Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Leganes
Match Time & Date:
08/12/2024
13:00
Prediction: 0-1
Real Sociedad
Following a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Alaves, Leganes will look to return to winning ways in La Liga when they face Real Sociedad on Matchday 16. Borja Jimenez’s men are after their fourth home win of the process and a triumph over La Real could see them escape the danger zone. Defender Enric Franquesa remains on the sidelines with injury alongside Daniel Raba, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Basques, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, winning three of their last four league matches and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to win Sunday’s encounter. In their last meeting in the suburbs of Madrid Leganes defeated Real Sociedad 2-1, but we are tempted to put our money on Imanol Alguacil’s troops as they have found their form. All Luka Sucic, Aritz Elustondo, and Hamari Traore miss out with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
Highlighted Team (Leganes):
Leganes are a Spanish football club that have mostly been playing in lower leagues. Los Pepineros play their home games at Batarque (Madrid) and the capacity of the stadium is just 8,138. Leganes secured their promotion to the Spanish La Liga for the first time ever in 2016 and, no doubt, that is considered the club’s biggest success.
Leganes’ bitterest rivals are fellow capital club Getafe and there have always been fireworks when the two teams take on each other in the South Madrid derby.
The colour of the team’s home kit is white and blue, whilst their away kits are green. The likes of Pierre Webo, Samuel Eto’o, Ivan Zarandona, Jose Chamot, Catanha, Ruben Falcon, Jordi Lardin and Pedro Lago are famous players who were part of the Batarque outfit in the past. Lady Maria Victoria Pavon is the first female president in the history of the club and she has been in charge of the club since 2009.
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