Las Palmas vs Barcelona – La Liga – Preview

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sreya

Barcelona will meet Las Palmas at Gran Canaria on 20th February, Saturday as the Catalan club aims to consolidate its position on top of the La Liga table. Barcelona are on sixty points with nineteen wins and three draws, six points ahead of the second-placed Atletico Madrid.

Las Palmas, meanwhile, are in the eighteenth position after their 2-0 loss to Sevilla. A cumulative points total of 21 has kept the club in the relegation zone and it would be tough for Quique Setien’s men to secure survival in the next few months.

Team News

Javi Castellano, Vicente Gomez, Angel, Hernan and Dani Castellano are sidelined through injuries for the home side. Mubarak Wakaso is suspended while David Simon has been listed as doubtful due to a back problem. Rafinha is Luis Enrique’s only injury concern. Sergio Busquets misses out due to a suspension.

Las Palmas Possible Starting Lineup: Javi Varas, David Garcia, Aythami, Pedro Bigas, Javier Garrido, Juan Carlos Valeron, Roque, Nabil El Zhar, Tana, Jonathan Viera, Willian Jose.

Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup: Claudio Bravo, Dani Alves, Javier Mascherano, Thomas Vermalaen, Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Sergi Roberto, Arda Turan, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Head-2-Head statistics, the last six La Liga meetings between these two clubs have resulted in four wins for Barcelona and two draws. Barcelona have won their previous seven matches in the league, scoring at least two goals in all of those fixtures.

Barcelona are the favorites on Saturday and a 3-0 result in favor of the visitors is the most likely outcome of this match.