Las Palmas v Real Sociedad

Las Palmas vs Real Sociedad Preview

There's also action from the Spanish top flight on Friday night when Las Palmas take on Real Sociedad in the early evening kick-off at the Estadio de Gran Canaria with the hosts coming off a 1-0 defeat away from home at Valencia in last weekend's action in La Liga.

Las Palmas know they have a tough campaign ahead of them in this season's Spanish top flight after sealing promotion from La Liga 2 at the end of last term and maybe the early warning signs are just starting a soft murmur for Garcia Pimienta's side as they have collected just one point from their opening two games of the new season.

An opening day 1-1 draw at home with Mallorca was a reasonable start for the hosts upon their return to the Spanish big time but they were unable to build upon that encouraging point last weekend when they were handed a 1-0 loss away from home at Valencia.

It's been five seasons since Las Palmas last found themselves rubbing shoulders with La Liga opposition but these two early results now makes it 18 matches without a win in La Liga and the hosts face a tough night at the office when Real Sociedad visit on Friday night.

Real Sociedad were given a favourable start to this new La Liga campaign as they began the new term with two home games on the trot which both resulted in 1-1 draws against Girona and Celta Vigo respectively but their overall results and form should stand the visitors in good stead for this upcoming trip to the Estadio de Gran Canaria.

The bigger picture shows Real Sociedad have suffered just the one loss in their previous 11 matches in the domestic top flight which came in the shape of a 2-1 defeat away from home at Atletico Madrid but aside from that, the visitors have produced some pretty consistent results.

The visitors have posted six wins during this 11-match period which includes wins on the road towards the end of last season at Osasuna and most impressive of all, a 2-1 win at Barcelona who would go on to claim the La Liga title.

It's true that Real Sociedad have struggled on their travels of late though, picking up just two wins in their previous eight away games but the visitors should be able to set the record straight here on Friday night.

Las Palmas v Real Sociedad Verdict

It's been over five years since Las Palmas and Real Sociedad have locked horns but it was the visitors who held the upper hand in previous exchanges, winning three of their last four meetings against Las Palmas and another victory could be in the pipeline here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Sociedad win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Sociedad win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.60

Correct score: Real Sociedad 1-0 @ 5.50