Barcelona vs Leganes Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Barcelona experienced one of the darkest nights in their recent history on Tuesday when they were hammered 4-0 by PSG. In truth it could have been even worse such was the French side’s utter dominance but it’s safe to say Leganes won’t exert the same kind of threat here.

A wounded Barcelona side can be a dangerous beast and it is probably worth remembering they did win 6-0 away from home last weekend against a very useful Alaves side. Luis Enrique’s days in charge of the Catalans may be numbered but they won’t be giving up on the league title just yet and it’s hard to see this match being anything but a convincing home win.

Barcelona’s last 5 league games have seen them score 19 goals and concede just once, which isn’t bad for a team supposedly engulfed in crisis. They’ve netted 2.77 goals per game in the league this term, which is the best record in the division. Luis Suarez is now topping the goal-scoring charts in La Liga outright with 18 goals. He has netted at least twice in 3 of his last 7 outings in the league, including last weekend at Alaves. He should get chances to reach the 20 goal mark here and backing Luis Suarez to score twice or more at 8/5 could be worth a punt against poor opposition.

The Catalans have also managed to keep clean sheets in 50% of their home league games and that should improve here too up against shot-shy Leganes. The Madrid club suffered a real setback last weekend when they lost 2-0 at home to relegation rivals Sporting Gijon. They are still outside the drop-zone but having won just 1 of their last 17 games in all competitions, they appear to be in free-fall.

Leganes have netted just 0.68 goals per game this term, which is the worst record in La Liga. They’ve conceded twice or more in 6 of their last 7 outings too so it’s very difficult to see them competing in any department here and a convincing home win should be the result. Therefore,backing Barcelona -2.50 Asian Handicap at 17/20 looks to offer value.