Real Madrid are looking to maintain the pressure on leaders Barcelona and host Leganes in a La Liga fixture. With 10 games left, Los Blancos will be keen to avoid any slip-ups and should have the upper hand over the troubled visitors.
Los Blancos head into this game off the back of a 2-1 league win at Villarreal to maintain their pursuit of leaders Barcelona. That result means Carlo Ancelotti’s men have now won three of their last four La Liga matches.
Driven by the prolific Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid’s attack has been impressive lately, scoring 19 goals in their last seven La Liga home matches. However, they need to tighten up at the back having failed to keep a clean sheet in four of the last five matches in that run.
Leganes enter this match following a 3-2 defeat to Real Betis, a result that keeps them in the bottom three. They have now lost five of their last eight La Liga matches while their last three away fixtures in the league have also ended in defeats.
Borja Jimenez’s men show some attacking quality but are often let down by poor defending. They let slip a two-goal lead in the defeat to Real Betis and also scored first in the 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo prior to that clash.
How the bookies view it: Real Madrid overwhelming favourites
Real Madrid have been installed as overwhelming favourites by the bookies with BoyleSports offering 2/13 for a home win. A Leganes win is priced at 12/1 while a draw is valued at 13/2.
Head to head: Real Madrid dominant
Real Madrid have a 10-2 advantage with two draws from 14 previous matches against Leganes. Los Blancos have also won the last two meetings and claimed a 3-2 away victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Red-hot Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe has 30 goals across all competitions this season, including 10 in his last 10 La Liga matches. He will be the one to watch on Saturday and is priced at 8/15 by BoyleSports to maintain his scoring run.
Dani Raba has four goals in his last five outings, including a brace in his last match and could be worth keeping an eye on. He is priced at 5/1 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Probable line-ups
Real Madrid will be without Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal due to injuries. Andriy Lunin should feature in goal while Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo are also expected to start.
For Leganes, besides Yvan Neyou, Enric Franquesa and Borna Barisic who are unavailable, they have a large squad to select from. Dani Raba, Seydouba Cisse and Juan Cruz are all expected to start.
Real Madrid: Lunin, Camavinga, Rudiger, Asencio, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Valverde, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe
Leganes: Dmitrovic, Hernandez, Nastasic, Gonzalez, Rosier, Tapia, Brasanac, Cisse, Rodriguez, Cruz, Raba
Anything else catch the eye?
Three of the last four matches between both teams have witnessed over 1.5 goals in the first half and the trend is expected to continue at evens with BoyleSports. Three of the last four meetings have produced over 3.5 goals, including the reverse fixture and a repeat is expected at 10/11 on BoyleSports.
Both teams have scored in 10 of the last 12 Real Madrid league games, including the reverse fixture and a repeat is expected with BoyleSports offering evens. Los Blancos are priced at minimal odds for a straight victory, so a win and both teams to score can be considered at 13/8 with BoyleSports.
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