La Liga Preview: Valencia Struggles Away, Leganés May End Winless Streak

On October 5 at 03:00, La Liga Matchday 9, Leganés vs Valencia.

Leganés won the Segunda División title in the 2023/24 season, successfully returning to the top flight after four years. After eight rounds of La Liga, they have one win, four draws, and three losses, accumulating seven points to rank 16th. Meanwhile, Valencia has one win, two draws, and five losses, with five points ranking 18th, two points behind Leganés.

Despite only managing two points from their last five matches and remaining winless for six rounds, Leganés has remained unbeaten in their last two games, drawing against Getafe and Rayo Vallecano. Prior to that, they suffered consecutive losses to Mallorca, Real Betis, and Athletic Bilbao. Leganés failed to score in two out of their three home games in La Liga this season. On the other hand, Valencia has struggled this season, most recently suffering a 3-0 defeat against Real Sociedad in the league last weekend. Valencia has lost all four of its away games in La Liga this season, conceding three goals in three of those matches and failing to score in three as well.

The teams have not met often historically, having only faced each other ten times across all competitions since 2016. After winning six consecutive matches against Leganés, Valencia has drawn three and lost one (three 1-1 draws and a 0-1 loss) in their last four encounters. Their most recent meeting ended in a 0-1 away defeat for Valencia.

Leganés will be without two key players due to injuries, Néyder García and Iván Ñíguez are unavailable, but they do not have any new injury concerns. For Valencia, Rafa Mir remains suspended by the club, while José Gayà, Jaume Domènec, and Mouctar Diakhaby are still sidelined through injury. Jesús Vázquez is also expected to miss the game due to injury, with Thierry Correia likely to start at left-back.

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