Las Palmas v Barcelona

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Las Palmas' recent promising three-match unbeaten run in La Liga was brought to a halt last time out when they suffered a 1-0 defeat away from home at Athletic Bilbao but although the hosts return to the more familiar surroundings of their Estadio de Gran Canaria for Thursday night's fixture, Garcia Pimienta's side face a tough task of keeping visitors Barcelona quiet especially as the visitors have been handed just two defeats throughout this season.

Las Palmas dropped down to ninth place following that recent loss to Athletic Bilbao but the hosts also have reason to be upbeat about their chances ahead of this upcoming clash as they have registered recent victories against the likes of Almeria, Atletico Madrid, Getafe and Alaves respectively.

Indeed, Las Palmas have made a promising fist of things in this season's La Liga campaign as Garcia Pimienta's side still occupy a top half position in the La Liga table along with positive results on home soil as well, as the hosts have been handed just the one defeat to date within their eight home games played so far this term.

Four wins within these eight games gives Las Palmas a chance of gaining something from this clash although goals could be in short supply as six of Las Palmas' eight home games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga last time out with a 3-2 home win against lowly Almeria and the visitors will be seeking back-to-back wins to kick-start their La Liga title bid after being handed a disappointing 4-2 loss at home to Girona followed by being held to a 1-1 draw on the road at Valencia.

Barcelona occupy fourth place in the La Liga standings and find themselves seven points adrift of the top two clubs, Real Madrid and Girona, but this upcoming fixture against Las Palmas represents a great opportunity for Xavi's side to start eroding this seven-point deficit starting with Thursday night.

Interestingly, both of Barcelona's two defeats to date this season have actually been inflicted upon them on home soil at the Nou Camp with losses to the aforementioned top two clubs, Real Madrid and Girona, but results away from home continue to appear to be solid as Barcelona still remain unbeaten on their travels this season.

Victories on the road at Villarreal, Osasuna and Real Sociedad should give Barca plenty of encouragement for this upcoming clash at the Estadio de Gran Canaria, especially as Barcelona have won five out of the last six meetings against Las Palmas in previous exchanges.

Las Palmas v Barcelona Verdict

Anything other than a win for Barcelona here would certainly be a surprise.

Therefore, our main bet will be Barcelona win @ 1.55

Other side bets worth considering:

Barcelona win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Barcelona 1-0 @ 8.00