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Real Madrid vs Leganes Predictions

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      Real Madrid vs Leganes Predictions

      This is Real Madrid’s second home game of the season and again it’s a Madrid derby against a Leganes side that they’ve never dropped points against in the top flight. The visitors will cross the Spanish capital for this Saturday’s clash more in hope than expectation as they look to build on their solitary point so far.

      That came via a dramatic late leveller from Nabil El Zhar against Real Sociedad on Friday night that saw Leganes complete a comeback from 2-0 down to draw. It was a boost for Mauricio Pellegrino who had seen his team defeated by an even later goal four days earlier in Bilbao. Overall it hasn’t been a terrible start for Leganes but it could be a long, hard season for the team that has finished 17th in each of their two top flight campaigns to date.

      Real Madrid needed a response to the UEFA Super Cup defeat and they’ve certainly got it with two wins out of two. They were easily the most impressive of the ‘big three’ last weekend as they came from behind to win 4-1 at Girona. While two of their goals did come from the spot, there were plenty of encouraging signs with Gareth Bale again looking sharp and seemingly relishing the task of taking over from Cristiano Ronaldo as the talisman of this team.

      Bale could score a lot of goals this season but perhaps just as significantly there were two goals for Karim Benzema last weekend. The Frenchman only netted five in La Liga in all of last season but should operate in more of a natural number nine position here under Lopetegui and that should really benefit him.

      Real Madrid are getting up to speed now you sense following the World Cup and they should have far too much creativity and firepower for this Leganes side. The visitors were pretty organised for most of last season but they look to have lost some of that defensive solidity with the departure of coach Asier Garitano. They also lost arguably their best player this week with Gabriel Pires joining Benfica for £9 million and with some key men still carrying injuries, this could be a really tough evening for Leganes.

      Overall backing Real Madrid to Win & Over 3.5 Goals appeals and going for another 4-1 Real Madrid Win looks good in the Correct Score market as there is still the feeling that their defence is likely to suffer from the odd lapse in concentration.

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