Girona vs Leganes prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-01 15:15.
[p]Girona’s poor start to the season arguably slumped to a new low last week when they were beaten 1-0 by struggling Las Palmas, leaving them stranded closer to the drop zone in La Liga than the European places. Manager MĂchel will be relieved he has credit in the bank from their miraculous run to UEFA Champions League qualification last season, as his side have now won just two of their last ten matches overall (D2, L6).[/p]
[p]MĂchel will be chasing a fast start in this latest outing as his side are unbeaten when scoring first in the league this term (W3, D1), but his patience is certainly being tested of late as Girona are the only side in the division yet to score inside the opening 30 minutes! The home fans will hope for an improvement on that as their side chase a first set of back-to-back wins on their own turf all campaign, and they should feel confident ahead of kick-off as the hosts have never conceded a top-flight goal against LeganĂ©s (W2, D2)! [/p]
[p]The visitors will be keen to end that run this time around and appear to be well placed to do so after thrashing Celta Vigo 3-0 last time out. That was their first La Liga victory by a margin of 3+ goals since May 2019 and came at the perfect time for a side who were winless in their previous eight league matches (D4, L4).[/p]
[p]Leganés enter the round just one point adrift of their hosts, but usurping them will require just a second-ever H2H victory (D5, L6). That sole success did come on Girona soil, but the newly-promoted side are yet to win on their league travels this season (D4, L2), with seven of the eight goals they’ve conceded on the road coming after half-time.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Girona’s Arnaut Danjuma may not have opened his scoring account for the club yet, but his two goals in La Liga for Villarreal this season arrived before half-time, just as his assist against Slovan Bratislava did last week. Described as “key” to victory over Celta by his manager, Darko Brašanac must be in line for a start after scoring his first goal since November 2022.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both Girona and Leganés have failed to score in a joint-league high five of their 11 matches this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]