Las Palmas vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-04-18 19:00.
[p]After an abysmal start to 2025 saw them go 13 games without victory in all competitions (D4, L9), Las Palmas finally got back in the win column with a 3-1 win away to Getafe last weekend. That crucial result sees them sit just one point from safety, but itâs anyone’s guess whether theyâll launch a survival bid from here or become victims of the dreaded âsecond season syndromeâ and suffer relegation.[/p]
[p]The Estadio Gran Canaria faithful are still awaiting their first home win of 2025 (D2, L4) and the arrival of AtlĂ©tico Madrid may induce mixed emotions. Las Palmas beat their upcoming visitors 2-1 the last time they hosted them but that serves as their only positive result of the last 11 La Liga H2Hs (L10), and given manager Diego MartĂnez has failed to get the better of AtlĂ©tico in six previous attempts (D2, L4), their prospects look fairly bleak here.[/p]
[p]All that points to an AtlĂ©tico victory, as does the fact that their 2-0 win in the reverse fixture was the 22nd straight top-flight meeting in which theyâve scored against Las Palmas. Scoring in their last 11 La Liga fixtures, their best scoring streak since April 2023, itâs hard to see that run not extending here, but goals havenât always led to points as AtlĂ©tico won just five of those 11 games (D4, L2).[/p]
[p]That patchy form has all but ended any lingering title hopes they may have had, as they sit seven points behind leaders Barcelona with seven games remaining. Winning their last two matches against Sevilla (2-1) and Real Valladolid (4-2) has at least shown signs that theyâll end the season strongly and book a top-four finish that would secure a 13th successive UEFA Champions League campaign. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: FĂĄbio Silva netted a brace against Getafe to take his La Liga goal tally to ten this season, meaning he could become the first Las Palmas player this century to surpass that figure in a single top-flight campaign. Looking to steal the headlines will be Pablo Barrios who, after netting a 93rd minute winner away to Sevilla, has scored all his goals for Diego Simeoneâs team on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: AtlĂ©ticoâs 23 points won from losing positions this season is the most seen across all of Europe’s traditional top-five leagues.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]