This matchup is quite the spectacle. On one end, we've got Villarreal with their hotshot goalkeeper, Luiz Júnior. Just slightly outshining our friend Marko Dmitrović from Leganés, but hey, who’s counting?
Villarreal’s squad boasts some firepower in the form of Nicolas Pépé and Ayoze Pérez, the latter coming off a month boasting four beauties into the net. They’ve had an impressive run this season - 17 wins, 10 draws, and just 8 losses. Now, that's a record you can hang your hat on.
Leganés, bless their hearts, aren't quite stepping up to the plate with the same gusto. Even with the efforts of their top-rated players like Munir El Haddadi, they seem to be trailing behind. They've taken home 7 victories, drawn 13 times, and suffered 15 losses. That’s a record that’s a bit too reminiscent of my high school report card, if you ask me.
Turning our attention to past mad squabbles, we see Villarreal comfortably took home the bacon in a 5-2 victory during their previous encounter. The numbers, my friends, do not lie.
So here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for—my very scientific, super accurate, not at all whimsical prediction.
Albert's Prediction: Villarreal by 2