Leganes vs Real Mallorca Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 Spanish Primera
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It has been a positive and unbeaten start to the campaign for Leganes this season following their promotion back to the top-flight and they now welcome Jago Arrasate’s Real Mallorca to the capital city this weekend.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday 31st August, 2024 - UK – 8:30pm / US ET – 3:30pm / US PT – 12:30pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Leganes vs Real Mallorca may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
LEGANES PREVIEW: LEGA OF LEGENDS
Under the exciting managerial prospect of 39-year-old Borja Jimenez, who never had a professional playing career, Leganes launched themselves back into the top-flight last season as Segunda champions and with Borja Jimenez sticking to his progressive tactical principles, they have begun this campaign well as well.
The home team come into this weekend unbeaten after three matches having collected five points from their opening three matches. They were the better side against Osasuna in a 1-1 draw at El Sadar before edging past Las Palmas at Butarque and then being held to a goalless draw away to fellow newly-promoted side Real Valladolid in midweek.
REAL MALLORCA PREVIEW: MALLORCA TRYING TO FIND A FORMULA
Over the summer, Real Mallorca took the decision to try and pursue what their recruitment in recent seasons has suggested and that is to try and play a more proactive and progressive style of football. To work towards that, the new Mexico boss Javier Aguirre has been replaced by former Osasuna boss Jago Arrasate.
The Balearic Islanders began this season with a steady and impressive 1-1 draw against ‘galacticos 2.0’ Real Madrid in Palma de Mallorca. In their second game, they then suffered a frustrating 1-0 loss to the aforementioned Osasuna at El Sadar before being held to a goalless draw by Sevilla back in Majorca in ridiculous heat.
LEGANES TEAM NEWS: FULLY FIT LEGANES
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Juan Soriano; Rosier, Jorge Saenz, Sergio, Javi Hernandez; Neyou, Cisse; Juan Cruz, Chicco, Enric Franquesa; Miguel de la Fuente
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
REAL MALLORCA TEAM NEWS: LIKELY TO BE UNCHANGED
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Leo Roman; Pablo Maffeo, Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Johan Mojica; Samu Costa, Manu Morlanes, Sergi Darder; Antonio Sanchez, Muriqi, Larin
UNAVAILABLE: Javi Llabres (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
LEGANES VS REAL MALLORCA PREDICTION
Both of these sides will intend to play a more proactive and entertaining style of football over the course of this season but the style of Spanish domestic football of the last ten years has been low-scoring and that is what is happening at the moment for both of these two sides, too. Under 2.5 goals seems quite likely for this one given their results so far, despite Borja Jimenez and Jago Arrasate’s tactical intentions.
LEGANES VS REAL MALLORCA TIP: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
