Football background guide: Granada odds-on when Leganés arrive

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (23156 seats)

Granada are located at 1st, while Leganés are hanging back 19 points behind in the league standings. Will they cut the gap?

Insights:
  • Granada have the the best goal difference (+23) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leganés have scored away.

The season is still full of potential for Granada as they can still win the whole La Liga 2. For Leganés most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This looks to be an engrossing match with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Granada form and stats

Granada have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga 2 with 16 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses.

Granada are returning here after visiting Mirandes and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Puertas (2) and Zaragoza scored the goal(s). Puertas, an attacker, was the best performer for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.64 (out of 10). Puertas scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Lugo.

Granada have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes with 37 goals in 20 league matches. Granada have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {6 goals}.

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Leganés form and stats

There's been little loot from Leganés's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 20 away games in the La Liga 2. Leganés only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 5 draws.

Leganés's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus FC Andorra that finished 1-1. Midfield player Cisse was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Cisse hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.

Prior to that result Leganés won their away game at Burgos. The scoreline was 3-0.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Leganés have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other already this season, with the match result Leganés - Granada 1-0 entered in the official records. Stats for the preceeding seven meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Granada, one draw and four wins for Leganés. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

GranadaM. Uzuni
M. Uzuni
21 goals
LeganésJ. Arnáiz Díaz
J. Arnáiz Díaz
9 goals
LeganésJ. Muñoz Muñoz
J. Muñoz Muñoz
7 goals

Granada missing players

Leganés missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Granada Leganés
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
21 16 5 Won W 0 4 14
9 4 1 Drew D 1 5 11
11 0 0 Lost L 5 11 16
53 37 7 Scored S 2 14 37
30 6 0 Conceded C 7 21 40
90% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 85% 85%
61% 65% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 51%
29% 35% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 35% 41%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 10%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 30% 41%
46% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 17% 30% 34%
34% 10% 17% Failed to Score F T 67% 55% 39%
 
4.2 5.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.2 4.2
4.6 3.8 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.7 4.4
2.5 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.8 2.7
5 2 2 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
11.9 12.8 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 10.3 10.8
4.2 5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.5 3.8
31% 37% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 24%
 
9.6 8.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 11.8 10.9
3 2.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4 3.3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Granada have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Granada have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Granada have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leganés have scored away.
  • Granada have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most clean sheets (15) at home in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most points (52) at home in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most scored goals (37) at home in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the the best goal difference (+23) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the the best goal difference (+31) at home in La Liga 2
  • Granada have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Granada 41 21 9 11 53 30 20 16 4 0 37 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 23 72
2 Las Palmas 41 18 17 6 49 29 20 9 8 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 71
3 Deportivo Alaves 41 19 13 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 20 6 6 8 19 22 14 70
4 Levante 41 17 18 6 44 29 20 10 7 3 23 10 21 7 11 3 21 19 15 69
5 Eibar 41 18 14 9 44 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 20 7 6 7 20 23 8 68
6 Albacete 41 16 16 9 56 46 20 9 7 4 28 18 21 7 9 5 28 28 10 64
7 Real Oviedo 41 16 11 14 33 33 21 10 5 6 18 15 20 6 6 8 15 18 0 59
8 FC Cartagena 41 16 10 15 46 46 21 9 4 8 22 25 20 7 6 7 24 21 0 58
9 FC Andorra 41 15 11 15 43 34 20 10 3 7 23 12 21 5 8 8 20 22 9 56
10 Tenerife 41 14 14 13 41 36 21 12 6 3 28 12 20 2 8 10 13 24 5 56
11 Burgos 41 13 15 13 33 34 20 8 8 4 22 18 21 5 7 9 11 16 -1 54
12 Leganés 41 14 11 16 37 40 21 10 6 5 23 19 20 4 5 11 14 21 -3 53
13 Real Zaragoza 41 12 16 13 39 38 20 8 9 3 24 15 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 52
14 Huesca 41 11 19 11 36 35 20 9 9 2 23 12 21 2 10 9 13 23 1 52
15 Mirandes 41 13 13 15 47 52 21 9 7 5 32 28 20 4 6 10 15 24 -5 52
16 Racing Santander 41 13 12 16 36 39 20 8 6 6 19 15 21 5 6 10 17 24 -3 51
17 Sporting Gijon 41 11 17 13 42 44 20 8 9 3 27 18 21 3 8 10 15 26 -2 50
18 Villarreal II 41 13 11 17 46 51 21 9 6 6 32 24 20 4 5 11 14 27 -5 50
19 Malaga 41 10 13 18 36 43 20 7 8 5 19 16 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 43
20 Ponferradina 41 8 17 16 36 52 21 6 7 8 18 24 20 2 10 8 18 28 -16 41
21 UD Ibiza 41 7 12 22 32 65 21 5 7 9 21 31 20 2 5 13 11 34 -33 33
22 Lugo 41 5 13 23 26 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 20 2 3 15 13 38 -31 28

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Granada 41 21 9 11 53 30 20 16 4 0 37 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 23 72
2 Las Palmas 41 18 17 6 49 29 20 9 8 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 71
3 Deportivo Alaves 41 19 13 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 20 6 6 8 19 22 14 70
4 Levante 41 17 18 6 44 29 20 10 7 3 23 10 21 7 11 3 21 19 15 69
5 Eibar 41 18 14 9 44 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 20 7 6 7 20 23 8 68
6 Albacete 41 16 16 9 56 46 20 9 7 4 28 18 21 7 9 5 28 28 10 64
7 Real Oviedo 41 16 11 14 33 33 21 10 5 6 18 15 20 6 6 8 15 18 0 59
8 FC Cartagena 41 16 10 15 46 46 21 9 4 8 22 25 20 7 6 7 24 21 0 58
9 FC Andorra 41 15 11 15 43 34 20 10 3 7 23 12 21 5 8 8 20 22 9 56
10 Tenerife 41 14 14 13 41 36 21 12 6 3 28 12 20 2 8 10 13 24 5 56
11 Burgos 41 13 15 13 33 34 20 8 8 4 22 18 21 5 7 9 11 16 -1 54
12 Leganés 41 14 11 16 37 40 21 10 6 5 23 19 20 4 5 11 14 21 -3 53
13 Real Zaragoza 41 12 16 13 39 38 20 8 9 3 24 15 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 52
14 Huesca 41 11 19 11 36 35 20 9 9 2 23 12 21 2 10 9 13 23 1 52
15 Mirandes 41 13 13 15 47 52 21 9 7 5 32 28 20 4 6 10 15 24 -5 52
16 Racing Santander 41 13 12 16 36 39 20 8 6 6 19 15 21 5 6 10 17 24 -3 51
17 Sporting Gijon 41 11 17 13 42 44 20 8 9 3 27 18 21 3 8 10 15 26 -2 50
18 Villarreal II 41 13 11 17 46 51 21 9 6 6 32 24 20 4 5 11 14 27 -5 50
19 Malaga 41 10 13 18 36 43 20 7 8 5 19 16 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 43
20 Ponferradina 41 8 17 16 36 52 21 6 7 8 18 24 20 2 10 8 18 28 -16 41
21 UD Ibiza 41 7 12 22 32 65 21 5 7 9 21 31 20 2 5 13 11 34 -33 33
22 Lugo 41 5 13 23 26 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 20 2 3 15 13 38 -31 28

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