Fuenlabrada vs Leganés: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 02.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Fernando Torres (5000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Fuenlabrada have their presumed home advantage while Leganés are ahead 7 points in the La Liga 2 table.

Insights:
  • Leganés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Fuenlabrada form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Fuenlabrada at their home stadium (Estadio Fernando Torres) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Fuenlabrada are slowly digging their own grave here at Estadio Fernando Torres with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Albacete match.

Fuenlabrada are returning here after visiting Mallorca in a La Liga 2 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Rubén Pulido, Iban Salvador and Damián scored the goal(s). Before that match, a Copa Del Rey win away at Atletico Baleares.

Manager J. Sandoval Huertas felt very clever after Damián scored the winning goal against Mallorca, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 57th minute.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mallorca are coming to town in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fuenlabrada here at Estadio Fernando Torres in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). Fuenlabrada have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Leganés form and stats

Leganés have only collected 9 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-3-4 (9 played). Leganés has drawn their two previous away games.

Leganés has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Sporting Gijon for a La Liga 2 game that ended a draw (1-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Ourense CF (after extra-time).

Leganés has another fixture away, a Copa Del Rey game, against Socuellamos in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Leganés have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Fuenlabrada won one, Leganés won four and five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FuenlabradaS. Gassama Cissokho
S. Gassama Cissokho
5 goals
LeganésS. Merino Zuloaga
S. Merino Zuloaga
5 goals
LeganésJ. Arnáiz Díaz
J. Arnáiz Díaz
4 goals

Fuenlabrada missing players

Leganés missing players

Fuenlabrada Leganés
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
6 2 0 Won W 2 2 10
8 5 2 Drew D 0 3 3
5 2 0 Lost L 1 4 6
21 7 2 Scored S 4 7 19
21 7 2 Conceded C 3 10 14
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
74% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 42%
26% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 26%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
47% 44% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 32%
26% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 47%
32% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.6 9.1 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 8.8 7.9
3.7 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.2 3.3
30% 23% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 24% 30%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Leganés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 19 13 3 3 30 9 10 8 1 1 17 4 9 5 2 2 13 5 21 42
2 Mallorca 19 12 5 2 26 7 10 6 2 2 18 6 9 6 3 0 8 1 19 41
3 Almeria 19 12 2 5 25 14 9 5 2 2 12 5 10 7 0 3 13 9 11 38
4 Leganés 19 10 3 6 19 14 10 8 0 2 12 4 9 2 3 4 7 10 5 33
5 Sporting Gijon 19 9 5 5 19 14 10 6 4 0 13 5 9 3 1 5 6 9 5 32
6 Rayo Vallecano 19 9 4 6 20 14 9 7 1 1 15 4 10 2 3 5 5 10 6 31
7 Ponferradina 19 9 3 7 20 21 10 5 2 3 12 11 9 4 1 4 8 10 -1 30
8 Girona 19 8 4 7 15 16 9 4 2 3 7 5 10 4 2 4 8 11 -1 28
9 Mirandés 19 7 6 6 17 14 10 3 5 2 8 6 9 4 1 4 9 8 3 27
10 Fuenlabrada 19 6 8 5 21 21 9 2 5 2 7 7 10 4 3 3 14 14 0 26
11 Lugo 19 7 5 7 18 18 9 5 2 2 9 5 10 2 3 5 9 13 0 26
12 Malaga 19 7 5 7 18 25 9 2 4 3 7 10 10 5 1 4 11 15 -7 26
13 Real Oviedo 19 6 7 6 22 19 10 3 4 3 14 11 9 3 3 3 8 8 3 25
14 UD Logroñés 19 7 3 9 16 23 9 4 1 4 9 10 10 3 2 5 7 13 -7 24
15 Las Palmas 19 5 8 6 20 25 9 5 2 2 14 11 10 0 6 4 6 14 -5 23
16 Tenerife 19 5 5 9 15 20 10 4 3 3 9 6 9 1 2 6 6 14 -5 20
17 FC Cartagena 19 5 4 10 22 27 9 3 1 5 12 12 10 2 3 5 10 15 -5 19
18 Castellon 19 5 4 10 18 25 9 4 0 5 9 8 10 1 4 5 9 17 -7 19
19 Alcorcon 19 5 4 10 11 19 10 4 0 6 7 13 9 1 4 4 4 6 -8 19
20 Sabadell 19 5 3 11 18 25 10 2 2 6 9 13 9 3 1 5 9 12 -7 18
21 Real Zaragoza 19 4 4 11 14 20 10 3 4 3 10 10 9 1 0 8 4 10 -6 16
22 Albacete 19 3 5 11 11 25 9 2 3 4 8 11 10 1 2 7 3 14 -14 14

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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.