Las Palmas vs Sporting Gijon
Spanish La Liga
Date: Saturday, 7th January, 2017
Kick-off: 17:30 UK
Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas.
Reeling team UD Las Palmas (5-5-6, 21 points) will try to put a stop to a three-game winless slide as they host bottom three squad Sporting de Gijon (3-10-3, 12 points) at their home field of Gran Canaria Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 7.
The Yellow Submarine scored the first three goals of the contest, courtesy of Jonathan dos Santos, Nicola Sansone, and Alexandre Pato in the 12th, 19th, and 74th minutes respectively, before midfielder Carlos Carmona netted a consolation one in the 89th for head coach Abelardo Fernandez's squad.
The loss was Sporting's fifth in their last six outings as the team dropped to the 18th spot in the overall standings, just five points above cellar dwellers Osasuna.
Las Palmas vs Sporting Gijon: Head-to-Head Stats
If we are to judge by the most recent head to head clashes, the BTTS pick seems to be the most logical of the options, since each of the last four matches between the two sides ended with both teams netting. Interestingly, Las Palmas failed to snatch a single win in the mentioned four games, and we believe that the time has come for the tradition to be stopped because the hosts are looking much better at the moment and they will be favourites to claim the victory.
Las Palmas vs Sporting Gijon: Prediction
You can back the hosts to snatch three huge points to get back to the top part of the standings at the odds of 8/11. For the more adventurous, the HT/FT win for Las Palmas is priced up at 8/5 representing a decent value and definitely being worth a medium stakes single bet!
Las Palmas vs Sporting Gijon: Betting Tips
Home win at 8/11 (1.74)
HT/FT – Las Palmas/Las Palmas 17/10 (2.70).
