With their 18 point advantage in the league table, Villarreal fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Leganes.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Villarreal form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Villarreal have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games. Villarreal has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio de la Cerámica, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Villarreal faced defeat in their previous match, away at Athletic Club (0-1). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Atlético Madrid.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Villarreal's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn zero and lost three.
The Villarreal manager J. Calleja Revilla has got the team scoring with 25 from 12 home games in the league. On the other hand, Villarreal have conceded 15 goals.
Leganés form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leganés so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-7 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Leganés have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Real Betis game.
Leganés's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Deportivo Alavés that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, the Leganés manager J. Aguirre Onaindía faced defeat when travelling to Celta de Vigo and losing 0-1.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Leganés when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Leganés's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 12 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Leganés have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Leganés - Villarreal 0-3 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Villarreal, one draw and three wins for Leganés. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 10 goals |  S. Cazorla González 8 goals |  Ó. Rodríguez Arnaiz 5 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Leganés missing players
| Villarreal | Leganés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 43 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 36 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 38 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| 73% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 73% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 46% |
| 23% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 58% | 46% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 358 | 178 | 72 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 130 | 302 |
| 117 | 62 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 41 | 100 |
| 37% | 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 15% | 19% |
- Leganés has the fewest scored goals (19)
- Leganés has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- Leganés has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9)
- Leganés have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Leganés have yet to win a game away.
- Villarreal have scored more than double the goals of 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 | Real Madrid | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 31 | 56 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 55 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Getafe | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Valencia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -1 | 41 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Granada | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Levante | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 32 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | Deportivo Alavés | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 29 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 25 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -17 | 22 |
| 19 | Leganés | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -19 | 20 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 20 |