This match features two teams living in the basement of the La Liga, Leganés holding 19th place and Espanyol lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Leganés form and stats
With 3 La Liga wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Leganés are certainly not brimming with confidence. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
The Leganés supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Espanyol in La Liga and win 2-0. A 1-1 draw away in the Copa Del Rey before that, with FC Andorra the opponent.
Leganés are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. Leganés's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Espanyol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Espanyol, who have the most conceded goals (34) in La Liga, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Espanyol, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Two away games in a row for Espanyol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Leganés in the La Liga. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Lleida Esportiu.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Espanyol have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Leganés - Espanyol 2-0. Last seven meetings between the teams: Leganés won 3, Espanyol won 4 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Braithwaite 5 goals |  Y. En-Nesyri 4 goals |  Óscar Rodríguez 4 goals |
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| Leganés | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 94% |
| 72% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 83% |
| 39% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 44% |
| 11% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 11% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 11% |
| 39% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 200 | 123 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 82 | 206 |
| 72 | 47 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 22 | 56 |
| 19% | 21% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 23% | 21% |
- Espanyol has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Espanyol has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals (34)
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals in the second half (20)
- Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-22)
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Espanyol is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Leganés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Leganés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Getafe | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Valencia | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Granada | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Levante | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 15 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Leganés | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -22 | 10 |