Villarreal vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-09-29 19:00.
[p]Villarreal will have been pleased to get their campaign back on track quickly, as they responded to a thumping 5-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona by coming from behind to beat Espanyol 2-1 on Thursday night. That marked a fourth win of the campaign for the Yellow Submarine (D2, L1), and their 14-point haul is the most they have collected after seven games since 2015/16.[/p]
[p]It is therefore unsurprising that supporters are singing the praises of manager Marcelino, who is attempting to guide the club back into Europe after missing out on continental qualification for this season. They should fancy their chances of boosting those hopes with a victory in this clash against Las Palmas too, having lost only two of the previous 11 home H2Hs (W6, D3).[/p]
[p]The good news for the visitors is one of their victories at Estadio de la Cerámica came nearly 12 months ago, when they registered a 2-1 victory. They certainly need to rekindle that kind of form as they make the trip to the Spanish mainland sitting bottom of La Liga ahead of this round, thanks to picking up a measly three points from seven matches (D3, L4).[/p]
[p]One of those came in their last match, a 1-1 draw against Real Betis that at least ended a three-match losing streak. The pressure is building on boss Luis Carrión though, who is yet to taste success since taking the reins in the summer. If he’s to turn things around, he’ll have to sort out Los Amarillos’ defence who are yet to keep a clean sheet this season, with only two teams conceding more than their 13 goals after seven rounds, although Villarreal are one of those sides.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Villarreal’s Ayoze Pérez comes into this game in red-hot form after scoring in four successive league appearances for the first time in his career. Looking to thwart him will be Las Palmas goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who has won four of his six H2Hs against Villarreal (L2), despite keeping only one clean sheet.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Villarreal’s last nine La Liga matches have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]