Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Out-of-sorts Las Palmas will look to put an end to their three-game losing run in La Liga when they take on Real Betis on Thursday evening. La Union made a slow start to the season and, as a result, they are stuck at the bottom of the table ahead of the visit of Real Betis. Both Marvin and Mika Marmol limped off with injuries in a 2-1 loss to Osasuna, with Daley Sinkgraven and Viti being ready to step up. Summer signing Oliver McBurnie is pushing for a recall as well.
Los Beticos, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, but seeing that Las Palmas are tough to beat at Estadio de Gran Canaria, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. A man to watch in the away team will be former Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, who scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Getafe. Both Isco and William Carvalho are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Rui Silva):
Born on the 7th of February, 1994, Rui Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada in LaLiga. The Maia born started his football journey playing Futsal before eventually joining the youth setup at Maia FC in 2006. After six years of development, he got recruited by C.D Nacional and signed a professional contract with the club in 2012.
Two years later, on the 26th of January, 2014, he made his professional debut in a Portuguese Super Cup group game against Leixoes SC and kept a clean sheet. The 6ft 3-inch tall goalkeeper went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before leaving for Spain in 2017 to join his current club Granada FC on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Additionally, the 25-year-old has represented Portugal at the youth level, winning his standalone cap for its under-21 team in a friendly against England on the 13th of November, 2014.
Highlighted Team (Las Palmas):
Las Palmas are a Spanish football club based in the Canary Islands. The club was founded on 22 August, 1949. Los Amarillos play in Spanish La Liga and the team’s home ground is Estadio Gran Canaria. The stadium was opened in 2003 and it’s current capacity is 32,150. Miguel Angel Ramirez is the club’s chairman and the club’s main rivals are Tenerife.
Las Palmas impressed in the 2015/2016 La liga campaign, with the team finishing the season in 11th place in the standings. However, it has to be noted that los Amarillos finished the 1968/1969 Primera Division campaign in second place in the table, 11 points behind Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Speaking of Copa del Rey, Las Palmas made it to the final of the Spanish Cup in 1978. Las Palmas eliminated Sporting Gijon in the semis (5-3), but Barcelona outplayed los Amarillos in the title game (3-1).