Valladolid vs Leganes prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-08-27 17:00.
[p]Manager Paulo Pezzolano knows Real Valladolid’s season will not be defined by how they perform against teams like Real Madrid, so he is trying to keep his players’ spirits up after a 3-0 defeat to the La Liga champions. The head coach declared himself “satisfied” with how his players performed at the Bernabeu, which was their first defeat since being promoted back to the top flight over the summer.[/p]
[p]That result came hot on the heels of an impressive 1-0 victory over Espanyol in their opening league game, when new signing Raúl Moro opened his account for the club. As such, Valladolid have now gone 11 competitive fixtures without defeat at Estadio José Zorrilla (W8, D3), a run they will be hoping to continue against Leganés, who beat them to the Segunda title by just two points last season.[/p]
[p]The omens are not good for the visitors, given they are winless in the last six H2Hs (D3, L3). But Los Pepineros make the journey north in good form, with the four points they have accumulated from a 2-1 win over Las Palmas and 1-1 stalemate at Osasuna representing their best return from their opening two league fixtures since 2017/18.[/p]
[p]Like their opponents, Leganés are simply focused on avoiding an immediate return to the second tier this season, so supporters are understandably delighted with how August has gone so far. Summer signings such as Juan Soriano and Valentin Rosier seem to have bedded in quickly to Borja Jiménez’s side, who can make history in this game by going three games unbeaten at the start of a La Liga campaign for the very first time.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Valladolid defender Luis Pérez is unbeaten in four H2Hs, keeping three clean sheets in the process (W2, D2). He will be looking to keep red-hot midfielder Juan Cruz quiet, but that might prove difficult, considering the Leganés number 11 has scored in his last four league appearances, spanning back to June, after netting the opener in his side’s victory over Las Palmas.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Neither Valladolid nor Leganés have conceded a first-half goal so far this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]