Leganes vs Zaragoza Prediction & Betting Tips (2 April)

Coming down from the 1st division, Leganes are playing with fire in the 2nd division this season being only 16th in Liga2 with 5 lengths ahead of Zaragoza, their opponent of the day. The most worrying thing for the Pepineros is that they are unable to string together victories having won only one of their last seven league games, when they received Ceuta 5-2. A victory which called for another, but last weekend, as part of the previous day, the players of Butarque could not do better than a draw in Malaga without a goal scored 0-0. During these seven days, Leganes lost three times, against Valladolid in a decisive 3-2, Eibar 0-1 and Cordoba 2-1.

 Opposite, Zaragoza is therefore, at the start of this 33rd day, the first club affected by relegation, being 19th with 3 points behind Valladolid. Unlike Leganes who cannot find a solution to string together a few victories, Zaragoza has won three of its last four matches in Liga2, losing only once on the lawn of Deportivo La Coruna 2-1. The victories were written on the lawn of Cadiz 0-1, for the reception of the 2nd in the championship, Almeria 2-0 and even more surprising, during the previous day, against the leader of Liga2, Racing Santander 2-0. 

Very interesting in the heart of the game, midfielder Gonzalo Melero (4 goals, 1 assist in the championship) will be suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. He will replace Sebastian Figueredo (13 appearances in the league), returning from suspension. Selected with Guinea during the international break, Seydouba Cisse will be absent as will injured players like Jorge Saenz (rotation), Ruben Pulido (no appearance in the league this season) and starting defender Ruben Pena (ex-Osasuna). Author of 5 goals in La Liga last season, Juan Cruz played the loyalty card by remaining at the club despite the descent to the 2nd division. The latter is performing much less this year with only 1 goal and 2 assists in 29 appearances. Offensively, the coach can rely on scorer Alejandro Millan (5 goals), attacking midfielder Dani Rodriguez (4 assists in 10 appearances since his arrival from Mallorca this winter) without forgetting the Cape Verdean Duk Lopes (4 goals, 4 assists in Liga2). In Zaragoza, 2 major elements of the defensive sector will stay at home to serve their suspension for accumulation of yellow cards.

We think of the right side Aguirregabiria and the central Insua. Conversely, Aleksandar Radovanovic (ex-Almeria) and the young 18-year-old defender Ale Gomes (10 appearances, 5 yellow cards) will be eligible again (return from suspension). Note the injuries to the Ivorian Paul Akouokou (ex-Lyon/Bétis), Sinan Bakis (2 goals in 9 appearances in Liga2 this season), the long-term absentees Luis Carbonell and Paulino de la Fuente as well as the precious Tachi (1 goal in 12 appearances), Raul Gati (midfield, 23 appearances) and Valery (ex-Girona). Scorer against La Coruna and Almeria, Dani Gomez (played by Real Madrid, 7 goals in Liga2) did it again against Racing Santander and seems to be levitating against the "big teams" with 3 goals in his last 3 matches. He is co-top scorer for his team in the championship, tied with Bosnian Kenan Kodro (7 points). Behind them, no player has reached the 3 goal mark in the league. 

• Summary: Leganés played against Real Zaragoza in 1 matches this season. Currently, Leganés rank 16th, while Real Zaragoza hold 20th position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating based on numerous data factors.