Leganes‘ battle to escape the La Liga relegation zone will continue on Monday evening, when they welcome Osasuna to Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
The hosts are currently 18th in the La Liga table, level on points with 17th-placed Alaves, while Osasuna occupy 14th, seven points above their opponents in Madrid.
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Leganes are the reigning Segunda Division champions, with the team securing a return to this level for the first time since 2019-20, and their main focus for this season would therefore have been avoiding the drop.
El Lega are, perhaps not unexpectedly, involved in a relegation battle at this stage of proceedings, picking up 27 points from their 29 matches, which has left them in 18th spot in the table, level on points with 17th-placed Alaves.
Borja Jimenez‘s side will enter this match off the back of a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid, which made it three straight reverses in Spain’s top flight, and they have now been beaten in four of their last five games at this level.
Leganes have picked up 17 points from their 14 home league matches this season, and they will be welcoming an Osasuna outfit with only 10 points to show from their 14 games on their travels, recording just one win in the process.
El Lega are without a La Liga win over Osasuna since November 2016, but it was 1-1 in the reverse game earlier this season, and the visitors will also enter this match in disappointing form.
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Indeed, Osasuna are without a win in Spain’s top flight since the start of February, losing two of their last three, although they did draw 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao at San Mames last time out.
Vicente Moreno‘s side finished 11th in La Liga last season, but they are currently down in 14th spot in the table, boasting a record of seven wins, 13 draws and nine defeats to collect 34 points.
Osasuna have been the draw specialists in Spain’s top flight this term, sharing the points on 13 occasions, and they have only suffered nine losses, which is one more than Real Betis in sixth.
Los Rojillos, as mentioned, have found it difficult on their travels this season, only winning one of their 14 away games, scoring just seven times in the process, but they have shared the points in exactly half of their league fixtures on their travels.
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Leganes will again be without the services of Enric Franquesa due to a long-term knee injury, while Oscar Rodriguez is unavailable for selection through suspension.
Head coach Jimenez will have taken plenty of positives from the clash against Real Madrid last time out, and there is every chance that it will be close to the same XI, aside from the unavailable Rodriguez.
Munir El Haddadi may be the player to benefit, with the ex-Barcelona youngster potentially being introduced in a wide position, while there will be another start in the number 10 position for Dani Raba.
As for Osasuna, Sergio Herrera will be back in the squad following a suspension, but Unai Garcia, Iker Munoz and Bryan Zaragoza are again unlikely to be available for selection through injury.
Ante Budimir has been in outstanding form for Moreno’s side this season, finding the back of the net on 15 occasions in Spain’s top flight, and he will again operate through the middle.
Aimar Oroz and Ruben Garcia should continue in the wide areas for Osasuina, while Jorge Herrando is expected to operate in the back three, with Jesus Areso and Abel Bretones in the wing-back positions.
Leganes possible starting lineup:
Dmitrovic; Rosier, Gonzalez, Nastasic, J Hernandez; Neyou, Tapia; Cruz, Raba, El Haddadi; D Garcia
Osasuna possible starting lineup:
Fernandez; Areso, Boyomo, Catena, Herrando, Bretones; Ruben Garcia, Moncayola, Torro, Oroz; Budimir
We say: Leganes 1-1 Osasuna
Osasuna are the draw specialists in Spain’s top flight, and we can see another stalemate here. Neither side are winning matches at the moment, but Osasuna have one of the worst away records in the division, so we are expecting Leganes to be good enough for at least a point despite their own struggles during the 2024-25 campaign.
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