Let’s take a look at a rather less famous match from the Spanish La Liga, between hosts Las Palmas and Leganes. Las Palmas have done great at home so far, and they will probably push Leganes closer to the red line. Newly-promoted Leganes are kind of struggling to compete in the league, having won just one of their last 7 matches.
Las Palmas (5-4-5) are coming off a solid 1-1 draw against Alaves on the road. It was a pretty balanced match between the two sides, and the draw seemed like the most fair result. Las Palmas are sitting at the 10th spot of the league with 20 points after 14 matches, and that is mostly due to their impressive performances at home. They are yet to be defeated at home so far this season (4-0-3), while their undefeated streak goes back to last season (6-0-5), the best undefeated streak in 24 years. They are a very interesting group, as 10 different players have already scored 25 goals this season, which is the 4th best offense in the league. One more interesting statistic is the fact that 68% of the team’s goals came from midfielders, which goes to show how many options this team has in the offensive end. The club’s managers are in deep talks with Inter Milan regarding the loaning of Gabriel Barbosa. They will be with an almost full squad ahead of this match, except Castellano who is listed as doubtful.
On the other hand, Leganes (4-8-2) should be feeling rather lucky from the point they got from the goal-less draw at home against Villarreal. The most concerning issue however, was the fact that they failed to score for the 5th time in their last 6 matches, a team that has scored in 7 of the 8 first matches in the season. As a result, they have gradually started falling in the standings, as they are now sitting at the 15th spot of the league with 14 points, just 2 points above the relegation zone. They are on a bad beat recently, having won just once in their last 7, the bottom-placed Osasuna (1-5-1). Leganes have been much more productive on the road than they have at home, as they have gathered 9 of their 14 points so far, while 3 of their 4 wins in the season have been in road matches. However, they suffered consecutive big losses in their last 3 away matches (0-3-0), having conceded 10 goals and failing to score any of their own. After all, with just 11 goals scored so far in the season, they have by far the worst offense in the league. The team’s injury report is going to be full for this match, as there 5 players who are listed as unavailable, while Marin still has some chances to participate.