Las Palmas vs Osasuna prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-02-24 17:30.
Las Palmasā momentum is likely to have been stunted after suffering a 5-0 thumping against AtlĆ©tico Madrid last week, in what was their heaviest top-flight defeat in six years! But manager GarcĆa Pimienta will certainly hope morale hasnāt been too damaged as his side sit just five points adrift of the European places pre-round and boast a strong home record in La Liga thus far (W6, D3, L3).
Thatās been helped by scoring first in nine of those matches, but issues up front may yet come back to haunt the Yellows, who are the lowest scorers (G25) among the divisionās top 11 sides. Entertainment that does arrive in Las Palmasā games usually comes late too, as of the 50 total goals scored across their league matches, a whopping 36 have come in the second half.
That includes both goals in Novemberās reverse fixture (1-1) that saw Las Palmas score with their only shot on target! Osasuna will therefore be keen to avenge that result as they look to make progress up the table themselves, starting the round just two places and three points adrift of their hosts.
Jagoba Arrasateās men have won back-to-back league matches heading into this one, presenting them the chance to win three in succession in the league for the first time since October 2021. Victory at Real Sociedad in their most recent away assignment ended a seven-match winless run on their La Liga travels (D2, L5), but backing that up could be tricky here as Osasuna have won just one of the last ten top-flight H2Hs as the away side (D4, L5).
Players to watch: Promising winger Alberto Moleiro will be desperate to impress in front of his own fans after seeing all of his three strikes this season come in away matches. Across Osasunaās last five matches, Ante Budimir is the only man to score for them (G4), with each of them arriving after half-time.
Hot stat: Las Palmas are the only side yet to concede a first-half goal at home in Europeās traditional ābig fiveā leagues this season.