Las Palmas vs Real Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-01-26 15:15.
After two consecutive La Liga wins ‘to nil’, Las Palmas are in the heady position of eighth going into this fixture with Real Madrid, the only team in the division to have conceded fewer league goals (13) this term than the Canary Islanders’ (17). As manager Garciá Pimienta played down speculation linking him with the Barcelona job, he maintains he is solely focused on ensuring his side’s survival following promotion last term.
Barcelona are the only team to have beaten Los Amarillos at home since the start of November (W3, D1), and they impressively managed to score first in all five of those matches. Ahead of a first home H2H since March 2018, they’re no strangers to scoring against Madrid either, netting an average of 1.75 goals per game across the last four meetings here (W1, D1, L2).
Although the visitors have dominated the most recent H2Hs (W6, D2), they can take nothing for granted here given how hard they had to fight to beat bottom side Almería 3-2 last weekend. That victory, achieved via a 99th-minute winner, came at a cost as Jude Bellingham’s fifth league booking of the season means he misses this game through suspension.
With their campaign distilling into an intense battle for supremacy with Girona, who they trail by one point with a game in hand, Los Blancos have gone six away league matches unbeaten (W4, D2). But they’re looking to get back to winning ways on the road following their Copa del Rey defeat at Atlético Madrid which saw them beaten 4-2 after extra-time in another drama-filled game.
Players to watch: Alberto Moleiro opened the scoring for Las Palmas against Rayo Vallecano (W 2-0) last weekend with his second deadlock-breaking strike of the season. After scoring twice against Atlético this month, Joselu could have another role to play for Real Madrid, with his last seven competitive club strikes arriving after the break.
Hot stat: Real Madrid have collected a league-low 37 yellow cards this term (average of 1.85 per match).