Las Palmas vs Real Madrid – La Liga – Preview

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sreya

Real Madrid travel to Gran Canaria to face Las Palmas on 13th March, Sunday for their twenty ninth La Liga fixture of the season. Real Madrid are on the third position in league standings with sixty points, while Las Palmas are struggling on the fifteenth position with only thirty points, four above the relegation zone.

Las Palmas caused an upset by winning 1-0 at Villareal in their last match to secure their third consecutive win after they had started the year with only one win in the first eight matches after the winter break. Real Madrid scored seven goals against Celta de Vigo in their last match, a performance which will further boost the confidence of the third-placed club.

Team News

Javi Castellano, Vicente Gomez, Hernan and Mubarak Wakaso are sidelined through injuries while Tana remains a doubt for Las Palmas. Zinedine Zidane has a relatively healthy squad to choose from, except for Karim Benzema who remains absent.

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

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Isco, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, Borja Mayoral, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Head-2-Head statistics, Real Madrid has won five and lost only one of the previous six meetings between these two clubs. While Real Madrid have won twelve out of their last thirteen matches in the La Liga, Las Palmas have managed to keep a clean sheet in their last three league fixtures.

Real Madrid are the favorites with a 3-0 scoreline in favor of the visitors being the most probable result.