Real Zaragoza v Leganés
Segunda División | Estadio de la Romareda
Saturday, 2 December 2023 @ 5.30pm
Real Zaragoza and Leganés come into Saturday's late kick-off at Estadio de la Romareda in contrasting spells, with the away team hitting a rich vein of form while the hosts struggle.
Real Zaragoza have drawn two and lost four of the last six, while Leganés have taken four wins and two draws.
Leganés are top of the table after 17 games, of which they have won 11 and drawn three, earning 36 points.
Zaragoza are 12 places behind the away side in 13th, with six wins and four draws putting them on 22 points.
With 28 goals in 17 games so far this season, Leganés are scoring more than average in the league with 1.6 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in nine goals at a rate of 0.5 per game.
Real Zaragoza, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 0.9 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.2. They have conceded 1.0 goal per game.
In Miguel De La Fuente Escudero, Leganés have one of the league's sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched eight goals in 14 appearances, to sit second in the scoring charts.
The hosts' top scorers, with three goals each, are Victor Carpintero Mollejo and Maikel Mesa Piñero.
In the last five years, Zaragoza and Leganés have played each other on six occasions. Zaragoza won one of them and Leganés the other.
On average, Real Zaragoza scored 0.8 goals and Leganés 2.0 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on March 12, when Zaragoza won 3-0 at home.
Zaragoza's last match was on November 25, a 1-0 loss against Albacete Balompié.
Leganés drew 2-2 with Racing Club de Ferrol last time out, on Sunday, with Diego García Campos and Yvan Neyou Noupa on the scoresheet.