Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid

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The early Friday evening kick-off in the Spanish top flight features this upcoming encounter between mid-table hosts, Las Palmas, and third placed visitors, Atletico Madrid, when the two sides lock horns at the Estadio de Gran Canaria with Las Palmas looking to continue their recent revival while Atletico Madrid know they can draw level on points with the top two clubs in the La Liga table with a win here.

After making a rather inauspicious start to this new Spanish top flight campaign which saw Las Palmas fail to win any of their opening five league matches and included three defeats in the shape of losses to Valencia, Girona and Sevilla, the hosts have since been able to turn things around in recent weeks.

Four wins out of their subsequent six matches thereafter have produced important wins for Las Palmas against the likes of Granada, Celta Vigo, Villarreal and Almeria respectively although losses to Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano suggest the hosts may not have completely turned the corner in terms of consistency.

Nevertheless, Las Palmas have suffered just one defeat in their opening five home games this term which gives the hosts a chance of a result here on Friday evening while a lack of goals may be a feature as four of Las Palmas' five home games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Atletico Madrid find themselves occupying their accustomed league position of third place in the La Liga table where they trail the top two clubs, Real Madrid and Girona, by just a three-point margin ahead of Friday's clash with Las Palmas, and having won their last six league matches on the trot, the visitors look a serious threat to their hosts, Las Palmas.

This impressive winning streak in the domestic top flight includes wins on the road at Osasuna and Celta Vigo and the bigger picture suggests an even brighter outlook for Diego Simeone's side as they have suffered just the one defeat out of their previous 14 league matches, whilst picking up 10 wins in the process.

Results away from home have been steady enough as Atletico Madrid have lost just once in their last seven outings on the road which includes a previous 7-0 thrashing of Rayo Vallecano towards the end of August, so the visitors are more than capable of securing results on their travels.

Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid Verdict

Previous history between these two sides is definitely on the side of Atletico Madrid as the visitors have lost just once in their previous nine meetings with Las Palmas and having collected no fewer than eight wins during this period of dominance, Atletico Madrid therefore look the more likely to grab the three points here on Friday evening.

Therefore, our main bet will be Atletico Madrid win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Madrid win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: Atletico Madrid 1-0 @ 6.50