Leganes vs Valladolid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-23 16:30.
[p]With their top-flight future on the line, LeganĂ©s could not have handpicked their final fixture any more favourably than their meeting with already-relegated Valladolid. The divisionâs bottom four all face each other in a blockbuster Saturday night of La Liga action, with LeganĂ©s trailing Espanyol by two points, yet their H2H superiority over the Catalans would save them should the pair finish level on points.[/p]
[p]LeganĂ©s are comfortably in better form, losing just two of their last eight games (W2, D4), winning two of the most recent three in that sequence (L1). Borja JimĂ©nezâs side will be grateful their must-win game falls at home where six of their eight league victories this term have come, including four by a one-goal margin against sides who also reside in the bottom half.[/p]
[p]Valladolid were promoted from La Liga 2 as runners up behind Leganés last term, and with their relegation long since confirmed, they could now drag their hosts back down with them on the final day. This clash brings the curtain down on a truly miserable campaign which has seen them pick up just 16 points, scoring fewer goals than any other side while conceding a whopping league-high 87 times![/p]
[p]Reserve team boss Ălvaro Rubio is currently in his second stint as caretaker manager of Valladolidâs senior squad this season alone having been handed the reins again in February. Heâs been unable to inspire any change in fortunes with Valladolid earning just one point from their last 18 matches, losing the last 11 in a row, while one more defeat would set a new outright record for the most successive La Liga defeats in competition history.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Five of Juan Cruzâs eight La Liga goal involvements this season (G4, A4) have come before the break, including his assist against Las Palmas last weekend (W 1-0). Valladolid forward IvĂĄn SĂĄnchez has failed to score against LeganĂ©s in nine career H2Hs, and has won just one of those games (D3, L5).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Leganés have failed to win any of the 16 league games this season in which their opponent scored first (D4, L12).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]