La Liga | Gameweek 19

Jan 11, 2025 at 5.30pm UK

RCDE Stadium

Espanyol vs Leganes

Match preview

Espanyol secured their return to La Liga through the Segunda Division play-offs last season, but they are in another relegation battle at this stage of the campaign, having taken just 15 points from their 18 top-flight games this term.

The Catalans have a record of four wins, three draws and 11 defeats in La Liga this season, while their defensive record of 30 goals conceded is the second-worst in the division.

Sitting just a point behind 17th-placed Getafe, it is not time to hit the panic button, and head coach Manolo Gonzalez has kept his job despite the team's struggles this term.

Espanyol are winless in La Liga since the end of November, taking just two points from their last four games, and went into the winter break in Spain with a 1-0 defeat at Las Palmas.

The Catalan outfit faced Leganes twice in the Segunda Division last season, picking up just a point, while Leganes also won the last two La Liga meetings between the two sides.

Saturday's game will be the first time the two sides have met in La Liga since the 2019-20 season, with Leganes winning 2-0 at home and 1-0 away in that campaign.