Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Sunday’s football game between Tenerife and Las Palmas will bring down the curtain on the Copa del Rey round 3. Los Insulares are eager to kickstart 2024 in style and they are surely capable of making life difficult for Las Palmas in front of home fans. Experienced forward Elady should be recalled to the starting XI, whereas all Waldo Rubio, Jose Leon, and Javi Alonso remain on the sidelines with injuries.
La Union Deportiva, meanwhile, sit in top ten in La Liga ahead of the Canary Islands derby. Las Palmas are not regarded as good travellers and, taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Julian Araujo remains on the sidelines with injury, while Alvaro Lemos faces race against the clock to be fit for the local derby. Sory Kaba is widely expected to lead the line for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Enzo Loiodice):
Enzo Loiodice, who was born in Paris, France on the 27th of November, 2000, started playing football at the age of eight with SC Paris. His journey as a youth player continued at FC Gobelins before completing at Dijon, where he is now a first-team player on a contract that ends in 2012.
On the 28th of April, 2018, Loidice made his professional debut, featuring in Dijon's 3-1 away loss to Bordeaux in League one. The 19-year-old midfielder, who is known for his ball retention ability and vision, represents his country at the youth level.
He made his under-20 team debut in an international friendly against Argentina U20 on the 20th of March, 2019, and has so far capped six times for his country at that level. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of producing fine performances as a defensive midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Tenerife):
Tenerife is a Spanish club based in the Canary Islands. Tenerife were founded on November 21, 1912, with the team playing home games at Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez. The stadium was opened on July 25, 1925 and it can hold up to 22,824 spectators.
Los Insulares established them as the elite division club in the 1990s, but in 1999 the team suffer relegation to La Liga 2. Tenerife played in la liga two seasons more (2001/02, 2009/10), but they have been competing in lower leagues ever since. Los Insulares wear white and blue shirts when playing at home, whereas light green is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Tenerife participated in the UEFA Cup in the 1993/94 season, with the team eliminating the likes of Auxerre and Olympiakos before losing to Juventus in the last 16. Three years later the Spanish club did remarkably well to make it to the UEFA Cup semis. Las Palmas are considered Tenerife’s main rivals.