On Saturday night, two teams looking to mount unlikely top-six bids in La Liga clash as Las Palmas and Valencia go head-to-head at the Estadio de Gran Canaria.
Las Palmas’ recent Liga form has been inconsistentThe Islanders’ recent inconsistent form continued last time out with a 1-1 draw at Granada. The result means that Las Palmas have now won just two of their previous seven matches in the Spanish top-flight.
Despite the recent mixed run of league form, the home team is only five points adrift of the European spots in the Spanish top flight.
Las Palmas’ recent games in La Liga have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their previous 11 league games.
Garcia Pimienta’s team has been poor on home soil of late in La Liga, having won just one of their last four matches in front of their own fans.
Valencia is looking to extend their decent recent runLos Che continued their recent encouraging form in La Liga with a 2-1 home win over Almeria. The victory means that Ruben Baraja’s team has won five of their last six matches in the Spanish top flight.
The recent good run has seen the visitors move up to eighth place in La Liga, just two points adrift of the European spots in the Spanish top flight.
Valencia has an inconsistent away record of late in La Liga, as they have won just two of their previous 11 matches in the Spanish top-flight.
However, a 2-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid in their last away game in La Liga ended a short two-game winning streak on their travels.
Their recent away games in the Spanish top flight have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four matches.
What am I backing?There is very little between these two teams in the table, and I think this will be a relatively even and low-scoring game. With that in mind, the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
