Espanyol vs Leganes Prediction: the rivals have a roughly equal chance of success

Prediction for the La Liga match which will take place on January 11. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

After the November international break the Parrots played seven matches, in the Primera lost away to Girona, Getafe and Las Palmas, on their field were stronger than Celta 3:1 and drew with Osasuna 0:0 and Valencia 1:1. In the framework of the Spanish Cup they had a defeat from the club Barbastro 0:2. Before the start of the upcoming La Liga match Espanyol occupies 18th place, having only 15 points. The gap from Getafe, the team, which is on the saving, is 17th position, 1 point. Home statistics at Espanyol is 12th in the division, +4=2-3, 12:11 goal difference.

After the November international break Leganes played seven matches, four in the Spanish championship, home defeats from Real and Real Sociedad on 0:3 and Villarreal 2:5, guest draw 1:1 with Alaves and guest sensational victory over Barcelona 1:0. In the Spanish Cup, Leganes beat Estepona club and 2:1 Cartagena in a penalty shootout. At the time of writing the prediction Leganes is in 15th place in the La Liga standings, the future guests are three points ahead of Espanyol, which is in the relegation zone. Leganes' away statistics are 12th in the division, +1=5-3, 9:13 goal difference.

In the season 2023/24 Espanyol and Leganes played each other twice in La Liga 2, Leganes scored 4 points in those matches. Overall, Espanyol and Leganes have played each other 16 times, +8=1-7, 21:14 goal difference in favor of Espanyol. The Parrots had 8 matches, 62% home team wins with 0% draws and 3% Leganes wins.

Espanyol have a good opportunity to finally break their winless streak and improve their La Liga standings. The Catalans are a home team, the Parrots have scored 93.3% of their points at home, so the task for the upcoming meeting against a direct rival is to win only. Let's agree with the bookmakers, who put the future home team as favorites and make the first bet on the Catalans. As for the total, we doubt that we will have a productive meeting, we will not be surprised if the fate of the meeting will be decided by just one goal.