Comments and predictions for Leganes vs Espanyol: Breathtaking tug-of-war

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Leganes will welcome back Adria Alti and Seydouba Cisse after serving suspensions against Sevilla. However, Javi Hernandez will miss out through suspension, while Enric Franquesa, Valentin Rosier and Borna Barisic are still unavailable through injury.

Munir El Haddadi is expected to recover from a minor injury picked up late in the game against Sevilla. Matija Nastasic is likely to start in place of Hernandez in defence.

Espanyol were without Omar El Hilali, who was suspended after picking up a yellow card in the defeat to Betis. Pol Lozano, Brian Olivan and Jose Gragera were all ruled out through injury, with Lozano having to leave the pitch at half-time against Betis.

Alvaro Tejero and Alex Kral will get a chance to start. Up front, the duo of Javi Puado and Roberto Fernandez – who have scored a combined 17 goals in La Liga this season – continue to be the visitors' hope of scoring.

Latest expected lineup Leganes vs Espanyol

Leganes:
Dmitrovic; Alti, Saenz, Gonzalez, Nastasic; Cruz, Tapia, Cisse, Diomande; El Haddadi, Raba

Espanyol:
J Garcia; Tejero, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Gonzalez, Kral; Roca, Exposito, Puado; R Fernandez

Latest football commentary Leganes vs Espanyol

Leganes are entering the final stages of the season with heavy pressure to avoid relegation. After 34 rounds, they have only won 31 points with a record of 6 wins, 13 draws and 15 losses, currently ranking 19th on the table - 4 points behind 17th-placed Alaves.

Despite the difficult situation, the opportunity is still there if Leganes take all 3 points this weekend. A victory will be a big boost to help them keep their hopes of staying in La Liga alive.

The newbies of the season – the Segunda Division champions – just drew 2-2 with Sevilla. In fact, they have lost only one of their last five games (against leaders Barcelona on April 12), drawing the rest, with their last win being a 1-0 win over Getafe in early March.

In the first leg, Leganes drew 1-1 with Espanyol. However, they have won 2 of the last 3 times they faced the Catalan team in La Liga.

Espanyol have not won at Leganes in the top flight for six years. Last season, when they were in Segunda, the two teams also drew goalless at Butarque.

Coach Manolo Gonzalez's team has just suffered two consecutive defeats against Villarreal and Real Betis, making them unable to completely rest assured about staying in the league even though they are currently ranked 14th with 39 points - 7 points more than Las Palmas (ranked 18th).

Espanyol can still dream of a European place as they are only 5 points behind that group. However, the remaining schedule is very difficult with the next match being the Catalan derby against Barcelona. They certainly do not want to go into the final two rounds having to win points to stay in the league.

However, their recent away form has been positive, with seven points from their last four away games, including wins over Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo. Overall, they have been more consistent since the start of 2025.

Latest Leganes vs Espanyol score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Leganes vs Espanyolas follows:

• Sportsmole:Leganes 1-2 Espanyol

• WhoScore:Leganes 2-2 Espanyol
• Our newspaper predicts:Leganes 1-1 Espanyol

When and where to watch Leganes vs Espanyol live?

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