Las Palmas are finding life sweet in the top places while Málaga are more nervous about avoiding relegation. Who will get the points?
- Las Palmas have the fewest conceded goals (15) in La Liga 2
- Málaga have the fewest points (7) away in La Liga 2
These teams have little in common geographically as Málaga have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face game!
Las Palmas form and stats
Las Palmas are steadily winning La Liga 2 games and points here at Estadio de Gran Canaria. 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games. Las Palmas has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Las Palmas, as their goalkeeper Alvaro Valles Rosa has completely shut out the opponents for 580 minutes in the La Liga 2.
An away draw last time out for Las Palmas, facing FC Andorra in a game that ended 0-0. Defender Suárez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.95/10. Suárez hit two key passes and won 7 of 12 duels.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Ponferradina.Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 28 league matches, 22 have had zero, one or two goals.
Palmas has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Las Palmas are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de Gran Canaria in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Málaga form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Málaga so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Málaga have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Málaga aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 188 league minutes without a goal. Castro was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Racing Santander with 0-1 on the scoreboard. It's a bit worrying for Málaga that their goalie Yáñez pulled off six saves in the Racing Santander fixture, but still couldn't stop a beating. Midfielder Villalba was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.25. Villalba hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Granada wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Low on goals? 13 of this club's most recent 16 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Málaga as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Málaga have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Las Palmas and Málaga have played each other previously this season: Málaga - Las Palmas 0-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Palmas four wins, five draws and Málaga one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Cardona Rovira 7 goals |   R. Castro Martín 7 goals |  F. Crespo García 5 goals |
Las Palmas missing players
Málaga missing players
| Las Palmas | Málaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 35 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 77% | 87% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 50% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 47% | 53% |
| 23% | 27% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 30% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 7% |
| 30% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 47% |
| 63% | 60% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 53% | 43% |
| 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14.7 | 16.9 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10 | 11.1 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 27% | 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.7 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 4 |
- Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Las Palmas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Las Palmas have the fewest conceded goals (15) in La Liga 2
- Las Palmas have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga 2
- Las Palmas have the most clean sheets (19) in La Liga 2
- Las Palmas have the the best goal difference (+20) in La Liga 2
- Las Palmas have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Málaga have the fewest points (7) away in La Liga 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Las Palmas | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | SD Eibar | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 56 |
| 3 | Granada | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 54 |
| 4 | Levante | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alavés | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 53 |
| 6 | Albacete | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
| 7 | Burgos | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 45 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Huesca | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Leganes | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Villarreal II | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Mirandes | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 37 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | FC Andorra | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 36 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 36 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 36 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 35 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 29 |
| 20 | Málaga | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 21 | Lugo | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -23 | 23 |
