LaLiga: Leganes vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Leganes and Barcelona who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Leganes enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barcelona swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Barcelona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 67 points after 30 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Leganes find themselves positioned as number 18 in the LaLiga with 28 points following 30 rounds.

Team form: Leganes vs Barcelona

Leganes Form

A single draw is all Leganes have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-3 and 3-2 against Real Betis and Real Madrid respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Osasuna. Leganes only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 0-1, drew 1-1 with Real Betis and beat Borussia Dortmund by 4-0. Barcelona performed a very admirable four wins in six LaLiga away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored 18 times, while also conceding seven goals.

Betting facts for Leganes and Barcelona

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Leganes and Barcelona. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Leganes vs Barcelona

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Robert Lewandowski has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Barcelona bank on him to build on these numbers against Leganes. The latter relies on Daniel Raba, who found the target four times in six games.

Betting markets: Leganes vs Barcelona

Full-time result

Leganes won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing six as well. Barcelona won nine from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost zero in this run. Barcelona struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 11 matches in a row. Barcelona did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Leganes scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Barcelona scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Leganes games Barcelona were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Barcelona have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Leganes when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Leganes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barcelona, who scored 2.9 times on average in these matches.