Match Preview: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs CD Leganés

The upcoming La Liga clash between RCD Espanyol and CD Leganés promises to be an intriguing encounter. Historically, these two teams have had closely contested battles, with Leganés having a slight edge in their past head-to-head matchups, winning six out of the last 12 encounters. However, RCD Espanyol did convincingly defeat Leganés 3-0 in their last meeting.

Looking at the current form, Espanyol have been relatively stronger at home, averaging 1.56 points per game this season, compared to Leganés’ 0.89 points per game on the road. This suggests Espanyol may have a slight advantage playing on their home turf.

The matches between these sides have generally been low-scoring affairs, averaging 1.83 goals per game, with both teams scoring in just 17% of their encounters. This suggests that we may not see a high-scoring contest, and defenses could play a crucial role in determining the outcome.

Given these insights, RCD Espanyol are likely to have a slight upper hand, but Leganés’ ability to pull off an upset shouldn’t be underestimated. Expect a tight match, potentially with a narrow victory for Espanyol or even a draw, considering the evenly matched nature of these teams.

Insights

• RCD Espanyol has a slight historical advantage in previous matches against Leganés with 5 wins out of 12.
• Leganés holds a narrow lead in past clashes with 6 wins out of the 12 encounters.
• Both teams have performed at an average level in their respective home and away games this season.
• RCD Espanyol won their last encounter against Leganés with a decisive 3-0 scoreline.
• Matches between Espanyol and Leganés have averaged 1.83 goals per game, indicating moderate scoring outcomes.
• Both Teams To Score (BTTS) has only happened in 17% of their past meetings, suggesting low goal conversion for both sides.
• RCD Espanyol averages 1.56 Points Per Game at home this season, showing relatively better performance at home.
• Leganés averages only 0.89 Points Per Game in away matches this season, pointing to their weaker performance on the road.
• Given Espanyol’s home advantage and Leganés’ current away form, Espanyol might be slightly favored in this matchup.
• The last comprehensive victory of Espanyol over Leganés could boost their morale for the upcoming fixture.

Match Facts

• The most common scoreline when Espanyol Barcelona hosts CD Leganes is 0-1, with 3 matches ending that way.
• Overall, 0-1 is also the most frequent result when these teams clash, occurring 3 times.
• In the last 6 home matches against CD Leganes, Espanyol Barcelona won 3 times, with no draws and 3 losses. They have a goal difference of 6-4 in their favor.
• Over their last 12 encounters, Espanyol Barcelona has 5 wins, 1 draw, and 6 losses. The goal difference stands at 11-11.
• Espanyol Barcelona scores 31% of their goals between the 46th and 60th minutes.
• CD Leganes finds the net 35% of the time between the 76th and 90th minutes.
• Espanyol Barcelona hasn’t managed a win in their last 5 games.
• Espanyol Barcelona has failed to score in 3 of their 9 home matches in LaLiga this season.
• CD Leganes hasn’t scored in 2 of their 9 away matches in LaLiga this season.
• CD Leganes’s away record this season stands at 1 win, 5 draws, and 3 losses.
• Javi Puado leads Espanyol Barcelona with 6 goals, while Juan Cruz is CD Leganes’s top scorer with 4.
• Espanyol Barcelona wins the first half in 16% of matches, whereas CD Leganes does so in 18%.
• Espanyol Barcelona and CD Leganes have similar halftime winning percentages, at 16% and 18% respectively.
• Their most recent encounter ended up in a 0-0 draw.
• Espanyol Barcelona triumphs 75% of the time when leading 1-0 at home.
• When CD Leganes is ahead 0-1 away, they win 45% of their matches.
• Espanyol Barcelona rebounds to win in 50% of cases when trailing 0-1 at home.
• When CD Leganes trails 1-0 on the road, they overturn the deficit to win 45% of the time.
• Espanyol Barcelona’s overall LaLiga performance is better than that of CD Leganes.
• CD Leganes’s recent form in the last 5 matches surpasses that of Espanyol Barcelona.
• CD Leganes has only lost once in their last 5 contests against Espanyol Barcelona across all competitions.
• In their last 5 matchups, Espanyol Barcelona won once, CD Leganes won three times, and there was one draw.
• Espanyol Barcelona averages 0.4 goals per match against CD Leganes, who averages 1 goal.
• Meetings between Espanyol Barcelona and CD Leganes have an average of 1.4 goals scored.
• The average number of first-half goals in matches between Espanyol Barcelona and CD Leganes is 0.4.
• Both teams lost their most recent LaLiga match.
• Espanyol Barcelona scores an average of 1.29 goals at home, while CD Leganes scores 1.22 goals away.
• CD Leganes is on a 3-match winning streak away from home.
• CD Leganes is unbeaten in their last 4 away games.