LEGANéS. Leganés and Espanyol didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Espanyol was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque stadium in Leganés on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 11,573 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez with the assistance of Fernando Estela Bravo and Ricardo Landrove Lago. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.32 degrees Celsius or 68.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Espanyol had a superior ball possession 56% while Leganés was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leganés was putting more pressure with 30 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Leganés to win the match​.

Leganés shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol shot 13 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Leganés received 4 yellow cards (Juan Cruz, Sergio González , Miguel de la Fuente and Iker Undabarrena). On the other side, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Leandro Cabrera and Gastón Valles).

Also, Espanyol didn’t finish the match with 11 players after José González Álvarez (Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (5′).

Standings

After this contest, Leganés has 62 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol will has 58 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Leganés will play away with Tenerife on the 21st of April with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Espanyol will host FC Andorra on the 21st of April with a 0-0 head to head.

Leganés – Formation

Leganés adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Borja Jiménez Sáez decided to play with the following team: Diego Conde (7.7), Allan Nyom (7.0), Jorge Sáenz (7.0), Sergio González  (7.0), Enric Franquesa (7.3), Y. Neyou (7.3), Iker Undabarrena (7.0), Juan Cruz (6.4), Dani Raba (7.3), Francisco Portillo (6.8) and Diego García (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Dani Jiménez, Borja López, Luis Perea, Miguel de la Fuente (6.4), Darko Brasanac (6.4), Jorge Miramón, Näis Djouahra, Julián Chicco (6.3), Óscar Ureña, Seydouba Cissé (6.8), Alvin and Koke.

Substitutions

Leganés made 4 changes: Diego García for Darko Brasanac (87′), Juan Cruz for Seydouba Cissé (87′), Iker Undabarrena for Julián Chicco (72′) and Dani Raba for Miguel de la Fuente (74′).

Player of the match: Diego Conde​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leganés was the goalkeeper: Diego Conde. His rating is 7.65. He performed 1 save.

Espanyol – Formation

Also Espanyol adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

José Manuel González Álvarez played with: Joan García (7.8), O. El Hilali (7.3), Sergi Gómez (7.5), Leandro Cabrera (7.5), Brian Oliván (7.0), Jofre Carreras (7.5), José Gragera (7.3), Keidi Bare (7.7), Nico Melamed (6.7), Gastón Valles (6.7) and Martin Braithwaite (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Óscar Gil, Víctor Ruiz, Fernando Calero, Pol Lozano, Pere Milla (6.8), Fernando Pacheco, José Carlos Lazo (6.4), Salvi, Ángel Fortuño, Kenneth Soler and Rafel Bauzà.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 2 changes: Nico Melamed for José Carlos Lazo (87′) and Gastón Valles for Pere Milla (67′).

Player of the match: Joan García​

The most impressive player for Espanyol was the goalkeeper: Joan García. His rating is 7.75. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Leganés – Espanyol – 0-0