Valencia vs Las Palmas Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th August 2023

Last season’s relegation survivors Valencia welcome Las Palmas to Estadio Mestalla this coming Friday for a round two match in the La Liga.

Is a draw good enough to start off a new season with? Well, it was what Las Palmas accomplished in the first round of this new La Liga season.

Valencia were justifiably satisfied with events in the premiere round of this brand new La Liga season, as they immediately claimed the first win.

Valencia are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents ten goals, or an average of one a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Las Palmas are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net four times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.4 goals a game in which they conceded 17 times, an average of 1.7 per game. They managed zero clean sheets in of these.

Las Palmas won 2-1 the last time, they faced Valencia, who won the match before that, when Valencia claimed a 1-0 win.

Valencia vs Las Palmas Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first split the points with Espanyol in a 2-2, before also drawing 1-1 with Real Betis. A win finally came their way as they threw Sevilla under the bus in a 1-2 victory. Valencia managed to win two of their past six home matches in the La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

A top half finish is the dream for Valencia, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the La Liga.

Las Palmas Form

Las Palmas currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Cartagena with a 1-4 scoreline, before settling for a point in a 0-0 draw against Deportivo Alaves. Their latest match once again had them share the points, this time in a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. Las Palmas are winless in their last six away games in the La Liga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded eight goals while scoring four themselves.

The relegation battle is a fiercely contested struggle season after season, and Las Palmas is expected to be in the middle of this for the majority of the La Liga-campaign.

Valencia vs Las Palmas Squads

Valencia Squad

The 48-year-old Baraja will select the starting eleven against Las Palmas from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/1), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/1), Cristhian Mosquera (0/0), Dimitri Foulquier (0/1), Eray Coemert (0/0), Gabriel Paulista (0/1), Hugo Guillamon (0/0), Jesus Vazquez (0/1), Jose Gaya (0/1), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/1), Thierry Correia (0/1), Alberto Mari (0/0), Andre Almeida (0/1), Fran Perez (0/1), Pepelu (0/1), Uros Racic (0/0), Diego Lopez (0/1), Hugo Duro (0/1), Marcos de Sousa (0/0), Samuel Castillejo (0/0).

Las Palmas Squad

Below is the full team squad of Las Palmas. The manager Pimienta will pick his starting XI against Valencia from these players:

Aaron Escandell (0/0), Ale Gorrin (0/0), Alvaro Valles (0/1), Alberto Moleiro (0/0), Alex Suarez (0/1), Daley Sinkgraven (0/1), Eric Curbelo (0/0), Julian Araujo (0/0), Mika Marmol (0/0), Saul Coco (0/1), Sergi Cardona (0/1), Alvaro Lemos (0/1), Benito (0/0), Enzo Loiodice (0/1), Fabio Gonzalez (0/0), Javier Munoz (0/1), Jonathan Viera (1/1), Julen Perez (0/0), Kirian Rodriguez (0/1), Omenuke Mfulu (0/1), Pejino (0/0), Cristian Herrera (0/0), Marc Cardona (0/1), Munir El Haddadi (0/1), Sandro Ramirez (0/1).

Valencia vs Las Palmas Team News

Valencia have an almost full squad available against Las Palmas at Estadio Mestalla with only one player possibly missing.

Samuel Castillejo sit this one out for Valencia due to an injury.

Valencia vs Las Palmas Lineups

Valencia vs Las Palmas H2H

Valencia were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Las Palmas, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though. Valencia have a 50% win rate in the against Las Palmas, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 5-1-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Valencia vs Las Palmas Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the last ten matches between Valencia and Las Palmas.

Valencia vs Las Palmas Betting Tips

As the new La Liga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Valencia and Las Palmas this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Estadio Mestalla saw five wins for Valencia in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew three and lost two, while Las Palmas won four of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing three. Valencia hammered in the opening goal five times in their last 10 matches played in front of their usually euphoric crowd at Estadio Mestalla. Las Palmas were first off the mark in two of their 10 most recent away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Valencia managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Las Palmas averaging 1.3 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Valencia witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.4 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Las Palmas's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.