Las Palmas vs Alaves prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-05-25 14:15.
Having finally secured their La Liga status for next season, Las Palmas fans can relax, safe in the knowledge that their miserable 12-game winless run (D4, L8) has not had any long-term effects. Los Amarillos drew 0-0 with ten-man Cádiz last time out to ensure they will still be gracing the top-flight in 2024/25, which is something to be celebrated for a club who had only spent five of the previous 35 campaigns in the top flight.
Manager García Pimienta declared himself “overjoyed” at beating the drop, although their poor form since mid-February has threatened to take the shine off things. He will therefore be desperate to send his players off into the summer on a high, as Las Palmas seek a victory which would give them their highest La Liga points total since 2015/16.
History suggests Alavés will prove a tricky opponent though, as the visitors have lost only one of the last seven H2Hs (W2, D4). And although Babazorros have nothing to play for in terms of European qualification, they head into this fixture tenth in the table, looking to secure a victory which would rubber stamp a top-half finish in La Liga for only the second time in 22 years.
A run of four wins from their last six games (D1, L1) has helped them move up the ladder, a run which includes a 1-0 victory over Getafe last weekend. Such form has convinced the club’s hierarchy to hand manager Luis García a new two-year contract and he will now be attempting round off the season on a high, something Alavés have struggled to do in recent years, as they have lost their final game of a La Liga campaign on each of the last three attempts.
Key battle: Las Palmas goalkeeper Álvaro Valles has only conceded one goal in his previous three H2Hs (W1, D2). Attempting to breach his resistance may be Samu Omorodion, who will be attempting to end an 11-game club drought, but has seen six of his last eight strikes serve as the first or last of the match.
Hot stat: Las Palmas have scored a La Liga low of 12 first half goals this season.