Leganes vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Betting Tips (8 December)

The D2 champion, Leganes, plays an important match today at home. Important because he remains in two days of the championship without a victory including a big defeat at home against Real Madrid 0-3 and a draw last weekend on the hostile pitch of Alaves 1-1. It's never easy to win in the Basque Country and obviously, never easy to thwart Real Madrid, even if the latter is ill. Furthermore, this defeat at home against the Merengue broke the good momentum of the Pepineros who remained on three victories in their lair of Butarque against Sevilla 1-0, Celta Vigo 3-0, and Valladolid 3-1. In the ranking, the premises are in the 3rd zone of the table, in 15th place with no comfortable mattress ahead of the hot zone.

 Only 9th, Real Sociedad is paying for its failed start to the season but has shown a better face in recent weeks, notably with a victory which was good for the head against FC Barcelona just before the November international break 1-0. On the other hand, upon returning from the break, thinking of using the success against the Blaugrana, the residents of Anoeta lost the boiling derby against Bilbao in San Mamés 1-0. Last weekend, in the wake of a beautiful, calm victory against Ajax in the Europa League 2-0, they copied the same result against Real Bétis 2-0. Clearly, over the last three league games, Sociedad has played three opponents at the top of the table for a record of two successes all the same.

Seriously injured, important defender Enric Franquesa will not be in the squad for this meeting. Midfielder Brasanac and heroic promotion striker Miguel de la Fuente (only 1 small goal in La Liga after 14 appearances) are uncertain (glitches). The players can finally thank Oscar Rodriguez, scorer of his first goal in La Liga last weekend which brought back the point from the draw for Alaves. It will be recalled that the Pepineros squad includes the Ivorian international Haller.

Announced ill, Sucic is not certain of playing in Butarque this evening, just like the Moroccan Aguerd. On the other hand, permanent package for Zakharyan, Traoré (ex-Rennes), Elustondo, and Icelandic international Oskarksson, all injured. Last weekend, captain and Spanish international Mikel Oyarzabal scored his third goal in the league and contributed to his team's victory at the same time.