La Liga preview and odds: Sevilla vs Las Palmas
Published on: 13/02/2016
La Liga preview and odds: Sevilla vs Las Palmas
February 14, 2016 15:00pm - Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
La Liga
Sevilla will continue their pursuit of Champions League football on Sunday, when they welcome relegation battlers Las Palmas to the mainland for this La Liga encounter.
Sevilla dominant at home
Sevilla have won their last 10 home games in a row and have conceded just two goals in their last six at the Sanchez Pizjuan. As a result, the Andalucian side has risen to fifth place in the table, but remain eight points adrift of the coveted Champions League places.
In their last league game, Los Rojiblancos were held 1-1 away to Celta de Vigo and prior to that, they eased to a 3-1 win over Levante on home soil. On Thursday night, they booked their place in the Copa del Rey final with a 2-2 draw against Celta, to complete a 6-2 aggregate win.
No joy away from home for Las Palmas
Las Palmas have not won an away game in the league since December 2001, and that win came on the neighbouring island of Tenerife. It is no wonder that the team from Gran Canaria has picked up a reputation for being poor travellers.
Since that last away win, Los Amarillos have played 21 away games in La Liga - drawing seven and losing 14. They last beat Sevilla in their own backyard 17 years ago when both sides were playing in the second division.
On a more positive note, they did beat Unai Emery`s men (2-0) when the teams met at Estadio Gran Canaria earlier this season.
Team news
The home side will be without Grzegorz Krychowiak, Nicolas Pareja and Marc Andreolli, while Federico Fazio is suspended.
Meanwhile, Quique Setien will be without the injued trio of Angel Montoro, Vicente Gomez and Javi Castellano.
Recent form (League)
Sevilla: DWDWW
Las Palmas: LWLLD
Betting odds and tips
Sevilla are utterly dominant at home and playing a team that has forgotten how to win away in La Liga.
You can back the home Win to Nil at 11/10 with Bet365.
By Neil Morris
Published on: 13/02/2016
Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (13/02/2016 12:41:57) but are subject to change.
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