Las Palmas vs Betis Prediction 16 May 2024

🔊Real Betis remains ambitious about finishing in the top six this season in a bid to qualify for the Europa League next season, but they lead Real Sociedad by a single point, with three matches to battle for. They can extend the gap to four points when they face struggling Las Palmas away from home on Thursday, but it will not be an easy game for them, as Las Palmas is keen on ending their eight-match losing streak in front of their fans at the Gran Canaria stadium. However, Real Betis needs more from this game to keep their Europe dreams alive, which is why they are considered favourites.

Injuries and Suspensions
Las Palmas will again be without the services of Perrone and Sinkgraven on Thursday against Real Betis after both players missed last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Mallorca due to injury issues.

Real Betis will be without Young Diao in their squad due to an injury concern, and will also not have Avilla and Bakambu available for selections for the Las Palmas trip due to fitness concerns. They are lacking some quality players at the back as well, as they will lack the services of Bartra, who has been injured for a long time, and Pessella, who missed last weekend’s 3-2 win over Almeria as a result of an injury he suffered last weekend.

H2H
The advantage in head-to-head meetings is on the side of Real Betis, having won 58 percent of these encounters, including this season’s 1-0 win over Las Palmas in the first leg at home. However, Las Palmas did not lose at home in 7 of their last 8 matches against Betis, which can be noted as a potential bet. In addition, Real Betis were great defensively away to Palmas. Thus, only one of their last nine La Liga encounters ended with over 2.5 goals. Therefore, Total Goals; under (2.5) will be an excellent bet option.

Trends

• Betis conceded at least a goal in 10 of their last 11 matches.
• Real Betis won 1-0 in 3 of the last 4 matches against Las Palmas.
• Las Palmas conceded in the 1st half in 8 of their last 9 La Liga matches.

Referee and fouls
The match will be officiated by Javier Iglesias Villanueva. The referee had a moderate number of fouls in his last 10 matches, with an average of 23 fouls, and 4.5 yellow cards per game, respectively. If we consider the whole season, the figures are about the same - 23.33 and 4.38, respectively.

• Las Palmas is not fond of making rash tackles, as they average 10.7 fouls per game and attract one yellow card in every fifth foul this season so far.
• Real Betis violates the rules a little more often, but their average is also not off the scale - 11.2 fouls per game. They also have the same number of yellow cards as Las Palmas - 2.3 per game.

Given the statistics of both teams and the referee, the bet on Total Yellow Cards; Over 3.5 looks like a sure thing.

Corners

• Real Betis’ last 5 away matches ended with over 8.5 corners.
• Over 8.5 corners were recorded in 8 of Real Betis’ last 9 matches.

At least 9 corners were recorded in Real Betis’ recent matches, which is actually not so much. Given Las Palmas’s blunt attack lately, let's focus on the guests. Real Betis Total Corners; Over 4.5 corners will be an excellent bet.

Team Overview
Las Palmas is winless in their last 11 La Liga matches. In this segment, this is the worst team of the tournament. Moreover, over the past two months, they did not score a single point, scoring a goal in only one match out of their last eight. We won't be surprised if Las Palmas doesn't score against Betis either.

Betis has a chance to perform in next season’s Europa League and they continue to believe they can actually finish in the top six to successfully pass the cut. Their place in the top six was boasted by four wins in their last five league matches. However, in head-to-head matches, Betis often had some issues in the attack, as they scored less than 1.5 goals in 8 of their last 9 La Liga meetings with Las Palmas. The Total Goals; Under 1.5 can also occur in the upcoming meeting, especially since Betis is able to manage a 1-0 narrow win.

Scores24 prediction for Las Palmas vs Real Betis