A place in the last four is the prize as Leganes host Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Los Blancos often dominate this fixture and should get a comfortable win over the home side.
A 3-2 victory over Segunda side Almeria was enough to earn Leganes a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. However, Borja Jimenez’s men will head into Wednesday’s clash winless in three of their last five matches and were beaten 1-0 at home by Rayo Vallecano last weekend.
The defeat to Rayo highlights a poor home record for Leganes, who have lost four of their last five matches in all competitions in front of their fans. There have been some heavy defeats in that run like the 3-0 thrashing by Real Madrid and a 5-2 loss to Villarreal.
Real Madrid needed extra-time before claiming a 5-2 victory over Celta Vigo in the previous round. However, like the hosts, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will travel to the Estadio Municipal Butarque off the back of a 1-0 La Liga defeat at Espanyol.
Despite that defeat, Real Madrid will be feeling confident ahead of Wednesday’s clash having won their previous four away matches. There were a few dominant wins in that run like the 5-0 victory at Deportiva Minera and the 3-0 triumph over Real Valladolid.
How the bookies view it: Los Blancos overwhelming favourites
Real Madrid have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 2/5 by BoyleSports to claim the win. Leganes are considered outsiders to win at home at 5/1 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 7/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Visitors often untroubled
Real Madrid have a 9-2 advantage with two draws from 13 previous matches against Leganes. Los Blancos have already beaten the hosts this season, claiming a 1-0 away victory in the La Liga meeting back in November.
Players to watch: Superior Madrid attack
Real Madrid have the superior attack, with the likes of Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe often among the goals lately. Youngster Endrick also netted an extra-time brace in the previous round and they can all combine to produce over 1.5 goals at 2/5 BoyleSports.
Los Blancos have also been solid at the back, keeping clean sheets in three of their last four away matches in all competitions. With Raul Asencio and Aurelien Tchouameni in defence, they will be targeting a win to nil at 6/4 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Defender Enric Franquesa is the only player sidelined with injury for Leganes. Munir El Haddadi should feature in attack alongside Dani Raba while Matija Nastatsic is set to continue at the heart of the defence.
Antonio Rudiger went off injured in the defeat to Espanyol and will miss Wednesday’s trip to Leganes. Asencio should start in place of the German defender while Brahim Diaz could also be handed a start after making a second half appearance at the weekend.
Leganes: Dmitrovic, Cruz, Nastasic, Gonzalez, Rosier, Alti, Rodriguez, Neyou, Cisse, Raba, El Haddadi
Real Madrid: Courtois, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Asencio, Garcia, Valverde, Modric, Daiz, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Mbappe
Anything else catch the eye?
Real Madrid are expected to be dominant on Wednesday and given the result in the last meeting, a -1 handicap can be considered at 23/20 with BoyleSports. The visitors have scored in both halves in three of their last four away matches in all competitions.
Los Blancos have also won both halves in three of their last four away matches in all competitions and a similar outcome is valued at 12/5 by BoyleSports.
This Spanish Cup match between Leganes and Real Madrid will be played on Feb 5, 2025 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Leganes vs Real Madrid prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
