Match report
Late Ruiz strike rescues point for Girona against Leganes
Girona and Leganes shared the points in a 1-1 draw on the opening weekend of the Segunda División season at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi. Naim García put the visitors ahead three minutes into the second half, but Abel Ruiz snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in the 90th minute to deny Leganes what would have been a first win of the campaign away from home.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
García's finish just after the restart came against the run of nothing in particular, given the sides had been goalless at half-time, and it forced Girona to chase the game for the remainder of the contest. Quique Alvarez's side dominated territory throughout, but it was not until the very end that their pressure told, with Ruiz levelling deep into added time to spare the hosts defeat.
Girona overwhelmed Leganes in terms of control and chances created, racking up 26 shots to just five and forcing seven efforts on target compared with three for the visitors. Despite that dominance, Raúl Fernández was central to keeping Leganes in the contest, and his performance in goal for the away side proved decisive in limiting the damage before García's goal and Ruiz's late leveller settled the points at one apiece.
Raúl Fernández produced a standout display between the posts for Leganes, rated 8.5, repelling a Girona side that piled forward with 26 shots to only five in reply.
Girona's 69% share of possession against Leganes' 31% underlined how one-sided territorial control was, even though the scoreline finished level.
Girona and Leganes drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Girona met Leganes in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Estadi Montilivi. Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia.
Team pages: Girona · Leganes · Segunda División
Key moments
- 48' Goal: Naim García — 0–1
- 90' Goal: Abel Ruiz — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Girona (4-1-4-1)
- 13 Paulo Gazzaniga
- 11 Álex Moreno
- 38 Juan Arango
- 38 Holmes Zamorano
- 38 J. Arango
- 16 Alejandro Francés
- 4 Arnau Martínez (c)
- 8 Fran Beltrán
- 20 Minsu Kim
- 14 Iván Morante
- 23 Iván Martín
- 17 Bryan Gil
- 12 Dawda Camara
Leganes (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Girona 65%, the draw 25%, Leganes 10%. It finished Girona 1–1 Leganes.
Girona's rating gap decides it — Girona are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives Girona a clear lead. The draw at 25% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Girona at 65%?
Girona sit 208 points higher on our strength rating — 1726 to 1518. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,930 such games. Girona sit -0.33 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,351 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 63–25–12.
Why only 65%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Girona's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,086. The goals environment adds 2.6 points to the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Leganes have shed 78 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,618 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Girona 3 wins, 2 draws, Leganes 1 win. Most recently Leganes 1–1 Girona, 1 year ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5039 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Girona vs Leganes final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Segunda División fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Girona and Leganes team pages or the Segunda División page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Girona vs Leganes?
Girona and Leganes drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Girona vs Leganes?
Naim García (48') for Leganes; Abel Ruiz (90') for Girona.
›Where can I watch Girona vs Leganes highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Girona vs Leganes; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Girona and Leganes?
Girona and Leganes have met 10 times — 5 wins for Girona, 1 win for Leganes and 4 draws.