Barça vs. Las Palmas: Will a series come to an end?
The international break is over, La Liga continues. FC Barcelona will be looking to carry the momentum they had before the international break through the break. On matchday 30 in La Liga, Barça face UD Las Palmas on Saturday evening, and looking at the form curves of both teams, the game is supposedly a clear-cut affair
The bookmakers see it the same way, the betting providers with a German license clearly favor the home side in Barcelona vs. Las Palmas, which is of course not surprising. However, the Catalan favorites already had a lot of problems in the first meeting on Gran Canaria. Las Palmas not only had the home advantage, but were also in a much better mood than they had been recently
What might speak for the guests from the vacation island this time, what for the favorites from Barcelona, which tips are available, what is the form of both teams? We look at all of this in this preview of the Barcelona v Las Palmas match, including betting odds, predictions, betting tips and team checks for both clubs
Barcelona – Statistics & current form
The international break came at a bad time for FC Barcelona – as Barça were building up form and momentum. Barça have been unbeaten in the league for seven games, winning five of them. Xavi Hernandez’s side’s 3-0 away win at Atletico Madrid, their last game before heading to the national teams, was particularly impressive. Barça inflicted their first home defeat in La Liga on Atletico, who are so strong at home, and boosted their confidence for the important weeks ahead
Good series: FC Barcelona show improvement and stability
The stabilization of the defence in recent games is particularly positive for the Blaugrana. Barcelona have not conceded a goal in their last four league games. The back line, which was so fragile in the winter months, finally looks solid again – just as it was last season when the defensive bulwark was the guarantee for the league title. In view of this rediscovered strength against the ball, our betting tip is for a one-nil win for the home side against Las Palmas.
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Not only Barcelona’s regained stability can be a reason for a win without conceding a goal – one could also come to this conclusion when looking at Las Palmas’ recent performances.
Predicted Barcelona line-up:
Las Palmas – Statistics & current form
While Barça’s form before the international break was very positive, the opposite was the case for the promoted side from Gran Canaria: Las Palmas have been without a win for five games. They even lost their last two home games 2-0 to Athletic Bilbao and 1-0 to Almeria, with the home defeat to Almeria just before the international break being particularly surprising and disgraceful.
Almeria had been winless all season up to that point and celebrated their first win of the season at Las Palmas – on matchday 29! Las Palmas therefore achieved a feat that no La Liga team had ever “managed” before – a defeat against the relegated Almeria team
Downward trend at Las Palmas before the international break
There is a clear downward trend for coach Francisco Javier Garcia Pimienta’s side – although Las Palmas have been one of the big surprises this season. With possession soccer, a strong passing game and a lot of composure in their own play, Las Palmas sniffed at the European ranks at times. Only FC Barcelona (65%) have a higher average possession rate than Las Palmas (61%), who are even ahead of league leaders Real Madrid in this category.
A remarkable figure – so it will be interesting to see how Las Palmas perform in Barcelona when Garcia Pimienta’s team don’t have the ball. However, Las Palmas were not bad at defending deep in their first meeting against Barça, and even then the promoted side were able to annoy the Catalans for a long time – Barça’s winning goal to make it 2:1 only came in stoppage time from a penalty kick.
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Predicted Las Palmas line-up:
Barcelona – Las Palmas head-to-head comparison / H2H result
A draw would of course be considered a point for Las Palmas, but an away win in Barcelona would be a liberation – because it would be historic and would end an incredibly long series. Las Palmas’ last win against Barcelona dates back to 1991 in the Copa del Rey. Las Palmas’ last league win against Barcelona was in 1986.
Las Palmas have therefore been waiting more than 30 years for a win against Barça. However, this is of course also due to the fact that the team from the Spanish vacation island has often played in a lower league and has only spent seven seasons in Spain’s top division since their last home win.
Unsurprisingly, the overall record in this clash clearly favors Barcelona: Barça won 48 of 76 games, with eight draws and 20 victories for Las Palmas.
Barcelona – Las Palmas betting tip
Can the promoted side from Gran Canaria upset second-placed Barça with the possession-oriented style of play of Garcia Pimienta – who used to coach the second team at FC Barcelona? The “first leg” in Las Palmas in January was extremely close, but if Barça have to sweat and tremble in the same way this time, it would be a surprise. After all, Barça recently won important games against Napoli and Atletico in convincing style and now have a small winning streak and self-confidence. Las Palmas, meanwhile, are running out of steam. It’s not for nothing that the odds for Barcelona vs. Las Palmas are very clear in advance
Las Palmas have not only not won in five games, but only two teams score fewer goals away from home than Las Palmas, who have only scored 12 goals in 14 away games. We therefore believe that the home side will be able to continue their good form on Saturday evening. That’s why we’re predicting Barcelona to win the Barcelona vs Las Palmas game without conceding a goal
