Soccer predictions today for Real Madrid – Leganes
This week, the first rounds of the 1/8-Finals of the King’s Cup will be played, and one of the most interesting Real Madrid matches is Leganes. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 9, at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, with the revenge being held after a week at Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
Real Madrid has bad memories of meeting with Leganes last season in Copa del Rey. Both teams stood against each other on the 1/4-finals in the tournament and Real Madrid won the first game as a 1-0 guest. But then Leganes made a real sensation, defeating his opponent with 2:1 as a guest of Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. It was a big shock to fans of the Royal Club, who now do not want to see yet another drop in the King’s Cup by this opponent.
Real Madrid has won its next three games against Leganes in the league, so it seems that it excels over this opponent and the loss in the Copa del Rey is a single event. Real Madrid defeated Leganes 4-1 in this season, as Karim Benzema scored two goals for the team’s success and the French striker could play a decisive role in the upcoming match. Santiago Solari’s team, however, entered this match after weak results at the beginning of the year. The Los Merengues won only one point in their first two games in 2019 in La Liga. Santiago Solari’s boys surprisingly lost Real Sociedad 0-2 on Sunday on their own field, followed by a 2-2 draw on Villarreal on January 3rd. So Real is fifth in the ranking and lags ten points by Barcelona leader.
The Leganes team started in 2019 with defeat after losing their visit to Espanyol on Friday. It was the seventh defeat for the Leganes team, taking the 16th place in the 19-point ranking, and it seems to be involved in the battle for survival. Leganes has won two of his last five away games with only one defeat for this period. The team led by Mauricio Pellegrino has had two losses in the past three away games at Copa del Rey. Despite this bad form of Leganes as a guest, I think Real Madrid will play a strong match and will record its first win for 2019, which will take an advance before the rematch of Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
Soccer predictions today for Real Madrid – Leganes
