Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 15 match between Barcelona and Las Palmas and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Las Palmas go up against Barcelona this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at a neutral venue.
Placed oneth in the table Barcelona have amassed 34 points after 14 matches. On 12 points, Las Palmas rank 17th with 14 matches played this season.
Form: Barcelona vs Las Palmas
Barcelona Form
Barcelona recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-0 against Real Sociedad, before drawing 2-2 with Celta Vigo. They won their most recent game 3-0 against Brest. Barcelona have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 21 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.
Las Palmas Form
In their previous three outings, Las Palmas lost 2-0 against Atletico Madrid, beat Rayo Vallecano 1-3 and lost 2-3 against Mallorca. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Las Palmas won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Barcelona and Las Palmas
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barcelona and Las Palmas. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 22 of the last 24 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Barcelona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Barcelona have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Las Palmas matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Las Palmas matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Barcelona vs Las Palmas
It has been a superb season for Robert Lewandowski so far as he managed to score impressive 15 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target eight times in his last six games, and Barcelona rely on his abilities against Las Palmas. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.
Popular betting markets: Barcelona vs Las Palmas
Full-time result
Barcelona won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Las Palmas won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Barcelona are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Barcelona have not lost to Las Palmas in 12 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Barcelona scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Las Palmas only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Barcelona probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Las Palmas managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barcelona have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Las Palmas.
Total goals
Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Las Palmas, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.