Las Palmas – Atl. Madrid : Preview & Prediction
Las Palmas, languishing in the bottom half of the table (10), could fall into second place if they lose this weekend to Atlético Madrid, 3rd, 3 points behind leaders Real Madrid. The club’s last home defeat came against Rayo Vallecano (0-1) on October 22, but Marc Cardona’s team-mates (2 goals) have since picked up 2 fine victories away from home at bottom-placed Almeria (1-2) and at Manacor (0-3), a team below them in the pecking order, in the 1/64th final of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday evening. Atlético Madrid, who have not lost since September 16 and a 3-0 trip to Valencia, have won their last 6 La Liga matches against Real Madrid (3-1), Osasuna (0-2), Cadiz CF (3-2), Real Sociedad (2-1), Celta Vigo (0-3) and Alaves (2-1) last weekend. Currently the best team in the Spanish league, Atlético Madrid can provisionally take the lead if they win at the Gran Canaria stadium this Friday evening.
Atletico Madrid have won 10 of their last 11 head-to-head meetings in all competitions.
Los Colchoneros have now won 3 of those encounters against Las Palmas (0-5, 1-5, 3-0).
Atlético have won 7 of their last 8 matches, including La Liga and the Champions League.
Las Palmas have lost 5 of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
Atlético have the best attack in La Liga alongside Girona: 25 goals in 10 games.
Las Palmas – Atl. Madrid : Betting Tips
Atl. Madrid – Win Odds: 1.75
