The Round of 16 match in the Spanish Cup between Almeria and Leganes will take place on January 15 at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos. Almeria vs. Leganes: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Projected lineups for Almeria vs. Leganes
Almeria (4-2-3-1): Luis Maximiano – Bruno Langa, Edgar Gonzalez, Aleksandar Radovanovic, Marc Pubill – Gonzalo Melero, Dion Lopy – Luis Suarez, Nico Melamed, Alejandro Pozo – Marko Milovanovic.
Leganes (5-4-1): Juan Soriano – Valentin Rosier, Sergio Gonzalez, Juan Cruz, Matija Nastasic, Jorge Saenz – Munir El Haddadi, Seydouba Cisse, Darko Brasanac, Dani Raba – Diego Garcia.
The starting lineup for each team in their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Almeria
The Andalusians have advanced through previous rounds without needing extra time. They began with away victories over lower league opponents, defeating San Sebastian de los Reyes and Cultural Leonesa with identical 2-1 scores. In the last round, Almeria unexpectedly thrashed Sevilla 4-1 at home. Over the past 15 years, the team has reached the Copa del Rey semifinals once, in the 2010/11 season, where they were stopped by Barcelona (3-0).
- The number "1" appeared in the scoreline at the end of regular time in 8 of the last 10 matches of the club in the Spanish Cup.
- At least two goals were scored in regular time in 8 of Almeria's last 9 games in this tournament.
Leganes
Borja Jimenez's side played all three previous Copa del Rey stages away against lower league opponents. They successively defeated Ciudad de Lucena (2-1), Estepona (2-2, extra time 0-0, penalties 5-4), and Cartagena (2-1). Last season, the club was stopped at the 1/32 finals stage by Ferrol (1-0). The last time Leganes played in the Round of 16 of the Spanish Cup was five years ago, when they suffered a heavy defeat to Barcelona (0-5).
- The club from the Madrid suburb has lost only twice in regular time in their last 12 Copa del Rey matches (5 wins and 5 draws).
- At least two goals were scored in 90 minutes in 7 of Leganes' last 9 games in this tournament.
Almeria vs. Leganes: Match Prediction
In this century, the opponents have faced each other 10 times, but only in the Segunda Division. In these encounters, Leganes holds the advantage with five wins, three draws, and only two losses to the Andalusians. In 5 of the last 6 head-to-head meetings in Spain's second division, both teams have scored.
I expect both teams to score in the upcoming match. This has been the case in all of both teams' matches in the current Spanish Cup. Additionally, both clubs have scored in 8 of Almeria's last 11 home games in the Segunda, as well as in 6 of Leganes' last 7 away games in La Liga. Therefore, my prediction is Both teams to score – yes
