Las Palmas vs Espanyol Prediction and Betting Tips | December 22nd 2024
Las Palmas will invite Espanyol to Estadio de Gran Canaria in La Liga on Sunday. The hosts have five wins to their name, one more than Periquitos, and are in 14th place in the league table.
Los Amarillos have enjoyed a good run of form and are unbeaten in their last four games, recording three wins. Their winning streak across all competitions ended after three games last week, as they were held to a goalless draw by Real Sociedad in La Liga.
The visitors are winless in their last four games, suffering two defeats. They hosted Valencia in their midweek league clash and played out a 1-1 draw. Javi Puado broke the deadlock in the 44th minute and Diego López pulled Valencia level just two minutes into the second half.
Las Palmas vs Espanyol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 72 times in all competitions. They have contested these meetings closely, with the visitors leading 29-25 in wins and 18 games ending in draws.
- They last met in the 2020-21 Segunda Division campaign, with both teams recording home wins.
- They last crossed paths in La Liga in the 2017-18 campaign, and the two meetings ended in draws.
- Las Palmas are winless in their last four La Liga meetings against the visitors, with three ending in draws.
- Espanyol are winless in their travels in La Liga this season, with seven of their 10 defeats being registered in their away games.
- Only Barcelona (2) have drawn fewer games in La Liga this season than the visitors (3).
- The hosts have outscored Periquitos 22-16 in 17 league games and also have the better defensive record, conceding two fewer goals (27).
Las Palmas vs Espanyol Prediction
Los Amarillos extended their unbeaten streak to four games last week and will look to build on that form. They kept their first clean sheet since October last week and also failed to score for the first time in six games. They are unbeaten in their last eight home meetings against the visitors and are strong favorites.
Alex Suarez and Fabio Silva are back from suspensions and should return to the starting XI. Viti Rozada is a confirmed absentee and Alberto Moleiro faces a late fitness test.
Periquitos are winless in their last four games, failing to score in three. They have suffered six consecutive defeats in their travels in La Liga, conceding 17 goals and might struggle here.
Jose Gragera remains sidelined with an injury while Salvi Sánchez faces a late fitness test.
The hosts have enjoyed a good run of form, winning three of their last four games. The visitors are winless in their travels this season and Los Amarillos should be able to make the most of their home advantage to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Las Palmas 2-1 Espanyol
Las Palmas vs Espanyol Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Las Palmas to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both teams to score - Yes