Leganés vs Mallorca match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Municipal de Butarque

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque (11454 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Leganés - Mallorca!

Insights:
  • Leganés has the most points (24) at home in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the fewest conceded goals (4) in La Liga 2

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Leganés form and stats

Leganés, who have the most points (24) at home in La Liga 2, have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga 2 with 8 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Ever since the Girona game Leganés has been unbeatable here at Estadio Municipal de Butarque producing six straight wins.

Leganés are confident in defense, having played 216 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Leganés shared the glory with Tenerife in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Rayo Vallecano.

Leganés are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Del Rey match at Ourense CF awaits in three days.

The Leganés fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Defensively Leganés have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Mallorca form and stats

Mallorca, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in La Liga 2, have an excellent away record in the La Liga 2 so far with 5-3-0 from 8 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Mallorca as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sevilla game have they lost an away game, meaning Mallorca has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Impressive finishing from Abdón Prats (2) and Salva Sevilla secured the home win 3-1 against Castellón in their previous game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Almeria with the score of 1-0.

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

The attacking power of Mallorca when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Mallorca defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: Leganés won three, Mallorca won one and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MallorcaD. Rodríguez Vázquez
D. Rodríguez Vázquez
6 goals
LeganésS. Merino Zuloaga
S. Merino Zuloaga
5 goals
LeganésJ. Arnáiz Díaz
J. Arnáiz Díaz
4 goals

Leganés missing players

Mallorca missing players

Leganés Mallorca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 2 8 17
10 8 2 Won W 1 5 11
2 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
5 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
18 12 3 Scored S 1 7 23
12 3 0 Conceded C 0 1 4
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 62% 71%
41% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 41%
29% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 29%
12% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 18%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 18%
53% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 88% 76%
29% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.6 7.1 8 Shots (avg) S ( 3 7.4 8.6
3.5 3.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.9 3.9
31% 36% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 34%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Leganés has the most points (24) at home in La Liga 2
  • Leganés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Leganés haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mallorca has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the fewest conceded goals (4) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the most clean sheets (13) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the most clean sheets (7) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the the best goal difference (+19) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca has the the best goal difference (+6) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have not yet lost a game away.
  • Mallorca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mallorca is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mallorca 17 11 5 1 23 4 9 6 2 1 16 3 8 5 3 0 7 1 19 38
2 Espanyol 17 11 3 3 25 8 9 7 1 1 15 3 8 4 2 2 10 5 17 36
3 Almeria 17 11 2 4 21 11 8 4 2 2 9 4 9 7 0 2 12 7 10 35
4 Leganés 17 10 2 5 18 12 9 8 0 1 12 3 8 2 2 4 6 9 6 32
5 Sporting Gijon 17 8 4 5 17 13 8 5 3 0 11 4 9 3 1 5 6 9 4 28
6 Rayo Vallecano 17 8 3 6 18 14 8 6 1 1 13 4 9 2 2 5 5 10 4 27
7 Ponferradina 17 8 3 6 19 20 9 4 2 3 11 11 8 4 1 3 8 9 -1 27
8 Malaga 17 7 4 6 17 22 8 2 3 3 7 10 9 5 1 3 10 12 -5 25
9 Mirandes 17 6 6 5 16 12 9 3 5 1 8 4 8 3 1 4 8 8 4 24
10 Girona 16 7 3 6 13 14 7 3 1 3 5 5 9 4 2 3 8 9 -1 24
11 Fuenlabrada 17 5 8 4 18 18 8 2 5 1 7 6 9 3 3 3 11 12 0 23
12 Lugo 17 6 5 6 17 17 8 4 2 2 8 5 9 2 3 4 9 12 0 23
13 UD Logrones 16 7 2 7 16 18 8 4 1 3 9 7 8 3 1 4 7 11 -2 23
14 Real Oviedo 17 5 7 5 18 16 9 2 4 3 10 9 8 3 3 2 8 7 2 22
15 Las Palmas 17 5 7 5 20 23 8 5 1 2 14 11 9 0 6 3 6 12 -3 22
16 FC Cartagena 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 3 1 4 11 10 9 2 3 4 9 13 -3 19
17 Tenerife 17 4 5 8 11 16 9 3 3 3 7 6 8 1 2 5 4 10 -5 17
18 Alcorcon 17 4 3 10 9 18 9 3 0 6 5 12 8 1 3 4 4 6 -9 15
19 Castellón 17 4 3 10 14 24 8 3 0 5 6 8 9 1 3 5 8 16 -10 15
20 Sabadell 17 4 2 11 15 23 9 2 1 6 8 12 8 2 1 5 7 11 -8 14
21 Real Zaragoza 17 3 4 10 13 19 9 2 4 3 9 10 8 1 0 7 4 9 -6 13
22 Albacete 17 2 5 10 9 22 9 2 3 4 8 11 8 0 2 6 1 11 -13 11

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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.