Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
After sharing the spoils with Almeria on Monday evening, Espanyol will be looking to move one step closer towards automatic promotion when they face Las Palmas on Matchday 36. Los Periquitos are enjoying a very successful season, but they can’t afford any complacency in the season finale. Despite failing to find the net in the draw with Almeria, Raul de Tomas will be the man to watch in the home team.
La Union Deportiva, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the standings, ten points behind the playoffs berth. Considering that Las Palmas are not regarded as good travellers, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the league leaders. In the first half of the season Las Palmas defeated Espanyol 1-0 at Estadio de Gran Canaria, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Diego Lopez):
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Diego Lopez is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Milan in the Serie A. Lopez was born in Paradela on 3 November, 1981 and he played for Lugo during his youth career. He made two appearances for Lugo at senior level as well, but in 2000 he joined Real Madrid.
The 196-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for both Real Madrid C and Real Madrid B and he made just two appearances for the first team during his first spell at Real Madrid. After spending five seasons at Villarreal (2007-2012) the Spanish goalkeeper played for Sevilla in the 2012/2013 La Liga campaign, but he made no more than eight league appearances for los Sevillanos.
He returned to Real Madrid on January, 2013 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular, replacing Iker Casillas in the starting XI. However, Real Madrid fans wanted to see Iker between the posts and, as a result, Diego Lopez was forced to join Milan in 2014. Lopez has only one cap for Spain national team.
Highlighted Team (Las Palmas):
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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).