Time: On Saturday, January 27
Place: The Estadio Gran Canaria will host the Real Madrid vs Las Palmas, La Liga match.
On Sunday, January 28, 35-time La Liga champion Real Madrid will play eighth-place Las Palmas away from home following an exciting 3-2 victory over Almeria at the Santiago Bernabeu.
For the Los Blancos, who are trying to win the La Liga title for the third time in five seasons, the Spanish domestic league game will be vital.
Real Madrid has lost just one game in the league out of their 20 games played, placing them in second place on the points table and enjoying a strong undefeated streak.
With 16 victories, 3 draws, and just one loss, the Madrid-based team has accumulated 51 points thus far.
After being promoted this season, Las Palmas is now ranked eighth in the top half of the table. With nine victories and four draws in their 21 games thus far, they have accumulated 31 points.
Real Madrid and Las Palmas Line-ups
Real Madrid starting XI: Lunin, Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Fran Garcia, Camavinga, Ceballos, Kroos, Brahim, Vinicius, Rodrygo.
Las Palmas starting XI (TBC): Valles, Suarez, Herzog, Marmol, Cardona, Perrone, Muñoz, Kirian, Sandro, Moleiro, Munir.
Brahim is starting in place of Bellingham in the starting lineup, as anticipated, as the British midfielder is out of this match because of yellow cards.
If Real Madrid wants to win the three points against Las Palmas’ possession-oriented style, they must play coolly and seize any counterattacking opportunities that present themselves.
Real Madrid will need to play their best football if they hope to win the three points against Las Palmas, who have been playing excellent football thus far this season and are a formidable team at the Estadio de Gran Canaria.Las Palmas has performed well above their weight this season and is currently in eighth place in the La Liga standings.
Real Madrid versus Las Palmas Key and Head-to-Head Figures
- In their last 11 meetings, Real Madrid has defeated Las Palmas eight times to one victory for Las Palmas. This is a strong recent record against the team.
- In their previous eight La Liga encounters with Real Madrid, Las Palmas is without a victory and has dropped their last three such meetings without managing to score a single goal.
- Real Madrid has won five of their previous seven away La Liga games against Las Palmas, following a run of three losses in four games prior.
- Following a stretch of ten La Liga home games without a victory, Las Palmas has won five of the previous eight such contests.
- Real Madrid has won each of their last four league games and is undefeated in their past 14 La Liga contests.
Real Madrid has started the season strong and is currently sitting in second place in the league standings.