Las Palmas vs Real Madrid: Can Real Madrid Reclaim Their Spot This Weekend?

From the home team side, Las Palmas has had a slightly rough patch in their recent games at the start of 2019. However, in the past two weeks they have improved significantly alot. In their final match against Rayo Vallecano, they gave it all and scored a 2-0. Las Palmas have won their last two Bundesliga games with a combined score of 5-0.

Despite their short time in the first division of the Spanish football, some members are already envisioning going into the European competitions for 2024. Presently, they are four points behind the best six in the league and thus they aspire to do well during their next game. Still, the fact that Las Palmas has won only one of their past four home games is very worth mentioning. Therefore, despite their progress they have a big challenge this weekend.

Las Palmas: Team News

Key players for Las Palmas will be unavailable in the upcoming coming match. However, Omenuke Mfulu — a 29-year-old midfielder who has been representing Congo in the Africa Cup of Nations this month – will not be available for selection at the Saturday’s game. We still have some injured players like Daley Sinkgraven, Alvaro Lemos and also Eric Curbelo.

Furthermore, one of the 20-year-olds is currently suspended on domestic matches of Julian Araujo and he will not participate in this weekend’s game.

Nevertheless, Sandro Ramirez of Las Palmas is very likely to spearhead the efforts at the goal in this encounter as he once played for Everton. Although he has yet to score in the La Liga this season, the player is a very talented one and will play an important role for Las Palmas during the upcoming match.

Real Madrid:

With a lot of enthusiasm and also tenacity, Real Madrid enters this match. They made a controversial return in the last game with Almeria, which earned them a 3-2 victory at home. As the team under Carlo Ancelotti’s management, they are among the best candidates to become La Liga winners in 2024.

At this point, Real Madrid is only one behind the Surprise package Girona on the league standings. They were on a terrific winning streak this season, having won eight of their last nine games in all the competitions. This impressive streak started with a 1-1 draw against Real Betis on the December 9th.

Real Madrid also enjoys a very good track record against their next opponents, the Las Palmas side. They have been very victorious in their last three matches against Las Palmas, scoring a total of 8 goals without conceding any.

Real Madrid, with their formidable structure and the history of various victories over Las Palmas will be in search for a routine and very dominant performance as they seek to recover the coveted La Liga title.

Read Madrid: Team News

In their upcoming match, Real Madrid will be without some of the top players. In the last game against Almeria, Jude Bellingham received a costly booking and is thus unavailable for this Saturday’s match. Moreover, a number of long-term injury concerns are still impeding the team along with David Alaba, Eder Militao and also Thibaut Courtois who cannot play.

But Real Madrid has a large number of quality players in the wings. Brazilian Vinicius Junior is flying really high at the moment, scoring four goals in his last three matches played domestically across all the competitions. In the upcoming game, he will spearhead Real Madrid in.

Brahim Diaz, the former Manchester City player, may be seen as a potential alternative to Bellingham in terms of attacking. Despite not appearing in a La Liga match since the 21st of December, he is shaping up to be a very important player for Ancelotti’s approach of this game.

Key moments to look for:

• Real Madrid defeated Las Palmas by a 2-0 scoreline in their last La Liga match played at the home on September 27th.
• Las Palmas has a rather very impressive record against Real Madrid whereby the team lost all its three past meetings to have an aggregate score of 8-0.
• Currently, Real Madrid is playing really good and has won eight out of the nine matches they played this season.
• However, Las Palmas’ recent appearances on the domestic scene have been far from impressive – they remain without a win in their last six matches across all formats played.
• Vinicius Junior is a Brazilian international who has been in the goal-scoring form, scoring four goals from three domestic matches. His playing will be very decisive for the Real Madrid in the forthcoming clash.