Leganes vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips (22 December)

This Leganes team, reigning 2nd division champion, has just enjoyed a truly unexpected success against FC Barcelona on the previous day at Montjuic 0-1. A match purely dominated by the Culers but never able to divert the vigilance of Dmitrovic, author of two superb saves on Raphinha and Lewandowski in the 1st period. It will be recalled that the Pepineros remained in three days of the championship without a victory for a record of two defeats at home against Real Sociedad 0-3 and Real Madrid by the same price. In the rankings, Leganes occupies the top 15.

 Opposite, we find Villarreal, led by Marcelino who occupied 6th place in the elite at the start of this day, virtually qualified for the play-offs of the next Conference League. As a reminder, the Yellow Submarine is not European this season and no longer even has the Copa del Rey in its sights following an early elimination in the 1/32nd final by Pontevedra, a lower division club 1-0. In the league, Villarreal faced Rayo Vallecano during the week in a late match and tried to put an end to its series of four days without success, including two losses in a row against Bilbao 2-0, and recently for the coming from Real Bétis, yet quickly reduced to ten 1-2.

For the trip to FC Barcelona, ​​the Frenchman Rosier was suspended and will be eligible to play again while Franquesa was injured and will remain so this evening. Furthermore, he was joined in the infirmary by Peruvian international Tapia, who was injured in the first half against Barça. It was captain Sergio Gonzalez who gave his team the victory against Barça, with a furious header from a corner. We note the presence of the offensive players Miguel de la Fuente, and Munir El Haddadi (experienced in La Liga now).

The Villarreal infirmary is literally crowded with the presence of the starting goalkeeper Conde, the full-backs Foyth and Pedraza, without forgetting the Moroccan crack Akhomach , winger Pepe (ex-Lille), rookie Logan Costa (ex-TFC), and midfielder Ramon Terrats. Suspended during the week for the arrival of Rayo Vallecano, the crucial Alex Baena (4 goals, 5 PD in La Liga), Kiko Femenia (right side holder in the absence of Foyth), and the experienced Parejo will be legitimate to play again this evening.