Cartagena vs Leganes Prediction: the Visitors Look Stronger

Prediction for the Copa del Rey match between Cartagena vs Leganes, which will take place on January 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Cartagena

Cartagena played six matches in two tournaments in December: an away win over Club Andorra in the Copa, a win over Sporting in La Liga 2, a draw with Albacete and defeats against Eibar, Castellón and Granada. They're currently in 21st place in the division standings, with 14 points after 21 rounds played, and have 6 points less than Cádiz, the team above the relegation zone. Ponferradina has the 21st home statistic in the division, +2=2-6, 6:13 goal difference.

Leganes

After the November international break, Leganes played six matches. In the Spanish championship, they got home defeats to Real and Real Sociedad (0:3) and Villarreal (2:5), a guest draw with Alaves (1:1) and a guest sensational victory over Barcelona (1:0). In the Copa, Leganes defeated the Estepona club in a penalty shootout. At the moment, the visitors are 15th in the La Liga standings, and the future guests are three points ahead of Espanyol, which is in the relegation zone. Leganés' away statistics are 12th in the division, +1=5-3, 9:13 goal difference.

Expert Betting Tips

Two losers meet, one from the second La Liga and the other from the elite division, so we shouldn't expect an abundance of goals. Leganés is a team of a higher class, and they have done well away from home this season and in general, so we're on the side of the favorite.