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Leganes and Valencia play in the Estadio Municipal de Butarque, in a Copa del Rey match (16 round of 32). There is only one recent direct showdown between these two teams, on 25-09-2016, which ended with Valencia winning by (1-2).
Leganes
The home team plays their first match in this edition of the Copa del Rey with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to achieve a positive result. In the last game that disputed, for the First Division, lost with the Espanyol outside by (3-0). In the last 10 home games Leganes recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games.
Leganes make his debut at the Copa Del Rey this year playing at home, seeking to make up for the poor campaign he holds in the Spanish Championship. In the penultimate round, the team had halted a run of four consecutive defeats by beating Osasuna at home by 2×0, but in the last round they lost again, this time for Espanyol away from home by 3×0. This is the first time that the Leganes dispute the First Division of Spanish football. After thirteen rounds, the club has four wins, one draw and eight defeats, thus occupying fifteenth place in the table. For that game, the technician should keep the team in the 4-5-1.
Valence
The visiting team makes its debut in this edition of the Copa del Rey with the intention of achieving a positive result and surprise the team of the house. In the last game that disputed, for the Primera Division, lost with the Sevilla out by (2-1). In the last 10 games as a visitor Valencia won 3, drew 2 and lost 5. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always conceded goals in the last 10 games, but its attack has been regular, since it managed to materialize in 9 of the Last 10 games. In 13 games, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 8 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 10 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Valencia also enter the field for its debut for the Copa Del Rey this year, and seeks in this competition a much better performance than the one that has been performing in the Spanish Championship. The team had a disastrous start this season, and even lost the first four games. Then the team won some victories – one against the opponents of the match, Leganes, 1×2, but now it has returned to a fast of good results. Valencia are already four games without a win, and now occupy the sixteenth place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team at 4-3-3 or at 4-5-1.
Prediction: Valencia x2 @ 1.36