AD Ceuta FC (home)
- Cultural Leonesa (17th, 25pts) travel to AD Ceuta FC (11th, 32pts) to take on the home side on Monday, in a LaLiga 2 matchup that is about more than just the league standings.
- This is a promotion story versus survival story, Cuco Ziganda’s pragmatic makeover of Cultural against Jose Juan Romero’s high-tempo, high-pressing, possession-based philosophy that helped Ceuta bounce up from the third tier.
- Ceuta have won 7 of their 11 home games in LaLiga 2, conceding an average of 1.00 goals per game.
Cultural Leonesa (away)
- Cultural Leonesa have won 5 away games in this season’s LaLiga 2, conceding an average of 1.73 goals per match.
- Cultural are winless in their last five (D2, L3) and are currently on a two-game losing streak.
Head-to-Head
Ceuta have won both of the previous two LaLiga 2 head-to-head matches , including a 1-0 away win just two months ago .
Key Players
- Marcos Fernandez has scored five LaLiga 2 goals in 17 appearances and is a consistent threat as the focal point of Ceuta’s attack.
- Manu Justo is in excellent form for Cultural, scoring five LaLiga 2 goals in 20 appearances.
- Ivan Calero has also chipped in with three of the team's last eight goals.
Betting Insights
- The odds favour Ceuta at 2.0, with Cultural sitting at 3.7 and the draw at 3.35.
- Ivan Calero has also chipped in with three of the team's last eight goals, so he looks a great anytime scorer bet, considering both of these teams have been struggling defensively of late.
- The ‘Both Teams To Score’ option looks tempting at 1.83, with both sides looking to impose their game plans on the other and both showing defensive frailties in recent weeks.
Prediction
Ceuta should have enough quality to edge a tough contest , although Cultural’s counter-attacking threat should keep this close.
