Las Palmas Vs Barcelona Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | La Liga

Las Palmas Vs Barcelona Preview

• Tournament: La Liga
• Date: Sunday, February 23
• Kick-off time: 9:00 pm GMT

• Venue: Gran Canaria, Spain

  Las Palmas who are struggling at the moment are set to take on league leaders Barcelona on Sunday. This clash is going to take place in round 25 of La Liga action. It will be a hard task but they will hope to replicate the same result from the reverse fixture to return to winning ways.

  Las Palmas after a good start are starting to lose their foot in the La Liga. They are without a win in six matches heading here which has seen them drop to 17th position in the standings. They have gathered just 23 points so far from 24 matches, one place above the safe zone. Defensively the team is looking worse having conceded the second most goals 41 in the league while finding the net 29 times. Sandro Ramirez and Fabio Silva, their top scorer with 7 goals are both dealing with injury and misses out here.

  Meanwhile, Barcelona are back to the top of the table with a narrow 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano in the last match. With this victory, they are level on points with Real Madrid but with a dominant goal difference. Hansi Flick’s side are currently on a four-match winning streak and will be hoping to carry on the momentum. Impressive, Barcelona have scored the most goals in the division b(65) very evidenced by their dominant attacking style. Robert Lewandowski leads the goalscoring charts for them with 20 and Lamine Yamal with the most assists 10.

Las Palmas Team News

Las Palmas are dealing with several injuries at the moment. The injury list includes Adnan Januzaj, Fabio Silva, Kirian Rodriguez Marc Cardona and Marvin Park. Also, Scott McKenna misses due to suspension here. Stefan Bajcetic is likely to keep his place after delivering a fantastic performance against Mallorca in the last match.

Barcelona Team News

Barcelona have three injury concerns in their squad. Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen are sidelined due to a cruciate ligament injury while Andreas Christensen is sidelined due to a foot injury. The front trio of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal should start here after consistently delivering the goals for the team.

Las Palmas Vs Barcelona Predicted Lineups

Las Palmas Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Cillessen
Defenders: Viti, Saurez, Pelmard, Marmol
Midfielders: Benito, Bajcetic
Forwards: Holmes; Fuster, Munoz, Moleiro; McBurnie

Barcelona Predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Szczęsny
Defenders: Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde
Midfielders: Pedri, Casado
Forwards: Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Las Palmas Vs Barcelona Head-to-Head Record

Las Palmas have faced Barcelona ten times before this match with Blaugrana coming out top with 7 wins, 2 draws and losing once against the home team.

Key Players to Watch in Las Palmas Vs Barcelona

Jasper Cillessen (Las Palmas)

Jasper Cillessen has been one of the positives for Las Palmas this term between the sticks despite the team not enjoying great results. In the 22 appearances, he has kept three clean sheets while also saving 3 penalties from the 7 he has faced so far. Known for his reflex saves, he boasts an impressive 69.8% save percentage.

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

The Polish international has been in rampant form for Barcelona this term with the veteran forward leading the goalscoring charts in La Liga. This season, he has netted 20 goals boasting an impressive xG ratio of 1.01 in the league, the best in the division. Lewandowski will fire up to face this opposition after drawing a blank in the reverse fixture.

Las Palmas Vs Barcelona Prediction

Las Palmas are expected to lose another match against a strong Barcelona side who are tormenting teams at the moment. The home team have failed to win any of their last 6 league matches but will take plenty of encouragement from their reverse fixture against the opposition.

As for Barcelona, they are looking unstoppable at the moment with the team tormenting teams with their attacking display. They have won four straight games which saw them occupy the top spot in La Liga. They will be clear favourites here considering the form they are in and their recent record against the home team.

Predicted Score: Las Palmas 0-3 Barcelona

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