Eibar vs Leganes 7/9/20 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

Two clubs near the bottom of the La Liga table face off on Thursday when Eibar hosts Leganes in a top flight Spanish fixture. Eibar is six points above the relegation zone but has lost two straight matches to fall to 9-8-17 on 35 points. Eibar has been shut out in each of its last two matches versus Osasuna and Sevilla adding pressure on the players leading up to Thursday's match. Eibar lost to Sevilla 1-0 in its most recent outing after falling to Osasuna 2-0 prior to that.

Eibar has two wins, one draw and two losses in its last five fixtures in La Liga. During that span of play, Eibar  has scored four goals, while it's backline and goalkeepers have allowed five. The Eibar defense has one clean sheet over the last five matches, while the offense has been shutout twice. Fabian Orellana is the leading goal scorer for Eibar with eight and leads the club in assists with seven. Charles is the second leading goal scorer with six.

Although Leganes is six points from safety, the club kept its hopes alive for survival by defeating Espanyol the last time out on Sunday 1-0. Jonathan Silver scored the only goal of the match. Leganes is in 19th place at 6-10-18 on 28 points. The victory snapped a six-match winless streak for Leganes. During that stretch of six matches, Leganes took just two of a possible 18 points. Leganes must take all three points on Thursday or are sure to be relegated.

Leganes has one win, two draws and two losses in its last five fixtures in top flight play.  Over that stretch of five matches, Leganes has scored three goals, while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed six. The offense for Leganes has been held scoreless in two of its last five matches, while the defense has two clean sheets in two of the last five. Oscar Rodriguez is the leading goal scorer for Leganes with nine, while Roque Mesa is the assists leader with three.