Las Palmas vs Girona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-25 16:30.
[p]Las Palmas finally got their La Liga campaign up and running as they beat Valencia 3-2 away from home on Monday. That marked their first league win of the season after failing to win any of their opening nine such fixtures (D3, L6) and now attention will quickly turn to breaking a 12-match winless streak (D6, L6) on home soil in the Spanish top-flight – their longest in club history. [/p]
[p]To make that task even more difficult, the hosts currently hold a torrid run of form against upcoming visitors Girona, with Las Palmas losing each of their prior four La Liga H2Hs – the only side against whom they have lost 100% of their top-flight fixtures. Instead, an additional bout of extra confidence could be found from the fact that they’ve at least scored in six of their last seven home outings. [/p]
[p]Girona entered this fixture after claiming their first ever UEFA Champions League win during the week, beating Slovan Bratislava 2-0 at home after previously suffering defeats against PSG and Feyenoord in that competition. Now manager MĂchel will hope that his side can carry that winning form into the league, as heading into this round they sat directly between the bottom-three and the top-six in terms of places.[/p]
[p]A top-four finish will be the overarching aim again this term for Girona, but they’ll need to significantly improve upon their recent La Liga away form to qualify for European football again. Across their five road games this La Liga season, the White and Reds have won just one of their five outings (D2, L2), failing to score more than once in four of those games. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alberto Moleiro netted the eventual winner for Las Palmas against Valencia on Monday, remaining his side’s lucky charm as they’ve lost just once across his 11 goalscoring appearances for the club (W4, D6). Abel Ruiz could prove to be his side’s lucky omen instead, as each of his last 17 club goalscoring outings have ended in victory, including two for Girona in La Liga this season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Girona’s La Liga matches this season have averaged just 8.5 corners in total – the third-lowest tally in the competition. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]