Getafe vs Leganes Predictions & Match Preview 04 Feb 2018

The Match Is Over. Score: 0-0

Sunday’s early La Liga (LL) kick-off sees two of this season’s surprise packages go head to head as Getafe welcome Leganes to the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, according to FlashScore.

Match status: SPAIN: LaLiga - Round 22
Kick-off: Sunday 04 Feb 2018, 11:00am GMT
Venue: Coliseum Alfonso Perez (Getafe)

After bouncing back to the top-flight at the first attempt, Getafe have greatly exceeded expectations up to this point of the season. Ahead of the weekend’s fixtures, Pepe Bordalas’ side sit in ninth place on 28 points (W7, D7, L7), one point adrift of Eibar and level with Girona and Leganes, who have one game in hand.

Leganes have arguably been one of the most remarkable success stories of the campaign thus far. In the fifth season under Asier Garitano, Leganes have reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey — knocking out Valladolid, Villarreal and Real Madrid — and have 28 points from 20 league games (W8, D4, L8) - just seven points fewer than they managed in the whole of last season.

The reverse fixture back in September was their first ever top-flight meeting and it ended 2-1 to Getafe. There have been 14 encounters between these two sides in all competitions to date, with Getafe managing five wins, two draws and Leganes winning seven. Leganes have won five of their seven matches away at Getafe (W5, D0, L2).

Key battles: Getafe striker Angel Rodriguez, who netted a last-gasp equaliser against Sevilla last weekend, is the club’s top scorer in LL this season with eight goals in 17 appearances. Angel has scored 100% of his goals in the second half.

Leganes’ Miguel Angel Guerrero scored his side’s second goal against Espanyol on his return to the starting XI last Sunday.
Stat attack: The two sides have shipped 21 goals apiece in LL so far this season.

Getafe have scored five headed goals in the league this campaign, four more than Leganes. Both sides are yet to score from set-pieces.