Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Real Madrid welcomes Leganés

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Wed 30.October
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu (81044 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 19th place in the table will show on the pitch.

The visiting Leganés played their last game only four days ago, a La Liga match.

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Real Madrid form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Madrid have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Real Madrid, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Real Madrid are returning here after visiting Galatasaray in a Champions League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Mallorca (0-1).

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Real Madrid home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Real Madrid as they have a new game in only three days, a La Liga match thankfully also at home. Real Betis are visiting.

Real Madrid are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (10 goals in 4 games). Real Madrid have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Leganés form and stats

Playing away, Leganés have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the La Liga this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Leganés have lost on their last two travels.

Leganés are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the La Liga against Mallorca (placed 15th). Prior to that match, the Leganés manager Luis Cembranos faced defeat when travelling to Getafe and losing 0-2.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Leganés played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 2 times.

A quick return to home after this game, as Leganés are hosting Eibar in the La Liga only four days away.

Goals are few and far between in Leganés's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Leganés have conceded 6 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 7 wins for Real Madrid, 1 draw and 2 wins for Leganés. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
6 goals / 1 assists
LeganésM. Braithwaite
M. Braithwaite
3 goals
Real MadridG. Bale
G. Bale
2 goals / 2 assists

Real Madrid missing players

Leganés missing players

Real Madrid Leganés
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 4 10
5 3 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 3 7
16 10 0 Scored S 0 2 5
9 5 0 Conceded C 1 6 14
89% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 60%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 30%
44% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
22% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
33% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
6.1 6.5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 3 5 6.2
4.6 4 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 6.8 5.1
2.4 2.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 2.9
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Real Madrid's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Leganés have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Leganés have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Leganés have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Leganés have yet to win a game away.
  • Leganés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Madrid have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Real Madrid have scored more than double the goals of Leganés.
  • Real Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Real Madrid
All Champions League Copa Del Rey La Liga FIFA Club World Cup Audi Cup International Champions Cup Super Cup
All Home Away Home vs low
28-09-19 LAL Atlético Madrid 0 - 0 Real Madrid
01-10-19 CL Real Madrid 2 - 2 Club Brugge
05-10-19 LAL Real Madrid 4 - 2 Granada
19-10-19 LAL Mallorca 1 - 0 Real Madrid
22-10-19 CL Galatasaray 0 - 1 Real Madrid
30-10-19 LAL Real Madrid 21:15 Leganés
02-11-19 LAL Real Madrid 21:00 Real Betis
06-11-19 CL Real Madrid 21:00 Galatasaray
09-11-19 LAL Eibar 18:30 Real Madrid
23-11-19 LAL Real Madrid 21:00 Real Sociedad
Leganés
All Copa Del Rey La Liga Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs top
25-09-19 LAL Leganés 1 - 1 Athletic Club
28-09-19 LAL Granada 1 - 0 Leganés
05-10-19 LAL Leganés 1 - 2 Levante
19-10-19 LAL Getafe 2 - 0 Leganés
26-10-19 LAL Leganés 1 - 0 Mallorca
30-10-19 LAL Real Madrid 21:15 Leganés
03-11-19 LAL Leganés 18:30 Eibar
08-11-19 LAL Real Sociedad 21:00 Leganés
23-11-19 LAL Leganés 13:00 Barcelona
01-12-19 LAL Sevilla 01:00 Leganés

  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 9 6 1 2 23 10 4 4 0 0 16 5 5 2 1 2 7 5 13 19
2 Atlético Madrid 10 5 4 1 10 5 6 3 3 0 7 3 4 2 1 1 3 2 5 19
3 Real Madrid 9 5 3 1 16 9 4 3 1 0 10 5 5 2 2 1 6 4 7 18
4 Villarreal 10 5 2 3 24 14 5 3 2 0 17 8 5 2 0 3 7 6 10 17
5 Granada 9 5 2 2 16 10 4 3 0 1 4 1 5 2 2 1 12 9 6 17
6 Real Sociedad 9 5 1 3 16 10 4 3 0 1 9 3 5 2 1 2 7 7 6 16
7 Sevilla 9 5 1 3 11 11 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 3 0 2 6 7 0 16
8 Real Valladolid 10 3 5 2 10 9 4 1 3 0 4 2 6 2 2 2 6 7 1 14
9 Getafe 9 3 4 2 14 12 5 2 2 1 8 6 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 13
10 Athletic Club 10 3 4 3 8 7 5 3 1 1 6 2 5 0 3 2 2 5 1 13
11 Valencia 9 3 4 2 13 13 5 2 3 0 9 6 4 1 1 2 4 7 0 13
12 Levante 9 3 2 4 10 11 4 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 0 4 5 9 -1 11
13 Osasuna 9 2 5 2 7 8 4 1 3 0 4 3 5 1 2 2 3 5 -1 11
14 Deportivo Alavés 10 3 2 5 8 13 5 3 1 1 5 1 5 0 1 4 3 12 -5 11
15 Mallorca 10 3 1 6 7 13 6 3 1 2 5 4 4 0 0 4 2 9 -6 10
16 Eibar 10 2 3 5 10 15 4 2 0 2 6 7 6 0 3 3 4 8 -5 9
17 Celta de Vigo 9 2 3 4 5 11 5 2 1 2 4 6 4 0 2 2 1 5 -6 9
18 Real Betis 9 2 3 4 12 19 5 2 2 1 8 6 4 0 1 3 4 13 -7 9
19 Leganés 10 1 2 7 5 14 6 1 1 4 3 8 4 0 1 3 2 6 -9 5
20 Espanyol 9 1 2 6 4 15 5 0 0 5 1 11 4 1 2 1 3 4 -11 5

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