Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Las Palmas and Villarreal who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Struggling Las Palmas are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Villarreal on Saturday at Estadio de Gran Canaria. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Las Palmas are placed 15th with 23 points after 22 matches. Villarreal occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 37 points.
Team form: Las Palmas vs Villarreal
Las Palmas Form
In their last three matches, Las Palmas lost 4-1 against Real Madrid, drew 1-1 with Osasuna, before losing to Girona by 2-1. Las Palmas won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded seven goals.
Villarreal Form
In their last three matches, Villarreal beat Mallorca 4-0, drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid and beat Real Valladolid by 5-1. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Villarreal won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats for Las Palmas and Villarreal
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Las Palmas and Villarreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Las Palmas home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Las Palmas home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Las Palmas matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Las Palmas matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Las Palmas have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Villarreal away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Villarreal away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Las Palmas vs Villarreal
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Adnan Januzaj, who is performing well for Las Palmas. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Villarreal.The visitors will be looking to Thierno Barry to find the net once again, after managing four LaLiga goals for Villarreal in recent matches.
Popular markets: Las Palmas vs Villarreal
Full-time result
Las Palmas claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Villarreal won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Las Palmas scored first in six of their last ten home games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Las Palmas games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Las Palmas managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Las Palmas, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Villarreal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.
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