It's good news for football fans as the Spanish La Liga returns this weekend and on Saturday evening, we have an important fixture at the bottom of the table. Leganes welcome Valladolid to the Estadio Municipal de Butarque with the hosts inside the relegation zone on 23 points and the visitors in 15th place with 29 points.
Leganes picked up a victory in their most recent game prior to the suspension of the league as they defeated Villarreal 2-1 away from home. It was a good victory against a team hoping to qualify for Europe this season and ended a run of 4 matches without a win.
However, the fact of the matter remains Leganes have one only 5 of their 27 La Liga matches this season and they are going to have to improve on that record before the end of the campaign to avoid the drop. Their home form may be the key to survival and they are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
Trends show Leganes have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions. That includes 3 of their last 4 La Liga games and each of the last 2 league matches they have played at home.
Valladolid still have work to do in order to avoid relegation this season. They come into this match just 4 points clear of Real Mallorca who currently occupy 18th place and the final relegation position. Much like their opponents, Valladolid have struggled to win games this season and they have claimed maximum points in only 6 of the 27 league games.
Prior to the suspension of La Liga, Valladolid suffered a disappointing 4-1 defeat at home against Athletic Club. That was their second lost in succession following a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad and Valladolid have won only one of their last 5 matches.
Away form in the league shows Valladolid have won just one of their last 9 games. The victory came at Mallorca on the 1st of February, a team who currently find themselves in the relegation zone. Valladolid have really been struggling to score goals in their away games and trend show they haven't scored a goal in 5 of their last 7 away league matches.
There have also been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Valladolid's last 6 away La Liga games.
Team news and Leganes have doubts over the fitness of midfielder Alexander Szymanowski who has returned to training following a knee injury. He is the only doubt for the hosts who should be close to full strength.
Valladolid travel with a fully fit squad. They have no suspensions so Sergio Gonzalez Soriano has the luxury of every player available.
💪🏻 ¡Seguimos trabajando! ¡Tres días para volver a @LaLiga!👉🏻 https://t.co/8Bvfx6bR1y#pucela #RealValladolid— Real Valladolid C.F. (@realvalladolid) June 10, 2020
💪🏻 ¡Seguimos trabajando! ¡Tres días para volver a @LaLiga!👉🏻 https://t.co/8Bvfx6bR1y#pucela #RealValladolid
This could be a very tight game with few goals scored. Expect to see under 2.5 goals but with home advantage, all be it without fans, Leganes could pick up a narrow win and possibly keep a clean sheet.