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CD Leganes vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
CD Leganes
3 – 2
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sun 11 May 2025 · 12:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Butarque 11,669 HT 45' · FT 45'
Seydouba Cisse 33' 1–0
Yan Diomande 41' 2–0
Marash Kumbulla og 63' 3–0
3–1 79' Leandro Cabrera
3–2 90+8' Pere Milla
Y 48' Javi Puado
Dani Raba 61' Y
Y 73' Leandro Cabrera

Overview

Match Preview

CD Leganes vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Municipal de Butarque.

Match Details

  • Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
  • Assistant 1 Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Jorge Bueno Mateo (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
CD Leganes 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-11 CD Leganes 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-01-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CD Leganes 2024-04-12 CD Leganes 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-10-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 CD Leganes 2020-07-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 CD Leganes

Recent Form

CD Leganes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 3–2 W
04 May Sevilla FC A 2–2 D
24 Apr Girona FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr RCD Mallorca A 0–0 D
12 Apr FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
07 Apr CA Osasuna H 1–1 D
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May CD Leganes A 2–3 L
04 May Real Betis Balompié H 1–2 L
27 Apr Villarreal CF A 0–1 L
22 Apr Valencia CF A 1–1 D
18 Apr Getafe CF H 1–0 W
12 Apr RC Celta de Vigo A 2–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CD Leganes is hosting RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Borja Jiménez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Leganes and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' What composure from Seydouba Cisse! The Guinea international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' Assisted by Dani Raba with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yan Diomande makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 46' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Fernando Calero by Alvaro Tejero on 46 minute.
  • 48' Javi Puado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 48.
  • 53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CD Leganes and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. CD Leganes in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact 5-4-1.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Dani Raba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 62' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Jofre Carreras Pages by Antoniu Roca on 62 minute.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Marash Kumbulla makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 72' Pere Milla is replacing Roberto Fernandez for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
  • 73' Leandro Cabrera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
  • 74' Dani Raba makes way for Oscar at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Leganes.
  • 79' Leandro Cabrera adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' Yvan Neyou makes way for Darko Brasanac at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Leganes.
  • 85' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Diego Garcia as he leaves the pitch. Miguel steps in for CD Leganes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

CD Leganes Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Borja Jiménez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Borja Iglesias 3
Leandro Cabrera 2
Seydouba Cisse 2
Martin Braithwaite 1
Youssef En-Nesyri 1
Jonathan Silva 1
Miguel 1
Pere Milla 1

Head to Head

2025-05-11 CD Leganes 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-01-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CD Leganes 2024-04-12 CD Leganes 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-10-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 CD Leganes 2020-07-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 CD Leganes

CD Leganes Form

2025-05-11 CD Leganes 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-05-04 Sevilla FC 2–2 CD Leganes D 2025-04-24 CD Leganes 1–1 Girona FC D 2025-04-19 RCD Mallorca 0–0 CD Leganes D 2025-04-12 CD Leganes 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2025-04-07 CD Leganes 1–1 CA Osasuna D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-05-11 CD Leganes 3–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-05-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2025-04-27 Villarreal CF 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-04-22 Valencia CF 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-04-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Getafe CF W 2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 CD Leganes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Leganes47% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26%
Actual: CD Leganes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

CD Leganes or Draw
75%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
53%
CD Leganes or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Leganes30% Draw49% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%
Actual: CD Leganes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — CD Leganes

Handicap CD Leganes covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

CD Leganes keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.