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Barcelona vs Leganes Prediction & Betting tips
The “culé” team starts out as a big favorite due to the collective and offensive potential it possesses, which always appears when playing in the Nou Camp. Therefore, whether you play well or not, you end up generating many goal situations. Considering this and knowing that the “pepineros” can repeat the mistakes suffered against Real Madrid by the Copa del Rey, we trust that the boys of Valverde will win by two or three goals difference. Paints to be a duel evenly at times, but favorable to the Catalans for their greater individual hierarchy.
The Catalan side arrives calmly after beating Eibar 3-0 at home and 3 more points in their fight to lead the championship with comfort. These days, he has 43 in total, managing to take 10 advantage from Sevilla and 5 from Atlético de Madrid. The team does not shine, but continues to add good results continuously. Messi is onfire and Suarez continues to collaborate in the face of the goal. At the moment it is expected that the squad accumulate another victory, since it will hit a rival rough but limited in its actions. Therefore, you are expected to manage the times and write well or badly. It comes from qualifying to the 4th of the Copa del Rey final, after eliminating Levante a few days ago (3-0 victory at home, leaving behind the 2-1 defeat in the first leg).
As a local in the Nou Camp, the “culé” team has obtained acceptable scores so far, product of 7 wins, 2 equalities and 1 drop. He has scored 33 goals and has received 12 in his fence “, standing out for being effective in attack and for being relatively solid in defensive matters. Before crashing against Eibar, he had beaten Villarreal 2-0 and Celta de Vigo 2-0. If we analyze these results, we can say that the regular team against certain rivals, coming to win without trying too hard. On this occasion, Messi is expected to unbalance from the initial stage.
Leganés :
The team’s campaign is not very good to say, adding only 22 points in the general table. However, it remains out of the direct decline. Of course, can not be trusted, since there are too many sets immersed in this fight. It managed to win 1-0 to Huesca last weekend, coming to cut a streak of several games without knowing the victory. He has scored 17 goals and has given 21 in his goal, standing out for being an uncomfortable eleven to overcome. On this occasion, it is expected that coach Pochettino proposes an intelligent game in which he tries not to receive a goal in the first 20 ‘minutes of the match. The logic indicates that the majority of players retract the lines and that they are grouped in the midfield to populate it. It comes from being eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Real Madrid (3-1 on aggregate after losing 3-0 at the Bernabéu and winning 1-0 at Butarque).
As a visitor, the table “pepinero” has reaped negative results so far, product of 1 victory, 3 equalities and 6 defeats (7 goals scored and 14 transferred). Of course, despite this, usually fight most of the games that dispute in this condition. And this because coach Pellegrino has a tactical style and rough by nature. It comes from falling 2-0 with Levante, to draw 0-0 with Girona, to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-4, to tie 0-0 with Celta and to fall 1-0 against Espanyol. Apparently, the team scores correctly for much of the 90 minutes of play. However, he makes specific mistakes that end up costing him dearly.
In the last 2 years, Barcelona and Leganés have met twice in the Nou Camp. These were the results of those matches: Victory 2-1 of Barcelona in February 2017 and triumph 3-1 of Barcelona in April 2018. Apparently, the table “culé” has a slight paternity over the “pepineros”, after Win the first two games they held in Catalonia. The logic indicates that the pattern is repeated in this opportunity, beyond Leganés is a combative and uncomfortable eleven to overcome.
Barcelona vs Leganes head to head matches
26.09.18 LL Leganes Barcelona 2 : 1
07.04.18 LL Barcelona Leganes 3 : 1
18.11.17 LL Leganes Barcelona 0 : 3
19.02.17 LL Barcelona Leganes 2 : 1
17.09.16 LL Leganes Barcelona 1 : 5