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Real Madrid vs Leganes

Competition – Spanish Primera

Stadium – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Date: 1st September 2018

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

This is second time Real Madrid are playing a league game at home this season and it is the second time that a Madrid based side is visiting the Bernabeu – they will be looking to make it three wins from three to starts this season.

Julen Lopetegui’s side have started their post-Ronaldo era in commendable form despite losing the Super Cup to Atletico Madrid.

Last week, they were easily the most impressive team as they came from a goal down to drown Girona 4-1 away from home.

Two of their goals in that match were penalties, but there is plenty to take away from their performances.

Gareth Bale looks set to score many goals this season, and Karim Benzema who netted just five league goals last season has also started this campaign well after being moved into a more central position.

Leganes have it all to do this weekend after staging a comeback of their own to earn a first point of the season last time out.

They needed a late strike from Nabil El Zhar to help them earn a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad after going 2-0 down.

Leganes are still searching for their first win of the season but this game doesn’t look like one where they will fancy their chances.

There have been 6 meetings since Leganes won promotion to La Liga in 2016.

Real have won 5 of them but they were eliminated by their city rivals in the Copa del Rey last season.

Last term’s meetings at the Bernabeu produced two 2-1 scorelines, one in favour of each team.

Despite the above statistic, betting markets suggest an extremely easy win for Real Madrid.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Real Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe 19 Aug, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Real Madrid 2-4 Atletico Madrid 15 Aug, 2018 UEFA Super Cup
W Real Madrid 3-1 AC Milan 11 Aug, 2018 Friendly
W Real Madrid 2-1 AS Roma 8 Aug, 2018 International Champions Cup
W Real Madrid 3-1 Juventus 5 Aug, 2018 International Champions Cup

Leganes

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Leganes 20 Aug, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Leganes 3-2 Real Betis 19 May, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Real Sociedad 3-2 Leganes 12 May, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Leganes 0-3 Levante 7 May, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Real Madrid 2-1 Leganes 28 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Real Madrid 2-1 Leganes 28 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
Leganes 1-3 Real Madrid 21 Feb, 2018 Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid 1-2 Leganes 24 Jan, 2018 Spanish Copa del Rey
Leganes 0-1 Real Madrid 18 Jan, 2018 Spanish Copa del Rey
Leganes 2-4 Real Madrid 5 Apr, 2017 Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

March 29, 2024
Cadiz 21:00 Granada
March 30, 2024
Getafe 14:00 Sevilla
Almeria 16:15 Osasuna
Valencia 18:30 Mallorca
Barcelona 21:00 Las Palmas
March 31, 2024
Celta Vigo 12:00 Rayo Vallecano
Girona 14:15 Real Betis
Alaves 16:30 Real Sociedad
Real Madrid 19:00 Athletic Bilbao
April 1, 2024
Villarreal 19:00 Atlético de Madrid
April 4, 2024
Granada 18:00 Valencia
April 12, 2024
Real Betis 19:00 Celta Vigo
April 13, 2024
Atlético de Madrid 12:00 Girona
Rayo Vallecano 14:15 Getafe
Mallorca 16:30 Real Madrid
Cadiz 19:00 Barcelona
April 14, 2024
Las Palmas 12:00 Sevilla
Granada 14:15 Alaves
Athletic Bilbao 16:30 Villarreal
Real Sociedad 19:00 Almeria

Spanish Primera Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Real Madrid 29 22 6 1 64 20 +44 72
2 Barcelona 29 19 7 3 60 34 +26 64
3 Girona 29 19 5 5 59 34 +25 62
4 Athletic Bilbao 29 16 8 5 50 26 +24 56
5 Atlético de Madrid 29 17 4 8 54 34 +20 55
6 Real Sociedad 29 12 10 7 42 31 +11 46
7 Real Betis 29 10 12 7 34 33 +1 42
8 Valencia 28 11 7 10 32 32 +0 40
9 Villarreal 29 10 8 11 47 51 -4 38
10 Getafe 29 9 11 9 37 42 -5 38
11 Las Palmas 29 10 7 12 29 32 -3 37
12 Osasuna 29 10 6 13 33 43 -10 36
13 Alaves 29 8 8 13 26 35 -9 32
14 Mallorca 29 6 12 11 25 35 -10 30
15 Rayo Vallecano 29 6 11 12 25 38 -13 29
16 Sevilla 29 6 10 13 36 44 -8 28
17 Celta Vigo 29 6 9 14 32 44 -12 27
18 Cadiz 29 3 13 13 20 40 -20 22
19 Granada 28 2 8 18 30 58 -28 14
20 Almeria 29 1 10 18 28 57 -29 13

Spanish Primera Results

March 17, 2024
Atlético de Madrid 0 - 3 Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano 2 - 0 Real Betis
Villarreal 1 - 0 Valencia
Las Palmas 0 - 1 Almeria
Sevilla 1 - 2 Celta Vigo
March 16, 2024
Athletic Bilbao 2 - 0 Alaves
Getafe 1 - 0 Girona
Osasuna 2 - 4 Real Madrid
Mallorca 1 - 0 Granada
March 15, 2024
Real Sociedad 2 - 0 Cadiz
March 11, 2024
Almeria 2 - 2 Sevilla
March 10, 2024
Real Betis 2 - 3 Villarreal
Real Madrid 4 - 0 Celta Vigo
Las Palmas 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
Alaves 1 - 0 Rayo Vallecano
March 9, 2024
Girona 2 - 0 Osasuna
Granada 2 - 3 Real Sociedad
Cadiz 2 - 0 Atlético de Madrid
Valencia 1 - 0 Getafe
March 8, 2024
Barcelona 1 - 0 Mallorca

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