Las Palmas vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th January 2024

Villarreal travel to Las Palmas on Saturday, when they pair of them go toe-to-toe at Estadio de Gran Canaria in a exciting La Liga encounter.

Las Palmas are number 10 in the table on 25 points after 19 matches. Villarreal rank as number 13 with 19 points after 19 matches played.

Villarreal will play the match against Las Palmas hoping to gain some ground on the latter in La Liga standings. A positive result could be more than important for their upcoming challenges this season.

Las Palmas scored ten goals, conceded nine and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Villarreal travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 23 goals against. An average of 2.3 goals against a game. They hung on to zero clean sheets in this streak.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Las Palmas came away with a 1-2 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Estadio de Gran Canaria, but face stern opposition, of course.

Las Palmas vs Villarreal Prediction

Las Palmas Form

Las Palmas endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-0 against Athletic Club, before Barcelona won 1-2, while Tenerife claimed all three points in a 2-0 win. Las Palmas claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are currently a little too inconsistent for their own good. Against Real Madrid, they lost 4-1, before winning 3-2 against Celta Vigo. They came out on the losing end once again in a 3-1 defeat against Valencia. Villarreal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the La Liga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 13 time and letting in seven.

Las Palmas don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Villarreal come visiting on Saturday.

Las Palmas recorded 13 points following four wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored seven goals, but also conceded four. Villarreal scored 11 goals and conceded 26 in their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. This lead to zero wins and one points. Las Palmas are looking at a record of seven wins, four draws and eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Villarreal are looking at five wins, four draws and ten defeats in the La Liga.

Las Palmas vs Villarreal Squads

Las Palmas Squad

Garcia Pimienta will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Villarreal from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Aaron Escandell (0/0), Alvaro Valles (0/19), Alberto Moleiro (1/9), Alex Suarez (0/15), Daley Sinkgraven (0/6), Eric Curbelo (0/1), Julian Araujo (1/16), Mika Marmol (0/17), Saul Coco (1/16), Sergi Cardona (0/18), Alvaro Lemos (0/3), Benito (1/8), Enzo Loiodice (0/19), Fabio Gonzalez (0/0), Javier Munoz (0/19), Kirian Rodriguez (3/18), Maximo Perrone (0/16), Omenuke Mfulu (0/5), Pejino (1/10), Cristian Herrera (1/6), Marc Cardona (2/11), Marvin Park (0/14), Munir El Haddadi (2/19), Sandro Ramirez (0/8), Sory Kaba (1/12).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 58 year-old Villarreal manager Garcia will select his starting XI from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/19), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/10), Aissa Mandi (1/9), Alberto Moreno (0/13), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/1), Jorge Cuenca (1/13), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/7), Raul Albiol (0/17), Alejandro Baena (1/16), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/18), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/18), Francis Coquelin (0/2), Manuel Trigueros (0/7), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (0/11), Alexander Soerloth (6/16), Alfonso Pedraza (1/13), Gerard Moreno (9/16), Ilias Akhomach (0/15), Jorge Pascual (0/1), Jose Luis Morales (5/14), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Las Palmas vs Villarreal Team News

Las Palmas might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Villarreal. There is no need for Daley Sinkgraven to show up in the Las Palmas dressing room, as he is suspended.

Due to various ailments Fabio Gonzalez and Daley Sinkgraven will be absent from the squad, Las Palmas are able to field against Villarreal on Saturday.

Villarreal could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems. Aissa Mandi and Alfonso Pedraza can't be called upon by Villarreal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Names like Alexander Soerloth, Raul Albiol, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats and Jorge Cuenca most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Las Palmas.

Las Palmas vs Villarreal Lineups

Las Palmas vs Villarreal H2H

Las Palmas celebrated a 1-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Villarreal. Are we in for something similar at Estadio de Gran Canaria on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store? A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Las Palmas managed three wins, while Villarreal grabbed all three points four times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 7/5 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 19/10.

Las Palmas vs Villarreal Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Las Palmas and Villarreal. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 17/20 with bookies.

Las Palmas vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Cristian Herrera will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Villarreal hope Jose Luis Morales can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Las Palmas won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Villarreal won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost three in this run. Las Palmas have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings at Estadio de Gran Canaria. The visitors scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 games away from home.

In the past ten encounters between Las Palmas and Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out five times, with Las Palmas scoring an average of 0.9 goals per game. Villarreal averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Las Palmas, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Villarreal played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals themselves during this run.