Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
All eyes will be on Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez when Tenerife and Leganes square off against each other in the La Liga 2 round 36 opener. Los Insulares continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels and you should know that they have won three of their last four home matches. Sergio Gonzalez is banned for the match, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The capital club, on the other hand, have been impressive at the back of late, with the team eyeing their fourth consecutive clean sheet. As the league leaders are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence in Friday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on under 2.5 goals. You should bear in mind that under 2.5 goals have been netted in ten of the previous twelve meetings between the two sides in all competitions. Leganes midfielder Iker Undabarrena misses out through suspension.
Highlighted Player (Allan Nyom):
After playing amateur football in his homeland France, Allan Nyom began his professional career at Arles-Avignon. The pacey full back made 37 appearances for the club in the 2008/2009 season and at the end of the campaign he signed a deal with Serie A side Udinese. However, given the great collaboration between Udinese and Granada, he was immediately sent on loan to the Estadio Nuevo los Carmenes outfit.
Granada finished the 2009/2010 season in top position in the Segunda Division and, as a result, they secured automatic promotion to the Spanish top flight. Allan Nyom established himself as a first-team regular and it has to be noted that he made 32 appearances for los Granadinos in the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign. After spending five seasons at Granada, Nyom joined Watford in 2015 and he moved to fellow Premier League side WBA at the end of the season.
The WBA defender represents Cameroon on the international stage and he made his debut for Les Lions Indomptables on November 11, 2011.
Highlighted Team (Tenerife):
Tenerife is a Spanish club based in the Canary Islands. Tenerife were founded on November 21, 1912, with the team playing home games at Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez. The stadium was opened on July 25, 1925 and it can hold up to 22,824 spectators.
Los Insulares established them as the elite division club in the 1990s, but in 1999 the team suffer relegation to La Liga 2. Tenerife played in la liga two seasons more (2001/02, 2009/10), but they have been competing in lower leagues ever since. Los Insulares wear white and blue shirts when playing at home, whereas light green is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Tenerife participated in the UEFA Cup in the 1993/94 season, with the team eliminating the likes of Auxerre and Olympiakos before losing to Juventus in the last 16. Three years later the Spanish club did remarkably well to make it to the UEFA Cup semis. Las Palmas are considered Tenerife’s main rivals.