Las Palmas and Extremadura UD meet at Estadio de Gran Canaria, in a match for the 42nd matchday of the Second Division. Las Palmas won by (0‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 01‑12‑2019. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. Despite being a match between 15th and 21st in the table, in reality it is a confrontation between the 17th ranked in home matches and the 14th away.
Las Palmas :
The home team is currently in 15th position, with 38 points won, after 9 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Málaga, by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Sporting Gijón, by (4‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it usually conquers as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 20 goals and suffered 19 at home, against 14 scored and 20 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, Las Palmas conquered 13 points in 30 possible, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 games played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 31 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 9 of their 19 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Las Palmas comes to this match with a 2-2 draw, on Rayo Vallecano’s visit to the field, in a match on the forty-first day of the Spanish second league. Rubén Castro scored twice in the match and avoided the defeat of the visiting team, both goals were penalized. In this way, the Canaries team added the second consecutive game without losing in this competition, where they occupied the thirteenth position with 54 points, product of 13 victories, 15 draws and 13 defeats.
In this match against Extremadura, coach Pepe Mel must keep the team at a 4-3-3, with Benito Ramírez, Juan Narváez and Rubén Castro as the main figures in the attack of the locals. As for the midfield, it must be formed by Javi Castellano, Pedri and Fede Varela. Apparently, the Las Palmas coach has all the players at his disposal.
Extremadura UD:
The visiting team is currently in 21st position, with 31 points won, after 7 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Huesca, by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost at home to Real Oviedo by (1‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it usually conquers as many points at home as outside, with 15 goals scored and 22 suffered as a visitor, against 15 goals scored and 21 suffered at home. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Extremadura UD registers 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats, so they conquered 10 points in 30 possible. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (8 in 16 games). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 31 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘); they have suffered 8 of their 22 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Extremadura received and beat Sporting de Gijón 2-0 in a match for the forty-first round of the SmartBank League. The local team’s goals were scored by Kike Carrasco and Óscar Pinchi in the first half. With this result, the visiting team added the second consecutive victory in this competition, with 41 points, the result of ten wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats.
For this game, away from home, Manuel Mosquera’s men must play in the usual 4-4-2, favoring defensive organization and counterattacks, mainly by secondary runners. The two most advanced players on the field, responsible for putting the “enemy” defensive line in the direction are: Óscar Pinchi and Manu Mosquera. In the central area of the field, they are likely to line up Nono, Sabit Abdulai, Cristian Rodríguez and Kike Carrasco. The Extremadura coach has the entire squad for this match.
