Girona vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-09-02 12:00.
With their fourth consecutive La Liga (LL) triumph coming over Sevilla (2-1) at the weekend, Girona can proudly claim to have won two of their first three league games in any division since 2014/15. It’s a brilliant start for a club that returned to the top flight only last season, and their home results against the other two newly promoted clubs in the previous season (6-2 vs AlmerĂa and 2-1 vs. Valladolid) suggest they should be too strong for Las Palmas here.
In fact, Girona won nine of their 13 home LL fixtures last term against clubs to finish outside the top six (D3, L1) before following it up with a solid 3-0 thumping of Getafe in their home debut of this season. It’s fair to say their head coach MĂchel has inspired some brave and fearless football, instructing his charges to “play like you would on the street” and to look to create dangerous opportunities wherever possible.
Las Palmas have ground out two gritty home draws (1-1 vs Mallorca and 0-0 vs Real Sociedad) for their two league points, which saw them complete the previous round with the fewest total goals for or against (three) in the league to date. They began their successful bid for promotion last season with ten clean sheets from their first 12 La Liga 2 matches, so whilst their defending remains a strong point, the goalscoring is lacking.
Whilst the first division is a notable step up, Las Palmas were the Segunda DivisiĂłn’s best travelling side last season (W9, D9, L3), and a tight 1-0 loss to Valencia in their first away outing of this campaign further illustrates how competitive they can be. Manager GarcĂa Pimienta has been quite optimistic despite not yet enjoying victory, claiming on separate occasions that his side deserved a draw at Valencia and a win against Sociedad.
Players to watch: This will be a special fixture for Las Palmas-born Girona defender Juanpe, who represented Las Palmas for several years as a youth, reserves and first-team player. The visitors need more from 28-year-old Sandro RamĂrez, who has scored just three league goals for the team this calendar year.
Hot streak: Girona have scored in seven consecutive LL home games (W5, L2).