Comments, predictions Leganes vs Girona: The relegation battle of life and death

Latest Leganes vs Girona team information

Leganes will welcome back striker Daniel Raba from suspension and will be hoping he continues his impressive recent form, with six goals in his last seven appearances taking him to the top of the team's scoring charts.

Fighting midfielder Yvan Neyou was forced off with injury over the weekend and could join Borna Barisic, Enric Franquesa and Matija Nastasic on the injury list.

Renato Tapia, however, is likely to feature in midfield. Despite his key role in the game, scoring goals is not his strong suit – his only goal in six years came in the first leg against Girona.

For Girona, defender Miguel Gutierrez returned from a minor injury, but striker Abel Ruiz remained absent despite having only played two games previously after recovering from another injury.

That shows the problems that coach Michel has encountered in attack this season, where they have not been able to find a worthy replacement for Artem Dovbyk. Currently, 38-year-old veteran Cristhian Stuani is the top scorer with eight goals, despite being on the field for most of the time only in the last 20 minutes of the match.

In addition, Bryan Gil is absent with a knee injury, while Ricard Artero is out with an ankle ligament strain.

Latest expected lineup Leganes vs Girona

Leganes:
Dmitrovic; Rosier, Gonzalez, Saenz, Hernandez; Rodriguez, Tapia, Cisse; Diomande, Garcia, Raba

Girona:
Gazzaniga; Frances, Krejci, Blind, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Herrera, Arthur, Van de Beek, Asprilla; Danjuma

Latest football review Leganes vs Girona

Despite being one of the worst teams in the relegation battle, Leganes picked up a vital point last weekend when they held European contenders Mallorca to a 0-0 draw away from home.

However, their winless run has now stretched to six games, with just two points picked up in that time, with the crucial moments often falling short of their favour. They lost by a single goal after leading against Real Madrid, Real Betis and Celta Vigo, and also lost to Barcelona by the same scoreline. The result leaves Borja Jimenez's side in 19th place, but they still have a chance of staying close to safety.

After a difficult schedule, Leganes now enter a more relaxed series of matches to close the season, with five of the remaining six opponents in the bottom half of the table, including three teams in the bottom five.

Their next opponents are Girona, and Leganes fans will expect their side to be more effective in attack than they were in their draw with Mallorca last weekend, where both teams managed just two shots on target over the course of 90 minutes.

Unsurprisingly, Leganes are one of only two teams (along with bottom-placed Valladolid) to have failed to score 30 goals this season, despite finding Girona three times in the first leg. However, that wasn’t enough to earn them a point, with Girona winning 4-3 in a thrilling encounter. That win also opened the door for Girona to complete a league double over Leganes in the same season, something they have only managed once before in their history.

Head-to-head history also favours Girona, as they have never lost in six trips to Leganes' field, and have only lost one of their last 13 meetings in all competitions.

However, after qualifying for the Champions League last season, Girona have fallen dramatically, currently equalling the club's record for the longest winless streak in La Liga history.

Girona's 3-1 home defeat to Betis on Monday night was their 10th consecutive game without a win, having been 3-0 down at half-time in a nervous display.

They are currently just three points clear of the relegation zone, and a defeat to 19th-placed Leganes would see that gap narrowed further, so improving their away form, where they have picked up just one point from their last six games, will be key.

That lone point came in a draw with Espanyol, but Girona have conceded 14 goals in their last six away games and their next few games are not easy, with Mallorca, Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid facing them after midweek.

Latest Leganes vs Girona 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 Gironaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Leganes 2-1 Girona

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

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