Barcelona vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-29 13:00.
[p]Robert Lewandowski scored a brace to become the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League as Barcelona defeated Brest 3-0 on Tuesday. That result ended a two-game winless run (D1, L1) in domestic action prior, but despite that, Barca still boast a four-point lead at the top ahead of this round. The Catalans should be confident of stretching that to seven, temporally at least, with a win against Las Palmas, a team that hasnât beaten Barça in the top flight since February 1986.[/p]
[p]The record is even better when playing host, as Barcelona havenât lost a home league H2H (W18, D2) since September 1971. Most will expect that record to be extended here, as the hosts have won eight consecutive matches this season at their temporary home venue of Estadi OlĂmpic LluĂs Companys, where they average 3.75 goals per game.[/p]
[p]Las Palmas start this round two points above the relegation zone after a 3-2 loss to ten-man Mallorca, where they came back from two goals down but fell to a stoppage-time strike. Thatâs just their second defeat across six games (W4), showing a huge improvement from the start of the season when they failed to win any of their first nine games.[/p]
[p]That initial poor start was complemented by four consecutive away defeats, but their fortunes on the road seem to have taken a turn for good. Three wins over their last four trips (L1) indicate the Canary Islanders wonât be pushovers, whilst late action seems to be a part of their package as their last four away league games have seen at least one goal scored beyond the 80th minute.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dani Olmo scored Barcelonaâs second goal in the win over Brest, which meant four of his last five goals have come at this venue, each time giving or extending their lead âto nil.â Jaime Mata will look to puncture those hopes, as his only career H2H goal came in a 1-0 win for his team back in the 2020/21 campaign, but the Las Palmas forward will have to tread with caution as his lone career top-flight red card came against Barcelona.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eight of Barcelonaâs last 11 league games produced over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]