Atl. Madrid vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-02 13:00.
[p]AtlĂ©tico Madrid were given a welcome break from league action in midweek when they took on sixth-tier Vic in the Copa del Rey. Despite having lost just once this La Liga season, that coming in their last such game against Real Betis, the capital club have won only five of their eleven league games so far (D5), already leaving them a whopping ten points behind leaders Barcelona coming into the matchday – a real setback for a side which had seemingly signed so well in the summer.   [/p]
[p]Thereâs already talk of a winter swoop for Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus as Atleti look to recover quickly. And at least home comforts should help Simeoneâs men for now, considering that theyâve been beaten just twice in their last 35 contests at Estadio Metropolitano in La Liga (W29, D4), while no team has conceded fewer goals as hosts (2) in the division this season![/p]
[p]The strength of Atleti at home isnât news to upcoming opponents Las Palmas, who havenât managed to gain an away H2H top-flight victory since 1969/70 (D4, L16), with a miserable historical win percentage of just 6.1% in such games! The Canary Islanders have hit something of a purple patch however since the appointment of Diego MartĂnez, shocking Girona 1-0 in their last La Liga encounter straight after ending a run of 12 consecutive league matches on the road without a win by beating Valencia 3-2![/p]
[p]Conceding at least two goals in each of their away contests this term (W1, L4) spells more danger however, with only Celta Vigo (20) and Valladolid (23) having let in more La Liga goals overall in 2024/25 coming into the weekend. And despite recent improvements, perhaps most worrying for MartĂnez will be that his side are 18th after 11 games. Just twice have Las Palmas been lower at this stage of a top-flight season (1987/88 and 2017/18) – with both those campaigns ending in relegation![/p]
[p]Key battle: Atleti forward Alexander SĂžrloth has five goal contributions in his last five encounters for club and country (G4, A1), with the 42 La Liga goals to his name identically split between the first and second half! Meanwhile, Las Palmas defender Ălex Muñoz might have an eye for goal as well as stopping the Norwegian, having struck in back-to-back league games for the first time in his career last month![/p]
[p]Hot streak: Atleti havenât lost back-to-back La Liga matches since March.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]