The league table in La Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Barcelona leading Leganés by 38 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Barcelona nor Leganés as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Barcelona form and stats
Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (67) in La Liga, have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 13 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. After failing to beat Real Madrid here at Camp Nou, Barcelona has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Barcelona are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Barcelona, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mallorca away with the result 4-0. Martin Braithwaite, Jordi Alba, Arturo Vidal and Lionel Messi found the net in that victory. Before that, Barcelona had a home game versus Real Sociedad which ended with a victory 1-0.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Barcelona played a great game against Mallorca and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Everyone expects Barcelona to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 17 games: 14 home wins, two draws and one defeat. Barcelona have won with at least two goals margin eleven times in similar situations.
There will be little rest for Barcelona after this match as they are travelling to Sevilla for a La Liga game in only three days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Barcelona is on fire here. A stunning 45 from 14 league matches. Barcelona are not conceding a lot of goals here at Camp Nou in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.
Leganés form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leganés so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-7 (win-draw-lose).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga home defeat versus Real Valladolid with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Villarreal.
Leganés are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found eight matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were two wins, two draws and four defeats. Of the defeats, two games were lost by at least two goals margin.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Mallorca.
The attacking power of Leganés when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. In the opposite end, Leganés have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Leganés - Barcelona 1-2. Barcelona-Leganés H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Barcelona seven wins, Leganés one win, zero draws. eight of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 20 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 11 goals |  A. Griezmann 8 goals |
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| Barcelona | Leganés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 19 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 67 | 45 | 23 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 31 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 41 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 93% |
| 82% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 69% | 71% |
| 68% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 31% | 43% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 7% |
| 54% | 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 46% | 50% |
| 32% | 36% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 8% | 14% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 54% | 43% |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 355 | 204 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 144 | 327 |
| 172 | 104 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 49 | 110 |
| 39% | 43% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 16% | 20% |
- Barcelona has the most points (40) at home
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (45) at home
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (67)
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (34)
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the second half (33)
- Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+33) at home
- Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+36)
- Barcelona have not yet lost a game at home.
- Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Barcelona have scored more than double the goals of Leganés.
- Barcelona is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Leganés have conceded at least twice as many goals as they 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 | Barcelona | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Getafe | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Valencia | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -1 | 43 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Granada | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Levante | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 29 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 | Eibar | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -20 | 25 |
| 19 | Leganés | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 23 |