Leganes vs Ponferradina Prediction, Tips & Match Preview

Leganes completely gave up the battle for the automatic promotion after winning just one of the last five Segunda Division outings.

They even lost the third place as a consequence and are now as many as 11 points shy of the second-placed Mallorca with just seven games left to play.

The latest of the failures for Los Pepineros came last weekend when they fell 2-1 away at table-toppers Espanyol.

Can they bounce back on Monday afternoon against top-half rivals Ponferradina who come to visit Estadio Municipal de Butarque for the Matchday No 35 game?

The visitors have not been enjoying their best shape of late either. They are winless in four straight league outings, a streak that has seriously pushed them back in a potential contention for the promotional play-offs.

La Ponfe are six points shy of the sixth-placed Rayo Vallecano and a result here would get them straight back in the contest.

Leganes vs Ponferradina Head-to-head

Ponferradina lost only one of five meetings with Los Pepineros. They celebrated a 3-2 victory when they two sides met each other in the first part of the season at Estadio El Toralin.

Each of the last three head to head clashes ended in home wins. Both teams scored in three of five matches.

Leganes vs Ponferradina Prediction

La Ponfe have been struggling to keep things quiet at the back lately as they shipped at least a goal in seven consecutive Segunda Division fixtures before playing a disappointing goalless draw at home to bottom-half Fuenlabrada in the previous round. Bolo's men are winless in six straight away matches in the league and they have conceded at least a goal in each of these six affairs.

Leganes have one of the best home records in the entire division. They won 13 of 17 league fixtures at Estadio Municipal de Butarque this term. Considering La Ponfe's poor form on travels recently, we will back the home win as the main betting option at the odds of 1.70. You can also back the hosts to net two or more goals in the game at the 2.00 odds.