Real Sociedad vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-12-14 17:30.
[p]Real Sociedad recorded their second successive 3-0 victory when they beat Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening. That followed a comfortable win at strugglers Leganés last weekend, and manager Imanol Alguacil will be relieved to see the goals starting to flow, as although his side begin this matchday in sixth place, they are still averaging only one goal per game in this La Liga campaign. [/p]
[p]At the other end of the pitch, the White and Blues are particularly uncharitable however, having not conceded at home since the end of October (W4), while keeping a clean sheet in seven of their last eight games (W7, L1) in all competitions! It all adds up to looking like a tough task for Sunday’s visitors Las Palmas, who have failed to score in their last three H2Hs.[/p]
[p]But with a 20% shot-conversion rate, the highest in La Liga ahead of the weekend since Diego MartĂnez was appointed as manager in early October, and having scored 2+ goals in each of their last five games (W4, L1), Los Amarillos seem to be in a strong position to end that H2H drought. They should arrive in the Basque Country full of confidence and targeting their sixth away win from seven in all competitions, a run which includes a 2-1 victory at Barcelona last month.[/p]
[p]Overall, MartĂnez’s impact has been nothing short of sensational, turning a side who had failed to win any of their previous 23 league games (D8, L15) into one that has won five of their last seven in La Liga. And if they can secure another three points this weekend, it will see Las Palmas improve on their awful away record against Real Sociedad, who they have beaten just once in 24 top-flight meetings on the road (D5, L18)![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Sheraldo Becker scored Real Sociedad’s second goal in last season’s corresponding fixture and has netted twice in the first half across his last three appearances at the Reale Arena. Las Palmas’ Sandro RamĂrez has scored three times across the last two league games and, when starting, has contributed to a goal in all but one away match so far this term (G2, A3).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Real Sociedad have not conceded a second-half goal in any of their last 11 La Liga games (W6, D2, L3).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]