Leganes vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd December 2024

Leganes welcome Villarreal on Sunday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 18 match.

Placed 15th in the table Leganes have amassed 18 points after 17 matches. On 27 points, Villarreal rank fiveth with 17 matches played this season.

Three points for Leganes could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the LaLiga table. As difficult task awaits, though, as Villarreal won't go down without a fight.

Leganes are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Villarreal managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Leganes face off against Villarreal for the first time in a while, with Leganes claiming a 2-1 win at Estadio de la Ceramica back then.

Leganes vs Villarreal Prediction

Leganes Form

Leganes hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Deportivo Alaves resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 0-3 defeat against Real Sociedad, before beating Barcelona by 0-1. Leganes only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Villarreal Form

In their previous three games, Villarreal lost 2-0 and 1-2 against Athletic Club and Real Betis, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano. Villarreal won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding nine.

It seems both Villarreal and Leganes have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Sunday, and we are rooting for goals.

Leganes fought their way to one wins and three points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in nine goals. Villarreal took three wins and 11 points in the previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga, as they scored nine goals while also allowing four against. Leganes have a record of four wins, six draws and seven defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal are looking at seven wins, six draws and four defeats in the LaLiga.

Leganes vs Villarreal Squads

Leganes Squad

The 39-year-old coach of the home team, Borja Jimenez, will select the lineup against Villarreal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

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

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Villarreal. The 59 year-old Marcelino Garcia will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Diego Conde (0/15), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/3), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/9), Juan Bernat (0/10), Juan Foyth (0/1), Kiko (0/15), Logan Costa (1/13), Raul Albiol (0/14), Sergi Cardona (1/16), Willy Kambwala (0/2), Alejandro Baena (4/15), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/16), Denis Suarez (0/7), Pape Gueye (0/15), Ramon Terrats (0/10), Santi Comesana (2/16), Ayoze Perez (8/12), Gerard Moreno (1/7), Ilias Akhomach (1/11), Nicolas Pepe (1/11), Thierno Barry (4/16), Yeremi Pino (0/15).

Leganes vs Villarreal Team News

Leganes have an almost full squad available against Villarreal at Estadio Butarque with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 18, Leganes are unable to call upon Javier Hernandez, who is suspended.

Villarreal are juggling with five absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Leganes. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Willy Kambwala, Daniel Parejo and Pape Gueye racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Villarreal travelling party for their next match.

Leganes vs Villarreal Lineups

Leganes vs Villarreal H2H

The last time Leganes faced off against Villarreal, Leganes claimed a 2-1 win at Estadio de la Ceramica. Villarreal seem to have a bit of a love affair with Leganes, as they have beaten them five times in last eight encounters. The bookies have Villarreal to win this match at best price odds of 1/1.

Leganes vs Villarreal Results

In the last eight matches between Leganes and Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out two times. Odds on at least three goals are at 1/1 with bookies.

Leganes vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Renato Tapia will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Villarreal hope Alejandro Baena can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.

Leganes claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Villarreal won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Villarreal seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Leganes kept four clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams scored five times in the last eight encounters between Leganes and Villarreal, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Leganes scored 1.02 goals on average, while Villarreal pulled 1.51 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Leganes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.