Leganes vs Real Madrid PREVIEW & PREDICTION 15/04/2019

Leganes and Real Madrid meet in a match in the 32nd round of La Liga. The confrontation will be disputed Monday at 20:00 on Estadio Municipal de Butarque.

In the turn of the season, Real has managed to put himself without a problem in the Santiago Bernabeu dispute with the score of 4-1. Since then, the two bands have also met in the Spanish Cup, the “galactics” winning a double with the score of 3-1 in general (3-0 at home and 0-1 away).

6 games played Real on this field, winning 4 wins in regular time and one in overtime (Spanish Cup). Leganes’s success in January was only the second in the history of direct confrontations, the first being recorded in January 2018, 2-1 by Santiago Bernabeu in the Spanish Cup.

Currently, Zinedine Zidane’s band is ranked 3rd in the La Liga standings, 5 points behind the Atletico rivals and 8 in front of Sevilla. On the other hand, the host team occupies the 12th position, with 10 wins and 10 draws in 31 stages, being at a distance of 10 points from the relegation area.

Since the reinstallation of the French technician, Real has won three victories and suffered a single failure. In the previous round, “Los Blancos” imposed themselves on the field in front of Eibar, score 2-1, after the guests went into the booths.

Mauricio Pellegrino’s band also crosses an excellent form without being defeated in the last 3 stages, managing to win at Getafe (2-0) and on his own field with Valladolid (1-0), while on the move from Alaves they got one point (1-1).

Oscar Rodriguez will not play for hosts, while guests will not be able to count Vinicius Junior (injured), Thibaut Courtois and Mariano are uncertain.

Probable teams

Leganes: Cuellar – Tarin, Siovas, Bustinza – Nyom, Perez, Vesga, Silva – Eraso – Braithwaite, Carrillo;

Real Madrid: Navas – Odorozola, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Bale, Benzema, Asensio;

In the last 5 home games, Mauricio Pellegrino’s team had a minimum of 12 sutures sent to the opposing goal. Also in the previous direct duel, played on this field, the host team had no less than 21 sutures and a minimum of 11 in the month’s confrontation seems to be a worthy bet, the share being also an excellent one .


PREDICTION: Real Madrid to win @ 1,65

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