Newly promoted Leganes face their biggest test of the season when La Liga champions Real Madrid visit them on Sunday afternoon.
Leganes vs Real Madrid best bets
- Real Madrid to win and BTTS – 85/40 with VBET
- Vinicius Jr. to score anytime – 6/5 with VBET
- Jude Bellingham to score or assist – 1/1 with VBET
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Leganes vs Real Madrid predictions
Is there ever a good time to be facing Real Madrid? Well if there is, Leganes head coach Borja Jiménez will be hoping it’s this Sunday.
And why shouldn’t Jiménez be optimistic? Real will have had players coming back from all corners of the globe in recent days.
They also weren’t in great form in the matches leading up to the international break, so Leganes may feel this Sunday is their time to pull off a shock win.
Los Pepineros sit 14th in the La Liga table with 14 points from 13 matches. Their goal difference is -3, with the team having scored 13 and conceded 16.
In their last five La Liga matches, Leganes has won three (all at home) and lost two (both on the road).
The current season is their first back in the top flight after Jiménez led them to the Segunda Division title in his first season in charge. And it’s fair to say at this stage of the campaign, things are going well.
Real Madrid have endured a torrid time in recent weeks.
Los Blancos dropped points at home to AC Milan in the Champions League, and of course there was that 4-0 home thrashing at the hands of Barcelona in La Liga.
Results aside, Madrid haven’t looked right recently. Injuries to stalwarts like Dani Carvajal will have rocked them. But overall, Madrid usually finds a way to cope with absentees.
The main problem seems to be juggling the team to accommodate Kylian Mbappe.
The forward line just doesn’t seem to be clicking. As a result, Mbappe has been misfiring recently, and Jude Bellingham looks a shadow of himself after his magnificent debut season in Spain.
Despite this, Los Blancos had been finding ways to win. Albeit, they weren’t convincing wins.
That was until they faced a top-class team in Barcelona. Barca’s 4-0 demolition job showed Madrid up for how they really have been performing in recent weeks. The following 3-1 home defeat to Milan in the Champions League wouldn’t have helped confidence much either.
Some form of normality was restored with a 4-0 win over Osasuna in the final match before the international break. But even that came at a cost with Real suffering muscle injuries to Rodrygo and Lucas Vazquez, and a more serious ACL injury to Eder Militao.
In team news Leganes is without attacking midfielder Enric Franquesa, his loss is a real blow. Franquese joins Renato Tapia on the injury list, with Dani Raba a doubt at this stage.
Madrid will be without long term absentees Dani Carvajal and David Alaba, and now Eder Militao is out for the rest of the season.
The good news is that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois looks set to return, although Carlo Ancelotti will have to wait a bit longer for Rodrygo, Lucas Vazquez and Aurelien Tchouameni to regain fitness.
Madrid has got used to getting by without some of their long term absentees for some time now, so we don’t expect injuries to have any major impact on the outcome of this match.
Leganes vs Real Madrid betting tips
Real Madrid’s faltering title hopes were given a huge boost on Matchday 13. No one foresaw Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad.
The shock result, along with Real’s 4-0 win over Osasuna saw Los Blancos close the gap at the top of the table to six points, with Madrid holding a game in hand over their Catalan rivals. After their poor run of form in recent weeks, that is a real bonus for Madrid.
As one of the more defensively tight teams in La Liga, Leganes will make life difficult for Real. But with the next few weeks being crucial in the title race, we expect Madrid to find a way to get the three points. Read on for our Leganes vs Real Madrid betting tips
Real Madrid to win and both teams to score
Leganes have won their last three La Liga matches at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque. Wins have come against Valladolid (3-1), Celta Vigo (3-0) and most recently Sevilla (1-0).
Furthermore, Leganes have scored in their last five league fixtures, showing they are getting more accustomed to life back in the Spanish top flight with every passing week.
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The bottom line is we think Real Madrid will win. But there is a great chance Leganes can give them a scare and find a goal from somewhere.
Back Madrid to win and both teams to score at 85/40 with VBET
Vinicius Jr. to score anytime
Vinicius Jr. is in good form for Real Madrid. The Brazilian has scored five goals in his last four La Liga fixtures, including a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Osasuna.
Furthermore, Vinicius has scored in three of his last four domestic matches. Only in the 4-0 loss to Barcelona did he fail to find the back of the net.
Real Madrid has a bit of an injury crisis at the back. The onus this Sunday could be simply to overrun and outscore the opposition. And more attack minded tactics will make Vini Jr. far more dangerous to play against.
Back Vinicius Jr. to score anytime at 6/5 with VBET
Jude Bellingham to score anytime or assist
Jude Bellingham finally found the back of the net in Madrid’s 4-0 win over Osasuna. The goal was his first for Los Blancos this season in what has been a frustrating campaign so far for the former Dortmund midfielder.
Bellingham seems to have become a victim of the team’s reshuffle to accommodate Kylian Mbappe.
But the injury sustained by Rodrygo could be a blessing in disguise for Bellingham and the current La Liga champions. It enables Ancelotti to shuffle his pack and play Bellingham in a more offensive role.
Within 22 minutes of the Brazilian leaving the field injured against Osasuna, Bellingham found the back of the net. It could have been down to coincidence. But the tactical shift brought on by Rodrygo’s substitution looked to have helped Madrid.
The Englishman is 3/1 to score again and 1/1 to score or assist. Backing Bellingham to score is very tempting at those odds. But we will play safe and back him to score or assist.
Back Jude Bellingham to score or assist at 1/1 with VBET
How to watch Leganes vs Real Madrid
- Location: Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés, Spain.
- Date and time: Sunday 24th November, 5.30pm GMT.
- How to watch: Premier Sports 1 and LALIGATV.
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