Las Palmas vs Valencia prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-02 16:30.
[p]Las Palmas spent just a few days outside the relegation zone late last month courtesy of back-to-back victories before a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao saw them slip back down. The reality for Diego MartĂnez’s side is that they have been subpar for the majority of the season, and having won just two of their last 15 league games (D4, L9), their long-term form is fuelling fears of a drop to the second tier.[/p]
[p]Despite enduring a disappointing campaign to this point, the Yellows begin Round 34 just two points from safety, so a win here against Valencia could see them end the weekend outside of the bottom-three again dependent on results elsewhere. Las Palmas’ quest for a positive result would be greatly aided if they’re able to score first as they remain one of a few clubs unbeaten on home soil in the league this term when netting the opener (W4, D2).[/p]
[p]Valencia were in serious danger of relegation themselves for a large chunk of this season, but have enjoyed a remarkable upturn since Carlos Corberán’s December appointment to claw themselves to safety. Beginning Round 34 seven points and four places better off than Las Palmas, the Bats would take a huge step towards guaranteeing their La Liga status with a win on Saturday evening.[/p]
[p]Corberán has led his boyhood club on an eight-match unbeaten run since the start of March (W4, D4) despite scoring 2+ goals just twice since the first game of that sequence against Osasuna (3-3). Valencia have not gone at least nine La Liga games without defeat since April 2019, and if they are to achieve that feat this weekend, they’ll need to end a run of four straight La Liga defeats at Estadio de Gran Canaria.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Watch out late for Oliver McBurnie after six of his eight goal involvements in La Liga this season (G2, A6) came during or after the 60th minute. Five of Umar Sadiq’s six competitive goals for Valencia were recorded away from home, but he is yet to win a career H2H against Las Palmas (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Las Palmas have won six La Liga matches against Valencia since the turn of the millennium (D1, L5), the most against any opponent.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]