On Thursday night, Spanish champions Real Madrid visit fellow La Liga side Leganes in the quarter-final first leg of the Copa del Rey.
The home side are enjoying a mixed campaign so far in La Liga and currently sit 13th in the Spanish top-flight. The home side head into this clash on the back of defeats against Villarreal and Real Betis.
Asier Garitano’s side did beat Villarreal in the last round, winning the first leg 1-0, but losing the second leg 2-1. However, the away goal in the second leg proved crucial to their progress to the last eight of the competition.
Leganes recent form may have been a mixed bag, but their home form has certainly not, as the home side have won six of their last seven games on home soil in all competitions, including their last four.
The only blip was an understandable defeat against league leaders Barcelona. Garitano’s team have also kept clean sheets in seven of their last nine home games.
Real Madrid heads into this clash on the back of one win in their last five games in all competitions. Los Blancos have struggled for form of late and now even have a fight on their hands for a Champions League spot.
However, the team from the capital have a good record in this competition, as they have lost just two of their last 30 Copa del Rey games. Los Blancos have also been prolific in this competition in recent seasons, scoring at least two goals in 11 of their last 12 Copa del Rey outings.
Zinedine Zidane’s team will be hoping to get back to winning ways in this clash after three games without a win. Recent history suggests that the visitors will record a win, as they have won the last four meetings with Leganes.
Forebet also predicts that the Spanish champions will come out on top, but only by a narrow margin.