Football betting preview: Las Palmas vs Espanyol

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria (31250 seats)

The visiting Espanyol side should be favourites in this visit to Las Palmas, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Espanyol has the most scored goals (30) in La Liga 2

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Espanyol, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.

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Las Palmas form and stats

Las Palmas have played 9 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Las Palmas haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 341 minutes ago. E. Loiodice scored that one.

Palmas faced defeat in their previous match, away at Rayo Vallecano (0-2). A strong away win before that one, visiting Varea and winning 4-0.

Palmas's goalkeeper Alex Domínguez was extremely busy against Rayo Vallecano, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

Palmas are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Del Rey match at Navalcarnero awaits in three days.

Las Palmas have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Gran Canaria with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Palmas have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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Espanyol form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (30) in La Liga 2, are W5-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Las Palmas. Momentum is building for Espanyol in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Raúl de Tomás (2) scored in Espanyol's previous match, the home game against Almería that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Llagostera-Costa Brava (after extra-time) at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Espanyol has another fixture away, a Copa Del Rey game, against Burgos in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Espanyol have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Espanyol as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Las Palmas-Espanyol H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Palmas one win, Espanyol two wins, three draws. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
12 goals
EspanyolA. Embarba Blázquez
A. Embarba Blázquez
5 goals
PalmasR. González Bayón
R. González Bayón
4 goals

Las Palmas missing players

Espanyol missing players

Las Palmas Espanyol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
5 5 2 Won W 2 5 13
8 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
20 14 5 Scored S 4 13 30
25 11 2 Conceded C 1 5 9
84% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 89%
74% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 74%
42% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 37%
21% 22% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 11% 5%
11% 22% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 22% 26%
26% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 56% 63%
37% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.8
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.3 9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 16 9.3 10.1
3.2 3.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.4 4
33% 42% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 42% 39%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Espanyol has the most scored goals (30) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol has the the best goal difference (+21) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol has the the best goal difference (+8) away in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 19 13 3 3 30 9 10 8 1 1 17 4 9 5 2 2 13 5 21 42
2 Mallorca 19 12 5 2 26 7 10 6 2 2 18 6 9 6 3 0 8 1 19 41
3 Almería 19 12 2 5 25 14 9 5 2 2 12 5 10 7 0 3 13 9 11 38
4 Leganés 19 10 3 6 19 14 10 8 0 2 12 4 9 2 3 4 7 10 5 33
5 Sporting Gijon 19 9 5 5 19 14 10 6 4 0 13 5 9 3 1 5 6 9 5 32
6 Rayo Vallecano 19 9 4 6 20 14 9 7 1 1 15 4 10 2 3 5 5 10 6 31
7 Ponferradina 19 9 3 7 20 21 10 5 2 3 12 11 9 4 1 4 8 10 -1 30
8 Girona 19 8 4 7 15 16 9 4 2 3 7 5 10 4 2 4 8 11 -1 28
9 Mirandés 19 7 6 6 17 14 10 3 5 2 8 6 9 4 1 4 9 8 3 27
10 Fuenlabrada 19 6 8 5 21 21 9 2 5 2 7 7 10 4 3 3 14 14 0 26
11 Lugo 19 7 5 7 18 18 9 5 2 2 9 5 10 2 3 5 9 13 0 26
12 Málaga 19 7 5 7 18 25 9 2 4 3 7 10 10 5 1 4 11 15 -7 26
13 Real Oviedo 19 6 7 6 22 19 10 3 4 3 14 11 9 3 3 3 8 8 3 25
14 UD Logroñés 19 7 3 9 16 23 9 4 1 4 9 10 10 3 2 5 7 13 -7 24
15 Las Palmas 19 5 8 6 20 25 9 5 2 2 14 11 10 0 6 4 6 14 -5 23
16 Tenerife 19 5 5 9 15 20 10 4 3 3 9 6 9 1 2 6 6 14 -5 20
17 FC Cartagena 19 5 4 10 22 27 9 3 1 5 12 12 10 2 3 5 10 15 -5 19
18 Castellón 19 5 4 10 18 25 9 4 0 5 9 8 10 1 4 5 9 17 -7 19
19 Alcorcon 19 5 4 10 11 19 10 4 0 6 7 13 9 1 4 4 4 6 -8 19
20 Sabadell 19 5 3 11 18 25 10 2 2 6 9 13 9 3 1 5 9 12 -7 18
21 Real Zaragoza 19 4 4 11 14 20 10 3 4 3 10 10 9 1 0 8 4 10 -6 16
22 Albacete 19 3 5 11 11 25 9 2 3 4 8 11 10 1 2 7 3 14 -14 14

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.