Leganes take on the visitors Villarreal at “Estadio Municipal de Butarque” in the clash of the 1/8 stage of the Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Thursday, January 4th.
Leganes have entered the Copa del Rey on the 1/16 stage with the fight against Valladolid. “Pepineros” have promoted to the next round by the aggregated outcome of two head-to-heads. Moreover, the club succeeded in both games: 2:1 on the road and 1:0 in front of its supporters. In the latest home battles Leganes gained two victories over Villarreal 3:1 and Athletic Bilbao 1:0 together with 0:3 defeat from Barcelona. Martin Mantovani, Dimitrios Siovas, Darko Brasanac and Alexander Szymanowski will not appear at the pitch in the Thursday clash.
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Villarreal have also begun their pace within the Copa del Rey on the 1/16 stage where they knocked out Ponferradina. However, the Segunda Division B representative was stronger in the first-leg match, having won it with 1:0 scoreline. However, second head-to-head didn’t bring any surprises as “El Submarino Amarillo” recorded 3:0 triumph in it due to the higher football class. In the latest fights conducted on the road the team deserved two wins over Valencia and Celta Vigo with the same 1:0 scoreline as well as 1:3 loss to Leganes. Leonardo Suarez, Nicola Sansone, Ruben Semedo, Daniele Bonera and Andres Fernandez will not be able to help their teammates in the forthcoming battle.
The rivals have met not so long ago. Leganes succeeded with 3:1 scoreline in the round 14 while in the other head-to-head which was played earlier in this year, Villarreal earned 2:1 victory. Taking into consideration the fact that at this point “El Submarino Amarillo” is sitting on the sixth position in the LaLiga standings, the side has to save their forces for the clashes within the Spanish elite division. Therefore, the hosts shouldn’t fail the upcoming game.
Prediction for the match: Leganes to win with +0.5 Asian handicap (1X).
