Friday's live La Liga clash in Las Palmas might not contain much goalmouth action.
Las Palmas v Real Sociedad – Friday 19:45, Sky Sports 5
Las Palmas suffered their third straight defeat at Malaga, a run that included their first loss at home this season. This highlights the task at hand when visiting Gran Canaria, with high-flying Sevilla becoming only the fourth side along with Barca, Real Madrid and Atletico to leave the Canary Islands with all three points in the last 24 fixtures.
Real Sociedad suffered a setback in their Champions League quest with a cruel last minute defeat at home to Villarreal. It was their eighth defeat of the season and their seventh to a top-eight side as they’ve capitalised by taking points from the league’s weaker opponents. Their inability to put the ball in the back of the net cost them against Villarreal as they look to be feeling the effects of top-scorer Willian Jose being sidelined.
Sociedad won comfortably 4-1 in the reverse fixture in September, but Las Palmas have not won on the road since August and are a far more formidable opponent at home. This is reflected in the market with little separating the two, so we’ll avoid the match outcome market and look elsewhere. Goals could be at a premium with Sociedad short of attacking options, while the only time Las Palmas have scored more than once in their last 10 was against strugglers Valencia. Seven of these had fewer than three strikes, while under 1.5 landed in four.
