Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 28/5
Valencia and Las Palmas will lock horns with each other in La Liga next week. The match between Ruben Baraja’s side and Diego Martínez’s team will be held at the Mestalla and is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm UK time next week.
Valencia
Valencia are one of the biggest clubs in Spain, but things have been dire for them for a while now. Los Chse are not in a position to challenge for the La Liga title or even to compete for the UEFA Champions League places in the table.
Los Ches finished ninth in the La Liga table last season and will be hoping to at least push to end up in the European places. However, things are really bad for them right now. Valencia are third from bottom in the standings at the moment with six points from nine matches, two points behind Leganes, who are 17th.
Valencia will head into the La Liga match against Las Palmas on the back of a goalless draw with Leganes away from home in the league. It came after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad on the road in La Liga which followed a goalless draw with Osasuna at the Mestalla in the league.
Team News:
Valencia are likely to line up in a 5-4-1 formation. Giorgi Mamardashvili will be in goal for Los Che and will have Dimitri Foulquier, César Tárrega, Cristhian Mosquera, Yarek Gasiorowski and Thierry Correia in front of him in defence. Sergi Canós, Pepelu, André Almeida and Luis Rioja will be the four midfielders. Hugo Duro will lead the line for Valencia.
Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas are a modest club in Spain. Based in the Canary Islands, they are a team who are just happy to be playing in La Liga. They have never become the champions of Spain, but Los Amarillos did end up runners-up in La Liga in 1968-69 and also reached the final of the Copa del Rey in 1977-78.
Las Palmas finished 16th in the La Liga table last season. As you would expect, La Unión Deportiva battled relegation all campaign, and they will have been relieved and happy to have avoided the dreaded drop to the Segunda Division. However, they are in a bad place now. Las Palmas currently find themselves at the foot of the standings with three points from nine matches, five points behind 17th-placed Leganes.
Las Palmas will head into the La Liga match against Valencia on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Celta de Vigo at home in the league. It came after a 3-1 loss to Villarreal on the road in La Liga which followed a 1-1 draw with Real Betis at Estadio Gran Canaria in the league.
Team News:
Las Palmas are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Valencia. Dinko Horkas will be the goalkeeper and will have Viti, Álex Suárez, Juanma Herzog and Álex Muñoz in front of him in defence. Javi Muñoz and Dário Essugo will be the two holding midfielders. Adnan Januzaj, Fabio Silva and Alberto Moleiro will be the three attacking midfielders. Oliver McBurnie will lead the line for Las Palmas.
Key Factors to Consider
- Sandro Ramírez has scored 3 goals and given 1 assist in 7 La Liga matches for Las Palmas.
- Las Palmas have not won a single game in La Liga this season.
- Valencia have won just 1 game in La Liga this season.
- Valencia have scored 5 goals in 9 La Liga matches this season.
- Valencia have conceded 13 goals in 9 La Liga games this campaign.
Conclusion
Both Valencia and Las Palmas are struggling in La Liga at the moment, and there is a real danger that both could end up getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the campaign. The match between Los Ches and Los Amarillos is unlikely to be hugely entertaining or exciting, and it is likely that it will end in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 28/5
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