Las Palmas vs Real Madrid – La Liga – Preview

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Sreya

Las Palmas vs Real Madrid – Las Palmas hosts Real Madrid at the Estadio Gran Canaria on 31st March, Saturday in a La Liga fixture crucial for both clubs.

Las Palmas are struggling in the relegation zone as they are placed eighteenth in the league standings with twenty-one points. Real Madrid, meanwhile, are third with sixty points.

Las Palmas played out a 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna while Real Madrid defeated Girona 6-3 in their previous match just prior to the international break.

Team News

Pedro Bigas and Gabriel Penalba are sidelined through injuries while Oghenekaro Etebo and Emmanuel Emenike are listed as doubts. Real Madrid will be without the suspended Daniel Carvajal and the injured Achraf Hakimi.

Las Palmas Possible Starting Lineup: Leandro Chichizola, Michel Macedo, Ximo Navarro, David Garcia, Matias Aguirregaray, Vicente Gomez, Oghenekaro Etebo, Alen Halilovic, Momo, Tana, Jonathan Calleri.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Theo Hernandez, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Isco, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema.

“We have to look at the league game first, were coming up against a team capable of putting in a big performance. We have to be prepared and start strong, play with intensity and rhythm, without thinking about their position in the league because in Spain there are no small teams.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick 

According to Las Palmas vs Real Madrid H2H Stats, Las Palmas have lost three and drawn two of their previous five matches against Real Madrid. In fact, Las Palmas have won only one of their nine encounters with Real Madrid, that win coming way back in 2001.

Real Madrid have scored at least two goals in their last seven matches against Las Palmas in all competitions. Moreover, Real Madrid are undefeated in twenty-one of their last twenty-three away games.

A 2-0 win for Real Madrid is the most likely result.