Leganes vs Barcelona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-04-11 19:00.
[p]An 87th-minute penalty salvaged a point for Leganés on Monday in a 1-1 draw against Osasuna, although their winless run has now stretched to four games (D1, L3). That sequence includes a 3-2 defeat at Real Madrid, but the relegation battlers have registered two victories in their five league matches this season (L3) against La Liga’s current top three. One of those wins came against Barcelona (1-0) in December, giving them a chance to become just the fifth newly promoted side to do the double over the Catalan giants in a top-flight campaign.[/p]
[p]Leganés might fancy their chances, having earned nearly two-thirds of their points at home this term (18 of 28). Los Pepineros are likely to put up a tough fight either way, as they have tasted defeat in just two of their last six league games at Butarque (W2, D2), with the wins and losses in that run all decided by a single-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Barcelona have one foot in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after thrashing Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on Wednesday. That result extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 23 games (W19, D4), allowing them to concentrate on increasing their current four-point lead at the top of La Liga, and the mood is certain to be positive in the Barça camp as their current unbeaten league run (W9, D2) is their longest in a single campaign since February 2023.[/p]
[p]Barcelona will be looking to avenge their reverse-fixture loss, having won seven of the eight La Liga H2Hs (L1) prior to that defeat. Recent away form also points towards retribution, as Hansi Flick’s men have tasted victory in their last seven games on the road across all competitions, racking up 22 goals in that sequence, suggesting that this could be another action-packed encounter. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Diego GarcĂa scored LeganĂ©s’ opener with each of his three league goals this season, including two at home that contributed to wins. Robert Lewandowski netted a second-half brace against Dortmund in midweek and could also take time to influence this match, as eight of his last nine goals for club and country arrived on or beyond the hour mark.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of the last eight La Liga H2Hs have featured exactly one first-half goal.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]