid, before claiming a victory in a 2-3 game against Las Palmas. Athletic Club won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.

A struggle seems inevitable at this stage for Leganes, as the home side look to beat the drop zone and keep their LaLiga status.

Leganes don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Athletic Club come visiting this coming Thursday.

Leganes have so far been able to win just once after five LaLiga games played, in stead showing off two draws and two defeats. Athletic Club are looking at two wins, one draw and two defeats in the LaLiga.

Leganes vs Athletic Club Squads

Leganes Squad

Borja Jimenez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Club from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Juan Soriano (0/5), Marko Dmitrovic (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/3), Enric Franquesa (1/5), Jackson Porozo (0/0), Javier Hernandez (0/5), Jorge Saenz (0/3), Matija Nastasic (0/1), Valentin Rosier (0/5), Darko Brasanac (0/5), Julian Chicco (0/3), Oscar Rodriguez (0/4), Renato Tapia (0/5), Sergio Gonzalez (0/5), Seydouba Cisse (0/5), Yvan Neyou Noupa (0/5), Daniel Raba (0/3), Diego Garcia (0/3), Juan Cruz (2/5), Miguel de la Fuente (0/4), Munir El Haddadi (0/2), Naim Garcia (0/0), Roberto Lopez (0/2), Sebastien Haller (0/1).

Athletic Club Squad

Below is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The manager Valverde will pick his starting XI against Leganes from these players:

Alex Padilla (0/2), Julen Agirrezabala (0/3), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (1/2), Andoni Gorosabel (0/2), Inigo Lekue (0/4), Oscar de Marcos (0/2), Unai Nunez (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/4), Yuri Berchiche (0/4), Ander Herrera (0/3), Benat Prados (1/5), Daniel Vivian (0/5), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/1), Mikel Jauregizar (0/4), Mikel Vesga (0/5), Nico Williams (1/5), Oihan Sancet (3/5), Unai Gomez (0/5), Adama Boiro (0/1), Alex Berenguer (0/4), Alvaro Djalo (0/2), Gorka Guruzeta (0/5), Inaki Williams (0/5), Javier Marton (0/1), Nico Serrano (0/0).

Leganes vs Athletic Club Team News

Leganes are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Athletic Club. Javier Hernandez gets a day off from the Leganes squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Athletic Club have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Leganes at Estadio Butarque. Mikel Jauregizar is suspended from the Athletic Club squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Leganes vs Athletic Club Lineups

Leganes vs Athletic Club H2H

Leganes last faced Athletic Club on 16 July 2020 at San Mames Barria, when Leganes scored a 2-0 win. Leganes enter the match against Athletic Club with a 2-3-3 record in their previous eight encounters. A win rate of 25%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leganes vs Athletic Club Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only one time in the last eight matches Leganes took on Athletic Club. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies.

Leganes vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Juan Cruz has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Athletic Club and their defence. The visitors hope Oihan Sancet adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Leganes claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Athletic Club won three of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven of the games in this run. Leganes kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Athletic Club have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened one time in the last eight encounters between these two rivals. Leganes managed an average of 0.77 goals, with Athletic Club averaging 0.89 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Leganes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Athletic Club, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.