Home advantage could prove decisive in Deportivo Alavés - Leganés battle

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 23.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza (19840 seats)

The La Liga 2 match summary, better known as a league table, tells a story about these contenders so far, with Deportivo Alavés ahead of Leganés by 16 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Deportivo Alavés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Deportivo Alavés have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leganés have scored away.

This should be an appealing match with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Deportivo Alavés form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio de Mendizorroza as Deportivo Alavés have scored 23 goals to get 39 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the La Liga 2 are 11-6-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 198 minutes without scoring a league goal. Tenaglia was the last player to find the net. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Antonio Sivera Salva not having conceded a league goal in 384 minutes.

An away draw last time out for Alavés, facing Sporting Gijón in a game that ended 0-0. Duarte was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.35 out of 10. The defender Duarte won 3 of 10 duels.

Before that, Deportivo Alavés drew at home versus FC Andorra.

It should be noted that a glance at the 17 latest league fixtures shows that 14 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Alavés are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Deportivo Alavés have only let in {8 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Leganés form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leganés so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-9 (win-draw-lose).

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Leganés goalkeeper Asier Riesgo Unamuno is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Leganés had fun at their own home (Estadio de Mendizorroza) last time out, beating Villarreal II 1-0. Karrikaburu scored. Karrikaburu, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.64. Karrikaburu scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Ponferradina with the score of 1-0.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's last 12 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The attacking power of Leganés when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Leganés have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Alavés have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus Leganés.

Leganés - Deportivo Alavés 1-2 was the output when this pair of participants previously played each other, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo AlavésL. Rioja González
L. Rioja González
9 goals
LeganésJ. Arnáiz Díaz
J. Arnáiz Díaz
8 goals
LeganésJ. Muñoz Muñoz
J. Muñoz Muñoz
7 goals

Deportivo Alavés missing players

Leganés missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Deportivo Alavés Leganés
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 17 36
17 11 4 Won W 1 3 12
11 6 2 Drew D 1 5 10
8 1 0 Lost L 3 9 14
41 23 11 Scored S 3 10 30
27 8 3 Conceded C 5 18 35
81% 72% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 83%
53% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 47% 47%
33% 28% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 39%
14% 11% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 11%
6% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 28% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 29% 39%
44% 67% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 36%
36% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 59% 42%
 
5.5 5.4 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 4.6 4.3
3.8 3.1 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.5 4.2
2.7 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.6 2.8 2.8
7 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
11.7 13.4 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.4 10.4
3.8 4.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.5 3.6
30% 27% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 17% 23%
 
9.7 8.6 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.5 10.6
2.9 2.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.3 3.2
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Deportivo Alavés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Deportivo Alavés have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leganés have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 36 18 11 7 40 30 18 11 6 1 21 9 18 7 5 6 19 21 10 65
2 Granada 36 19 7 10 46 26 18 15 3 0 34 5 18 4 4 10 12 21 20 64
3 Las Palmas 36 16 14 6 42 26 18 9 6 3 23 12 18 7 8 3 19 14 16 62
4 Deportivo Alavés 36 17 11 8 41 27 18 11 6 1 23 8 18 6 5 7 18 19 14 62
5 Levante 35 15 16 4 38 24 17 9 6 2 20 8 18 6 10 2 18 16 14 61
6 Albacete 36 14 13 9 46 42 18 9 5 4 26 16 18 5 8 5 20 26 4 55
7 FC Cartagena 36 15 8 13 42 38 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 7 5 6 23 18 4 53
8 Burgos 36 12 14 10 30 27 18 7 8 3 21 15 18 5 6 7 9 12 3 50
9 FC Andorra 36 13 9 14 35 29 18 9 3 6 22 11 18 4 6 8 13 18 6 48
10 Real Zaragoza 36 11 14 11 34 33 18 7 8 3 21 14 18 4 6 8 13 19 1 47
11 Tenerife 36 11 13 12 36 33 18 9 6 3 24 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 3 46
12 Huesca 36 10 16 10 31 30 18 9 7 2 21 10 18 1 9 8 10 20 1 46
13 Villarreal II 36 12 10 14 40 44 18 8 6 4 27 19 18 4 4 10 13 25 -4 46
14 Real Oviedo 36 12 10 14 24 28 18 7 5 6 12 12 18 5 5 8 12 16 -4 46
15 Leganés 36 12 10 14 30 35 19 9 5 5 20 17 17 3 5 9 10 18 -5 46
16 Sporting Gijón 36 10 15 11 35 36 18 7 8 3 23 16 18 3 7 8 12 20 -1 45
17 Mirandes 35 10 12 13 40 44 18 8 6 4 28 23 17 2 6 9 12 21 -4 42
18 Racing Santander 36 10 11 15 32 37 17 5 6 6 16 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -5 41
19 Málaga 36 8 12 16 31 39 18 6 7 5 17 16 18 2 5 11 14 23 -8 36
20 Ponferradina 36 7 15 14 29 43 18 5 6 7 14 19 18 2 9 7 15 24 -14 36
21 UD Ibiza 36 6 11 19 30 57 18 4 7 7 19 24 18 2 4 12 11 33 -27 29
22 Lugo 36 5 12 19 22 46 18 3 9 6 10 13 18 2 3 13 12 33 -24 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 36 18 11 7 40 30 18 11 6 1 21 9 18 7 5 6 19 21 10 65
2 Granada 36 19 7 10 46 26 18 15 3 0 34 5 18 4 4 10 12 21 20 64
3 Las Palmas 36 16 14 6 42 26 18 9 6 3 23 12 18 7 8 3 19 14 16 62
4 Deportivo Alavés 36 17 11 8 41 27 18 11 6 1 23 8 18 6 5 7 18 19 14 62
5 Levante 35 15 16 4 38 24 17 9 6 2 20 8 18 6 10 2 18 16 14 61
6 Albacete 36 14 13 9 46 42 18 9 5 4 26 16 18 5 8 5 20 26 4 55
7 FC Cartagena 36 15 8 13 42 38 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 7 5 6 23 18 4 53
8 Burgos 36 12 14 10 30 27 18 7 8 3 21 15 18 5 6 7 9 12 3 50
9 FC Andorra 36 13 9 14 35 29 18 9 3 6 22 11 18 4 6 8 13 18 6 48
10 Real Zaragoza 36 11 14 11 34 33 18 7 8 3 21 14 18 4 6 8 13 19 1 47
11 Tenerife 36 11 13 12 36 33 18 9 6 3 24 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 3 46
12 Huesca 36 10 16 10 31 30 18 9 7 2 21 10 18 1 9 8 10 20 1 46
13 Villarreal II 36 12 10 14 40 44 18 8 6 4 27 19 18 4 4 10 13 25 -4 46
14 Real Oviedo 36 12 10 14 24 28 18 7 5 6 12 12 18 5 5 8 12 16 -4 46
15 Leganés 36 12 10 14 30 35 19 9 5 5 20 17 17 3 5 9 10 18 -5 46
16 Sporting Gijón 36 10 15 11 35 36 18 7 8 3 23 16 18 3 7 8 12 20 -1 45
17 Mirandes 35 10 12 13 40 44 18 8 6 4 28 23 17 2 6 9 12 21 -4 42
18 Racing Santander 36 10 11 15 32 37 17 5 6 6 16 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -5 41
19 Málaga 36 8 12 16 31 39 18 6 7 5 17 16 18 2 5 11 14 23 -8 36
20 Ponferradina 36 7 15 14 29 43 18 5 6 7 14 19 18 2 9 7 15 24 -14 36
21 UD Ibiza 36 6 11 19 30 57 18 4 7 7 19 24 18 2 4 12 11 33 -27 29
22 Lugo 36 5 12 19 22 46 18 3 9 6 10 13 18 2 3 13 12 33 -24 27

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.