On August 30th, 2024, at 3:30, La Liga will see a matchup with a clear difference in strength between Las Palmas and Real Madrid.
Let's look at Las Palmas first, whose performance in La Liga this season can only be described as bad. In the last ten matches, they have not won a single match, only getting three draws and losing the remaining seven. The goals scored were few and far between, only five, while the goals conceded were as high as seventeen. Such results have left them struggling in the lower reaches of the table.
And look at Real Madrid, it's a formidable team. This season in La Liga all the way up, is a strong contender for the title. Seven wins and three draws in the last ten games, undefeated. They have scored twenty-six goals and conceded only nine.
In the past meetings between the two teams, Real Madrid completely dominated the upper hand. In ten meetings, Real Madrid have won six times, drawn twice and lost only twice. The goal-to-goal ratio is a staggering 28:8. Real Madrid have often won their historical matches with ease, but Las Palmas can occasionally cause Real Madrid a little bit of trouble, like in the March 2, 2017 match, where the two sides were locked in a 3:3 draw.
Real Madrid's team history is full of honors. In the domestic tournament, the La Liga champion 35 times, the Spanish King's Cup champion 19 times, the Spanish Super Cup champion 12 times. In the UEFA Champions League, the team is even more unrivaled, winning the title 14 times, and winning the cup for five consecutive times. In comparison, Las Palmas' team history is far less impressive.
Tactically, Las Palmas is weak and will probably use defensive counterattack tactics. They will try to defend well, destroy Real Madrid's attacking rhythm through the interception of midfielders, and then seize the opportunity to play counterattack. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has many stars and a variety of attacking methods. They will control the rhythm of the game and create goal scoring opportunities through wingers' breakthroughs, midfielders' insertions and strikers' steals.
This is a game that Real Madrid clearly dominates. Despite the fact that Las Palmas is playing at home, it will be an almost impossible task for them to beat the mighty Real Madrid. Expect Real Madrid to win by a wide margin, most likely 3:0 or 3:1.
