Our match prediction:
Las Palmas
Match Time & Date:
28/08/2016
17:15 GMT
Prediction: 3-1
Granada
Las Palmas impressed in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign. Los Amarillos were producing thrilling performances last season and they want to continue where they left. Las Palmas could not have wished for a better start to the season, with the team hammering Valencia at Estadio de Mestalla in their opener and they are certainly brimming with confidence ahead of the visit of Granada. It is well known that los Amarillos are a real force to be reckoned with at home and they are widely expected to pick up all three points from Sunday’s football match against los Granadinos. The Andalusian outfit shared the spoils with Villarreal in front of home fans at the weekend, but they are not regarded as good travellers and we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. In their last meetings at Estadio de Gran Canaria Las Palmas recorded a routine 4-1 win over Granada.
Highligted Player (Nabil El Zhar):
Nabil el Zhar is a Moroccan footballer who plays for La Liga side Las Palmas. The 170-cm-tall winger started his senior career at Liverpool and it has to be noted that he made 21 league appearances for the Anfield oufti. He spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at PAOK and he made his debut for the Greek club on 16 September, 2010 against Club Brugge in the Europa League group stages. El Zhar played 24 games for PAOK in the 2010/2011 Greek Super League campaign, scoring two goals in the process. On 18 August, 2011 he joined Spanish side Levante and after spending four years at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, he signed a contract with fellow La Liga team Las Palmas in August, 2015. El Zhar was producing fine performances for los Amarillos n the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign, making 30 appearances for the club in the Spanish top flight. Speaking of his international career, Nabil El Zhar played for France U21 in the past, but he decided to represent Morocco at the senior level. He made his full debut for Morocco on 26 March, 2008 against Belgium.
Highlighted Team (Granada):
Granada are an Andalusian football club that plays in Spanish La Liga. The club were founded on 14 April, 1931 and they have yet to win the Primera Division trophy. El Grana, though, booked their place in the Spanish Cup final in 1959, but Barcelona proved to be a big catch for the Andalusian outfit. Granada host their rivals at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes, the stadium that was built in 1995. The capacity of the stadium is 23,934. Granada’s main rivals are fellow Andalusian team Sevilla, but Real Betis are regarded as the club’s bitter rivals as well. The likes of Yacine Brahimi, Juan Aguero, Gustavo Benitez, Pahinho, Denis Milar, Julio Montero Castillo, Capi, Cesar and Jose Mingorance are famous players that were part of the Estadio El Sadar outfit in the past. The original colour of Granada’s kits were blue and white, but after the Spanish Civil War the club chiefs bought new ones (red and white).
