Las Palmas vs. Barcelona: Las Palmas has had a respectable season thus far, sitting in ninth place in the La Liga rankings. The host team will have to put in a lot of effort to win this match after suffering a tight 1-0 loss to Athletic Bilbao last week.
However, Barcelona has not played at its peak level this season and is currently in fourth position in the league rankings. The Catalan giants will want to step it up this week after defeating Almeria 3-2 in a crucial league match.
Barcelona against Las Palmas Forecast
Barcelona has a steep hill to climb in order to stay in the title hunt after falling short of expectations this season. Joao Felix and Robert Lewandowski, for example, have not performed well this season and will need to improve in this matchup.
Although Las Palmas is capable of being strong on occasion, they will face a strong squad this week. On paper, Barcelona is the superior team, so they ought to prevail in this match.
Las Palmas 0–2 Barcelona is the prediction.
Barcelona against Las Palmas Key and Head-to-Head Figures
Barcelona has defeated Las Palmas five times in the last six meetings between the two teams, with one match ending in a tie. Barcelona has an outstanding recent record against Las Palmas. Following six straight wins over Barcelona in La Liga, Las Palmas has lost its previous 14 games against the Blaugrana in the competition.
Barcelona is unbeaten in their last seven away games against Las Palmas in La Liga, having only avoided defeat in three of their previous twelve away games from home. In their previous eight home La Liga games, Las Palmas has only suffered one loss, and that one came by a score of 1-0.
Possible Lineup:
Barcelona will play their first La Liga 2024 encounter at the Estadio de Gran Canaria on matchday 19 of the domestic league, against Las Palmas. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 AM.
With a win versus Las Palmas, Barcelona might move up to fourth place in the La Liga standings. Atletico, who are currently in third place with 38 points after losing to Girona, are tied with Xavi Hernandez’s team.
Las Palmas will exert every effort to ensure that no points escape their stadium as they take on a formidable Barca team at home to begin the season. The ‘Cules’ will find it difficult to overcome them.
Las Palmas starting XI: Valles (GK); Suarez, Coco, Marmol, Cardona; Munoz, Perrone, Rodriguez; Moleiro, Munir, Sandro.
Barcelona starting XI: Pena (GK); Cancelo, Araujo, Kounde, Balde; Roberto, De Jong, Gundogan; Raphinha, Torres, Lewandowski.
