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Spanish La Liga - Leganes VS FC Barcelona Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Leganes VS FC Barcelona
Match Time:13-04-2025 03:00 Sunday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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CD Leganes
The home team will be without the services of Enric Franquesa due to a long-term knee injury. But they do have a boost as Oscar Rodriguez is back in the mix after serving a suspension last time out.
Head coach Borja Jimenez was quite pleased with Leganes’s performance last time out, and he is unlikely to make too many changes to the XI that started against Osasuna.
He will stick with the 3-4-3 formation, where Marko Dmitrovic should take charge in goal. Sergio González, Matija Nastasic, and Renato Tapia will form the back three, while Valentin Rosier and Javi Hernandez will feature as the wing-backs.
In the centre of the park, Seydouba Cisse will partner with Yvan Neyou. The duo will look to ensure Barcelona midfielders do not dominate the ball too deep in their half. Juan Cruz and Diego Garcia should feature on the flanks in attack, providing much-needed width to their attacks. Meanwhile, Dani Raba should lead the line for Leganes against Barcelona on Saturday.
Barcelona
The Catalan giants remain without the services of Dani Olmo, Marc Casado, Marc Bernal, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen. While everyone else is expected to be available, and Barcelona did put up a strong performance against Borussia Dortmund last time out, Flick could still make a few changes to the XI.
The Barcelona manager could look to rest Robert Lewandowski, while Gavi and Ronald Araujo could also return to the starting lineup. They will once again line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, where Wojciech Szczesny will be in goal. Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde should continue as the full-backs, while Araujo should come in to partner with Pau Cubarsi in central defence.
In the centre of the park, Frenkie de Jong should partner with Pedri. The duo will look to control the tempo of the game. Gavi should feature as the attacking midfielder, with Raphinha and Lamine Yamal on the flanks. Ferran Torres could come into the XI to lead the line for them.
Leganes possible starting lineup:
Dmitrovic; Gonzalez, Nastasic, Tapia; Rosier, Cisse, Neyou, J Hernandez; Cruz, Raba, D Garcia
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Araujo, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Torres
Leganes vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Barcelona have an excellent recent record against Leganes and have won eight out of the 10 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Leganes' paltry two victories.
Leganes have lost seven of their nine matches against Barcelona in La Liga but did win their most recent such game against the Catalan giants by a 1-0 scoreline in December last year.
Barcelona have won three of their last four matches away from home against Leganes in La Liga, with their only such defeat during this period coming by a 5-1 scoreline in 2016.
Leganes won the reverse fixture by a 1-0 scoreline last year and could become only the fifth newly-promoted side in the history of the competition to complete a La Liga double against Barcelona.
Prediction: Leganes 1-3 Barcelona
Leganes have already beaten Barcelona this season and are certainly capable of making this a tricky assignment for the Catalan side; the division leaders are so difficult to back against at the moment, though, and we are expecting them to secure all three points without too much fuss.
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